Monica Brown, author portrait
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Monica Brown

Monica Brown’s Peruvian-American heritage has inspired in her a desire to share Latino/a stories with children. Her books have garnered starred reviews, The Américas Award, and a Pura Belpré Honor. In addition, she received the prestigious Rockefeller Fellowship on Chicano Cultural Literacy from the Center for Chicano Studies at the University of California. Monica is currently Professor of English at Northern Arizona University in U.S. Latino and Multicultural Literature.
www.monicabrown.net.
She Persisted: Dolores Huerta
Waiting for the Biblioburro/Esperando el Biblioburro
Waiting for the Biblioburro/Esperando el Biblioburro
She Persisted: Diana Taurasi

Waiting for the Biblioburro - Read Aloud | Brightly Storytime

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She Persisted: Dolores Huerta
Waiting for the Biblioburro/Esperando el Biblioburro
Waiting for the Biblioburro/Esperando el Biblioburro
She Persisted: Diana Taurasi

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Waiting for the Biblioburro - Read Aloud | Brightly Storytime

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