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A Library for Juana: The World of Sor Juana Ines

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From the author of Tomás and the Library Lady, an amazing, true story about the quest for knowledge that inspired one of Mexicos most famous and beloved poets, Sor Juana Inés.

Juana Inés was just a little girl in a village in Mexico when she decided that the thing she wanted most in the world was her very own collection of books, just like in her grandfathers library. When she found out that she could learn to read in school, she begged to go. And when she later discovered that only boys could attend university, she dressed like a boy to show her determination to attend. Word of her great intelligence soon spread, and eventually, Juana Inés was considered one of the best scholars in the Americas-something unheard of for a woman in the 17th century.

Today, this important poet is revered throughout the world and her verse is memorized by schoolchildren all over Mexico.

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About the Author

Pat Mora is the acclaimed author of Tomás and the Library Lady.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780375806438
Subtitle:
The World of Sor Juana Ines
Author:
Vidal, Beatriz
Author:
Mora, Pat
Author:
illustrated by Beatriz Vidal
Publisher:
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Location:
New York
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - Historical
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - Literary
Subject:
Mexico
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Biography / Autobiography
Subject:
Spanish language materials
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - Religious
Subject:
Nuns
Subject:
Authors, Mexican
Subject:
Women authors, Mexican.
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography : Literary
Subject:
Historical
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
3
Publication Date:
20021112
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
from K up to 3
Language:
English
Illustrations:
FULL COLOR
Pages:
40
Dimensions:
10.38x8.32x.35 in. .68 lbs.
Age Level:
04-08
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