K - Grade 3: Lyrical prose describes the life and work of Pura Teresa Belpre, the first Puerto Rican librarian at New York Public Library. Pura revolutionized storytime by telling stories from her native land and writing stories in Spanish for children- the first ones in the library. A warm and colorful tribute to a remarkable woman.
Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals. Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist.
