Américas Award, 1993-2024
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1993 -- portraying Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States
Sponsored by Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
- 6,721 Resources including
- 538 Videos
- 308 Book Readings
- 610 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Commended, 2016)
53 Resources14 Awards
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Winner, 2015)
47 Resources16 Awards
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away
by Meg Medina and Sonia Sánchez
(Commended, 2021)
44 Resources10 Awards
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen Krull and Yuyi Morales
(Honor, 2003)
41 Resources9 Awards
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
(Commended, 2017)
40 Resources13 Awards
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
(Commended, 2020)
40 Resources11 Awards
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
by Margarita Engle and Sean Qualls
(Winner, 2006)
39 Resources5 Awards
Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
by Gloria Amescua and Duncan Tonatiuh
(Winner, 2022)
39 Resources12 Awards
Bravo!: Poems about Amazing Hispanics
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Commended, 2018)
38 Resources8 Awards
The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
(Honor, 2009)
37 Resources11 Awards
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
(Commended, 2020)
36 Resources11 Awards
Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built
by Angela Burke Kunkel and Paola Escobar
(Winner, 2021)
35 Resources7 Awards
Sharuko: El arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
by Monica Brown and Elisa Chavarri
(Commended, 2021)
32 Resources10 Awards
Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
by Yuyi Morales
(Winner, 2003)
31 Resources10 Awards
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
by Monica Brown and John Parra
(Commended, 2018)
31 Resources7 Awards
