| Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La Juez Que Creció En El Bronx Contributor(s): Winter, Jonah (Author), Rodriguez, Edel (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1442403039 ISBN-13: 9781442403031 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | Careers - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009031659 |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.6" W x 11.1" (0.80 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 135594 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow, Justice Sotomayor bloomed for the whole world to see. Antes de que la magistrada de la Corte Suprema Sonia Sotomayor llegara al máximo tribunal de nuestra nación, no era más que una niñita en el South Bronx. La magistrada Sotomayor no tuvo mucho durante sus primeros años, pero sí tuvo lo que contaba -- el amor de su madre, la voluntad de aprender y su propia determinación. Con valentía se hizo la persona que quería ser. Con trabajo arduo triunfó. Con un poquito de sol en un solarcito donde crecer, la magistrada Sotomayor floreció para que todo el mundo la vea. |
Contributor Bio(s): Winter, Jonah: - Jonah Winter is the author of more than thirty celebrated nonfiction picture books including Diego, The Secret Project, and Oil, illustrated by Jeanette Winter; Jazz Age Josephine, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman; Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx, illustrated by Edel Rodriguez; The Founding Fathers! illustrated by Barry Blitt; and Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, illustrated by Shane W. Evans. |