Jovita llevaba pantalones : la historia de una mexicana que lucho por la libertad by Salazar, Aida 

PaperbackSPANISH(Scholastic, 2023)

BTSB #: 774651 Available

Dewey: 972.08/BAges: 6-8   


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Subjects: Valdovinos Medina, Jovita,|d1911-1996 Cristero Rebellion, 1926-1929 - Biography Women revolutionaries - Mexico - Biography Revolutionaries - Mexico - Biography Spanish language - Reading materials Mexico - History|y1910-1946 Mexico - Biography

Summary: When her father and brothers joined the Cristeros War to fight for the right to practice religion, Jovita Valdovinos wanted to help. She wasn't allowed to fight, but that didn't stop her from observing how her father strategized and familiarizing herself with the terrain. When tragedy struck, she did the only thing that felt right to her--cut her hair, donned a pair of pants, and continued the fight, commanding a battalion who followed her without question. In Spanish.

Jovita wore pants : the story of a Mexican freedom fighter by Salazar, Aida 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2023)

BTSB #: 774627 Available

Dewey: 972.08/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 5.1 LG

Genres:

Subjects: Valdovinos Medina, Jovita,|d1911-1996 Cristero Rebellion, 1926-1929 - Biography Women revolutionaries - Mexico - Biography Revolutionaries - Mexico - Biography Mexico - History|y1910-1946 Mexico - Biography

Summary: When her father and brothers joined the Cristeros War to fight for the right to practice religion, Jovita Valdovinos wanted to help. She wasn't allowed to fight, but that didn't stop her from observing how her father strategized and familiarizing herself with the terrain. When tragedy struck, she did the only thing that felt right to her--cut her hair, donned a pair of pants, and continued the fight, commanding a battalion who followed her without question.

Jovita wore pants : the story of a Mexican freedom fighter (with TX Bluebonnet Logo) by Salazar, Aida 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2023)

BTSB #: 774658 Available

Dewey: 972.08/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 5.1 LG

Genres:

Subjects: Valdovinos Medina, Jovita,|d1911-1996 Cristero Rebellion, 1926-1929 - Biography Women revolutionaries - Mexico - Biography Revolutionaries - Mexico - Biography Mexico - History|y1910-1946 Mexico - Biography

Summary: When her father and brothers joined the Cristeros War to fight for the right to practice religion, Jovita Valdovinos wanted to help. She wasn't allowed to fight, but that didn't stop her from observing how her father strategized and familiarizing herself with the terrain. When tragedy struck, she did the only thing that felt right to her--cut her hair, donned a pair of pants, and continued the fight, commanding a battalion who followed her without question.

Pedro and the monster eaters = Pedro y los devoradores de monstruos by Berber, Xequina Maria 

BTSB PreboundBILINGUAL(Pinata Books, 2024)

BTSB #: 111756 Available

Dewey: 700/BAges: 6-8   


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Subjects: Linares, Pedro Bilingual books - English - Spanish Artists - Biography Mythical animals in art Mexico - Biography

Summary: Share the story of a boy named Pedro Linares who became an artist renowned for his creation of alebrijes, a type of folk art depicting fantastical creatures that has become part of Mexican popular culture. In English and Spanish.