Pura Belpré

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pura_Belpré
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:librarian
gptkb:storytelling
gptkb:writer
gptkbp:birthDate 1899-02-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cidra,_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:deathDate 1982-07-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:employer gptkb:New_York_Public_Library
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Puerto_Rican
gptkbp:genre gptkb:children's_literature
gptkbp:knownFor first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City
pioneering bilingual story hours
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Pura_Belpré_Award_for_Latino/Latina_writers_and_illustrators
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pura_Belpré_Award
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Puerto_Rican
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Once_in_Puerto_Rico
gptkb:Perez_and_Martina
gptkb:The_Tiger_and_the_Rabbit_and_Other_Tales
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:author
gptkb:librarian
gptkb:storytelling
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Clarence_Cameron_White
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pura
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pura Belpré