Pura Belpré Award
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The Pura Belpré Award is an American literary prize honoring outstanding works of children’s and young adult literature that best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pura Belpré Award canonical | 3 |
| Pura Belpré Award Honor | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| awardedForCommunity | Latino community ⓘ |
| awardFor |
affirmation of Latino cultural experience
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celebration of Latino cultural experience ⓘ outstanding works of literature for children ⓘ outstanding works of literature for young adults ⓘ portrayal of Latino cultural experience ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility |
Latino/Latina authors
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Latino/Latina illustrators ⓘ books for children ⓘ books for young adults ⓘ |
| field |
children's literature
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young adult literature ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
children's books
ⓘ
young adult books ⓘ |
| hasAwardType |
cultural representation
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literary merit ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Author Award
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Illustrator Award ⓘ Young Adult Author Award ⓘ |
| inception | 1996 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Pura Belpré ⓘ |
| namedAfterNotability | first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City public library system ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | librarian ⓘ |
| organizer |
Association for Library Service to Children
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REFORMA ⓘ Young Adult Library Services Association ⓘ |
| partOf | American Library Association Youth Media Awards ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
American Library Association
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Association for Library Service to Children ⓘ REFORMA ⓘ Young Adult Library Services Association ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | committee of librarians ⓘ |
| sponsor |
American Library Association
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REFORMA ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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young adults ⓘ |
| topic | Latino cultural experience in the United States ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/pura-belpre-award ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Pura Belpré Award Honor