BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Jovita grew up on a farm with her Abuela who made her wear long full skirts - she couldn't keep up with her brothers in a skirt, so, once her Abuela couldn't see her, she'd stuff her skirts into her bloomers. When her father left the farm to fight a war, and took her brothers to fight a war, Jovita wanted to go too. She knew the countryside, she would ride as well as her brothers and she would be a good soldier. But she would have to wait. Women did not go to war. But after a family tragedy, Jovita disguises herself as a man and organizes an army of her own.
Jovita Valdovinos was quite a remarkable woman. I really liked this picture book biography. Molly Medoza's illustrations are vibrant and artistic, and accompany the text beautifully. The biography is thorough, but is made richer by the "more about" and the author and illustrator's notes. Characters are Mexican.
Lisa Librarian
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