Belen Medina
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ABOUT DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN...
Meet Lorena Ramírez, an Indigenous Rarámuri athlete from Mexico who is internationally known for winning ultramarathons in her traditional skirts and rubber sandals, in this nonfiction picture book.
From the copper canyons of Mexico, her swift footsteps echo. Clip clap, clip clap.
Experience a sixty-mile run with Indigenous athlete Lorena Ramírez. She runs in the traditional clothes of the Rarámuri, “the light-footed people,” to show that her people and their way of life are alive and thriving—outpacing runners in modern, high-tech gear and capturing the world’s attention. Lorena’s career as an athlete is an inspiring real-life example of the power of perseverance that will encourage young readers to follow their own dreams.
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Meet Lorena Ramírez, an Indigenous Rarámuri athlete from Mexico who is internationally known for winning ultramarathons in her traditional skirts and rubber sandals, in this nonfiction picture book.
From the copper canyons of Mexico, her swift footsteps echo. Clip clap, clip clap.
Experience a sixty-mile run with Indigenous athlete Lorena Ramírez. She runs in the traditional clothes of the Rarámuri, “the light-footed people,” to show that her people and their way of life are alive and thriving—outpacing runners in modern, high-tech gear and capturing the world’s attention. Lorena’s career as an athlete is an inspiring real-life example of the power of perseverance that will encourage young readers to follow their own dreams.
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ADD TO GOODREADS
ABOUT BELEN...
Belen Medina is recovering lawyer turned children’s book writer and mom to two energetic boys, to whom she gets to read to every night . . . and torture with her manuscripts.
She is a California native, though spent my formative summers in Mexico, where her parents are originally from. She has navigated both cultures throughout her life, which has enriched her writing. She now lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family sitting next to a light lamp in the winter, missing the California sun but also enjoying the natural beauty and actual seasons.
She is currently working on several picture books both fiction and non-fiction as well as a few middle grade novels. Her stories mine her past, explore issues of identity, reflect her love of Mexican culture and appreciation for the natural world. She also enjoys painting portraits of people who inspire me, especially women of color and other marginalized groups. You can visit her work at https://www.etsy.com/shop/BelenMedinaArt
Website: belenmedinacabot.com
Belen Medina is recovering lawyer turned children’s book writer and mom to two energetic boys, to whom she gets to read to every night . . . and torture with her manuscripts.
She is a California native, though spent my formative summers in Mexico, where her parents are originally from. She has navigated both cultures throughout her life, which has enriched her writing. She now lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family sitting next to a light lamp in the winter, missing the California sun but also enjoying the natural beauty and actual seasons.
She is currently working on several picture books both fiction and non-fiction as well as a few middle grade novels. Her stories mine her past, explore issues of identity, reflect her love of Mexican culture and appreciation for the natural world. She also enjoys painting portraits of people who inspire me, especially women of color and other marginalized groups. You can visit her work at https://www.etsy.com/shop/BelenMedinaArt
Website: belenmedinacabot.com