Healing plants
Margarita explains why healing plants play an important role in her books.
Summer Birds
Margarita explains what drew her to the story of young Maria Merian.
Tropical Secrets
Margarita describes the story behind ships of Jewish refugees who came to Cuba in the late 1930s.
Sugar
Margarita describes the bittersweet nature of sugar in Cuba's history.
Readers theater
Learn how Margarita's poems have been used in readers theater activities.
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The Pura Belpré Awards
Margarita explains why the Pura Belpré awards she has won have meant so much to her.
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Rescue dogs
Margarita describes a special new upcoming project.
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Childhood poetry
Margarita remembers her love for writing poetry as a child.
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Writing about freedom
Margarita describes the way in which she keeps coming back to forgotten stories of freedom.
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Visits to Cuba
Margarita describes her much-anticipated childhood visits to Cuba and the terrible separation from her relatives following the revolution.
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