Georgina Lázaro
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Georgina Lázaro Leon (born in Puerto Rico) is one of Puerto Rico's best known children's poets.
Born and raised in the Miramar neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico to a large family of eight children, Ms. Lázaro lives in Ponce with her husband, attorney Cesar Hernandez Colon, and her sons Jorge and Jose Alberto.
Her poem "Mi Flamboyan amarillo", or "My Yellow Royal Poinciana", originally published in 1996 by Ediciones Huracan, which issued two more editions by 2001, was reissued in 2005 by Lectorum Publications, a subsidiary of Scholastic, Inc. She has also written poems that introduce children to Pablo Neruda, Miguel Cervantes' Don Quijote de la Mancha and other mainstays of Hispanic culture, as well as "Ya llegan los Reyes Magos!", published by Lectorum in 2001, geared to promote Puerto Rico's tradition and culture. Her poem "Nuestro Capitolio", about Puerto Rico's Capitol building, was published in 2006 by the Legislative Assembly.
In January, 2007, she was the recipient of a $5,000 award by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture for her writings.
Books by Lázaro:
- Brilla, Brilla, Linda Estrella (Shiny, shiny, pretty star)
- El Mejor Es Mi Papa (My father is better)
- ¡Viva la tortuga! (Long live the turtle)
- La Nina y La Estrella (Nina and the Star)
- YA Llegan los Reyes Magos! (The Three Kings Are Here!)
- Nuestro Capitolio (Our Capitol)
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Main sources: Bio appearing in "Ya llegan los Reyes Magos!", Lectorum Publications, 2001, remarks by the President of the Senate in 2005 to Capitol tour guides about the commissioning of a poem about the Capitol for visiting children.
