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Sonia Manzano: Shaping a Life Story
Scholastic Reads
English - March 07, 2016 15:20 - 64.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsBooks Arts education books reading authors writing literacy publishing parenting teaching children’s books Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Author and actress Sonia Manzano, along with editor Andrea Davis Pinkney, discuss the making of Sonia's coming-of-age memoir, Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx. Sonia joined the cast of the acclaimed television series Sesame Street in 1971, where she defined the role of "Maria" and went on to write for the show, retiring in 2015 after 44 years. Sonia has won 15 Emmy Awards for her television writing and is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Guests:
Sonia Manzano, actress (Sesame Street) and writer (The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano, Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx)
Andrea Davis Pinkney, VP and Executive Editor, Scholastic Trade Publishing
Special thanks:
Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl
Sound mixing and editing by Daniel Jordan
Produced by Megan Kaesshaefer