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Birthdate: 1967
Gender: female
Education: University of Massachusetts, Boston
Harvard University
Havana University
Occupations: editorial director
literary assessor
Awards and honors: National Literature Award (Ministry of Education, Cuba 1984, 1985, 1986)
White Rose Literature Award (Best Literature of the Year, Cuba 1994)
Honorable Mention (National Association of Hispanic Publications, California 1997)
Short biography: Author, editor, and translator with a Bachelor's in Journalism, a Master's in Linguistics, and a Ph.D. in Literature. She has published over 60 books in various genres. She has also written over 2,000 specialized articles, catalogues, and literary reviews for newspapers and magazines in the United States, Cuba, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and other countries. Fluent in Spanish, Italian and English, she has translated over 100 books, principally for young readers. Her translations include several English literature classics: Dr. Seuss, Curious George, and others. www.YanitziaCanetti.com
Places of residence: Havana, Cuba
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Jmratlif 71 reviews

I Can Be President, Too! by Yanitzia Canetti

I Can Be President, Too! is such an awesome book! I love that this book inspires the babies to dream big dreams and it also shows them a way to make it come true. The kids in the book are basically campaigning to be president. Miss Lucy Villaflor is a 9 year old girl who says vote for her because she is a sharer, fundraiser and baker. This book has demonstrated to kids how to display your best attributes to gain a following. These kids are far from an actual campaign train in this book but show more it shows the dream and how it can become reality with a little bit of work. This book teaches kids to look at themselves in such a positive light and in today's society that is much needed. show less

Nov 5, 20191 other review

steffsweet 57 reviews

Amazing Adaptations! Fins and Flippers by Yanitzia Canetti

This is one of the books in the Amazing Adaptations! series; this particular book covers sea creatures with fins and flippers. From bigger sea life like seals and dolphins to smaller species of fish, the book has beautiful, brightly colored pictures and features all sorts of fun sea life. This is for younger readers, with relatively simple text that explains the use of fins and flippers, and how they benefit sea life.

Nov 8, 2019

DanielleDeFauw 14 reviews

When Times Are Tough by Yanitzia Canetti

I think I'll use this book when I want to teach students how we can creatively build students' background knowledge with experiences they may not have had, but need to in order to support their comprehension or ability to write about a topic, etc.

Dec 11, 2013

vberthiaume 43 reviews

I Can Be President, Too! by Yanitzia Canetti

This book is a great resource to use when teaching about presidents and elections. It features different boys and girls that want to be president. They talk about their qualities and are looking for your vote!

Nov 8, 20201 other review

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