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About the Author

Alma Flor Ada was born in 1938 in Cuba. She has authored several children's folktales including "Encaje de Piedra" which earned her the Marta Salotti Gold Medal, "The Gold Coin" which won the Christopher Award, and "Gathering the Sun" which received the Once Upon a World Award. "The Lizard and the show more Sun/La Lagartija y el Sol" won her a Gold Medal from the National Association of Parenting Publications, and she was awarded an Accolade from the American Folklore Association for "Mediopollito/Half-Chicken". Her title "Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba" won the Pura Belpre Award. In addition to writing, she is a professor at the University of San Francisco. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Works by Alma Flor Ada

My Name is María Isabel (1993) 696 copies
I Love Saturdays y domingos (2004) 554 copies
Dear Peter Rabbit (1994) 416 copies
Yours Truly, Goldilocks (1998) 351 copies
Daniel's Mystery Egg (2001) 299 copies
With Love, Little Red Hen (2001) 277 copies
Dancing Home (2011) 239 copies
The Gold Coin (1991) 235 copies
In the Barrio (1994) 230 copies
Friend Frog (1743) 207 copies
The Lizard and the Sun (1997) 171 copies
Jordi's Star (1996) 158 copies
Love, Amalia (1800) 145 copies
Where the Flame Trees Bloom (1994) 140 copies
In the Cow's Backyard (1991) 139 copies
Daniel's Pet (2002) 116 copies
How Happy I Would Be! (1989) 107 copies
The Quetzal's Journey (2002) 81 copies
The Kite (1997) 71 copies
The Empty Piñata (1997) 70 copies
A Rose with Wings (1991) 65 copies
The Three Golden Oranges (1999) 61 copies
Strange Visitors (1989) 52 copies
Flying Dragons (1999) 46 copies
Who's Hatching Here? (1989) 44 copies
Blue and Green (1999) 39 copies
What Are Ghosts Afraid Of? (1997) 38 copies
How the Rainbow Was Born (1991) 37 copies
Olmo and the Blue Butterfly (1992) 37 copies
Me Gusta Jugar (1993) 36 copies
Brush and Paint (1999) 35 copies
After the Storm (1997) 35 copies
It Wasn't Me (1992) 35 copies
Friends (1988) 35 copies
Voices (1999) 33 copies
I Don't Want to Melt! (1998) 33 copies
Paths (1999) 31 copies
Smiles (1999) 29 copies
Senderos (2009) 29 copies
Let Me Help!/Quiero ayudar! (2010) 29 copies
The Malachite Palace (1998) 29 copies
The Golden Cage (1997) 28 copies
On the Wings of the Condor (2004) 28 copies
Eyes of the Jaguar (2004) 28 copies
Singing Horse (1999) 27 copies
Steps (Gateways to the Sun) (1999) 27 copies
Caballete (Puertas al Sol) (1999) 24 copies
Dreaming Fish (1999) 24 copies
The Picnic (2000) 22 copies
Scenes from Curtains Up! (2001) 20 copies
Laughing Crocodiles (1999) 20 copies
Bernice The Barnacle (1993) 19 copies
The Christmas Tree (1775) 18 copies
I Love the World (1993) 17 copies
Canvas and Paper (1999) 16 copies
I'll tell you something (1995) 14 copies
Dear Grandma (2001) 14 copies
Scenes from Rat-a-Tat Cat (2001) 13 copies
The Unicorn of the West (1994) — Author — 12 copies
Before and Now (2002) 11 copies
Just for You 2-1 (Trophies) (2003) 10 copies
Cristina and the Frog (2010) 9 copies
Pin, Pin, Sarabin (1993) 9 copies
Colors: An Artist's Diary (1999) 8 copies
Mine (2002) 8 copies
Rhymes (1999) 7 copies
A pesar del amor (2003) 7 copies
Moving into English (2005) 7 copies
Holidays, Family, and Fun (2002) 7 copies
The Picnic At Apple Park (2007) 6 copies
Hello! (2002) 6 copies
Clues to an Island Rhythm (2006) 6 copies
Just One Seed (2000) 6 copies
Dear Berta (2002) 4 copies
Living in Two Languages (2009) 3 copies
Querido Pedrín 3 copies
el manto de plumas (1991) 3 copies
El Verde Limon (1997) 3 copies
Under One Roof (Harcourt) (2002) 3 copies
La rama azul (1990) 2 copies
El Conejo y La Tortuga (1989) 2 copies
El Reino de la Geometria (1993) 2 copies
Dulce es la sal (1996) 2 copies
Serafina's Birthday (1992) 2 copies
Raton Perez 2 copies
Salta, saltarin (2010) 2 copies
Abecelo Book (2010) 2 copies
The Corn Seed 2 copies
Abuelita's Secret (2019) 2 copies
El Conejo y la Tortuga (1989) 2 copies
A sus marcas! (2002) 2 copies
En la Playa (2000) 2 copies
Proclamations (1993) 2 copies
Abeceloco 1 copy
Christina and the Frog (2021) 1 copy
Rios De Lava (1997) 1 copy
Los Zorros 1 copy
No fui yo... 1 copy
The Rooster 1 copy
Los tres cerditos (1989) 1 copy
Escenas y Alegrias (1990) 1 copy
Erase Que Se Era (1995) 1 copy
Stories to Celebrate (2008) 1 copy
Partimos Trb Package (1998) 1 copy

Associated Works

Whoever You Are (1997) — Translator, some editions — 3,661 copies
Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move (1995) — Translator, some editions — 2,411 copies
Too Many Tamales (1993) — Translator, some editions — 2,304 copies
On the Day You Were Born (1991) — Translator, some editions — 1,877 copies
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez (2003) — Translator, some editions — 1,130 copies
Hop Jump (1993) — Translator, some editions — 423 copies
The Gorilla Did It (1974) — Translator, some editions — 240 copies
The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring (1973) — Translator, some editions — 213 copies
Rabbit and Turtle Go to School (1997) — Translator, some editions — 174 copies
And Sunday Makes Seven (1990) — Translator, some editions — 8 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Ada, Alma Flor
Birthdate
1938-01-03
Gender
female
Nationality
Cuba (birth)
USA
Country (for map)
USA
Birthplace
Camaguey, Cuba
Places of residence
San Mateo, California, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Lima, Peru
Massachusetts, USA (show all 11)
Madrid, Spain
Salamanca, Spain
Miami, Florida, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
Camaguey, Cuba
Education
Universidad Camplutense Madrid (Deplima de Estudios Hispanicos)
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PhD)
Harvard University
Occupations
Professor
Children's Author
Organizations
University of San Francisco
Short biography
Alma Flor Ada is an award-winning Cuban-American author of children's books, poetry, and novels. A Professor Emerita at the University of San Francisco, she is recognized for her work promoting bilingual and multicultural education in the United States.

Born in 1938 in Camagüey, Cuba, she grew up in a family of storytellers, poets, and educators, hearing traditional tales retold by her grandmother, father, and uncle. At the age of fifteen, she traded a quinceañera party for summer school in the United States, thus beginning her life as a bilingual person. After completing high school in Cuba, she earned a scholarship to attend Loretto Heights College. After a year at Barry College in Miami, she earned a Diploma de Estudios Hispanos with an Excellency Award at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She completed her Ph.D at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. She was awarded a Fulbright Scholars Exchange Grant and appointed a Radcliffe Institute scholar at Harvard University and prepared her dissertation for publication, Pedro Salinas: El diálogo creador.

In 1970, she and her four children relocated permanently to the United States. She currently resides in Marin County, California, and has nine grandchildren.

(source: Wikipedia)

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Antología de poesía
 
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Danaide | Oct 3, 2023 |
Each page of the story (except for the last few pages) has a letter that was written to a character from another character and a brightly colored picture to go along with it. The letters written between the character give a glimpse into their daily lives. Such creative writing. This could be used from K up through junior high. I know a few kinders that would be scared of Wolf and Fer O'Cious and their plans so use with caution with the littles.
 
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bklver | 4 other reviews | Jul 16, 2023 |
I love this book! I am bilingual, being able to speak, write and understand Spanish and English and I wish that when I was younger I had the chance to read a book like this. I would only ever read a English alphabet book or one in Spanish, never in both languages. I think having this book be bilingual it can be both beneficial for ELL.
 
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Abby_Natalia_Parra | 34 other reviews | Mar 23, 2023 |
A chapter book about a girl growing up in Cuba and her memories there. This would be a book for middle school ages and up, it is beneficial to keep in your classroom because it educates kids on other cultures and traditions.
 
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