in Spanish Literature from the Pontifical Catholic University of Lima, Perú and did post-doctoral research at Harvard University as a Fellow of the Radcliffe Institute and a Fulbright Research Scholar.Ī wonderful collection of simple, yet always tenderly evocative poems, one for every letter of the Spanish alphabet, Alma Flor Ada's amazing dual-language, lushly and brilliantly illustrated alphabet book not only captures the sun, the meadows, the fields of Mexico and the Southern United States, it is also an important and heartfelt homage to migrant farm workers, to people like César Chavez (to whom Gathering the Sun is dedicated), to those individuals who work hard (who must work hard) in the fields so that we can buy and enjoy fresh produce at reasonable and affordable prices. Latino poetry, Art, and Biographies for children, published by Santillanaĭr. Puertas al Sol - Pathways to the Sun, published by Santillana

Música amiga, a program for learning through songs, published by Del Sol Books She has authored several reading programs, among them two Spanish reading programs :Īnd is a series consultant for Relatos de la historia (1-5), a Spanish social studies program developed by Harcourt School Publishers.Īmong her most substantive contributions to the transmission of Hispanic culture to children are : The award-winning author of numerous children’s books and a prolific translator, Alma Flor Ada is a leading mentor and philosopher of bilingual education in the United States. Ada also works in school districts with children, teachers and parents. Reading Up!, Natural Head Start AssociationĪ frequent speaker at national and international conferences, Dr. USIBBY, US Branch of the International Board of Books for Young PeopleĪdvisory Board of Loose Leaf Public Radio Programs She has been active for many years in various professional associations including : IRA, International Reading AssociationĬABE, California Association for Bilingual Education NABE, Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education Ada was the founder and First Editor in Chief of : Urn:lcp:gatheringsun00alma:epub:c7d263bc-7f99-47e2-bb68-0c2ae3f235db Extramarc University of Alberta Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier gatheringsun00alma Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t6qz4vw1m Invoice 11 Isbn 0439250773ĩ780439250771 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL7511352M Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:59:28 Boxid IA1117515 Boxid_2 BWB220141001 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donor

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