Alma Flor Ada: 11 books

Book cover of Island Treasures

Island Treasures

Growing Up in Cuba

by Alma Flor Ada
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015

The author of My Name Is María Isabel offers an inspiring look at her childhood in Cuba in this collection that includes Where the Flame Trees Bloom, Under the Royal Palms, five new stories, and more. These true autobiographical tales from renowned Hispanic author and educator Alma Flor Ada...
Book cover of Dancing Home
by Alma Flor Ada, Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2011

In this timely tale of immigration, two cousins learn the importance of family and friendship. A year of discoveries culminates in a performance full of surprises, as two girls find their own way to belong. Mexico may be her parents’ home, but it’s certainly not Margie’s. She has...
Book cover of Nacer Bailando (Dancing Home)
by Alma Flor Ada, Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 12, 2011

Un año de revelaciones culmina con una actuación llena de sorpresas, mientras dos niñas descubren su lugar en el mundo. México es el país de sus padres, pero no el de Margie. Ella ha logrado convencer a sus compañeros de escuela que es cien por ciento estadounidense, igual que ellos....
Book cover of Yes! We Are Latinos

Yes! We Are Latinos

Poems and Prose About the Latino Experience

by Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016

Juanita lives in New York and is Mexican. Felipe lives in Chicago and is Panamanian, Venezuelan, and black. Michiko lives in Los Angeles and is Peruvian and Japanese. Each of them is Latino. Thirteen young Latinos and Latinas living in America are introduced in this book celebrating the rich...
Book cover of Love, Amalia
by Alma Flor Ada, Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012

Amalia deals with loss while learning about love and her cultural heritage in this tender tale from acclaimed authors Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta. Amalia’s best friend Martha is moving away, and Amalia is feeling sad and angry. And yet, even when life seems unfair, the loving,...
Book cover of The Three Golden Oranges
by Alma Flor Ada
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015

Far on the other side of the mountains, next to an enchanted castle, grows a tree with three golden oranges. It is there that the three brothers -- Santiago, Tomás, and Matías -- must journey if they wish to find a wife. Once they reach their destination, the brothers must carefully pick the oranges...
Book cover of Guía para padres y maestros de niños bilingües
by Dr. Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, Colin Baker
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2017

En esta clara guía, Alma Flor Ada, Isabel Campoy y Colin Baker, ofrecen una perspectiva realista de las alegrías y dificultades de educar a niños bilingües y claras respuestas a las preguntas más frecuentes sobre el tema. Esta versión revisada y adaptada al bilingüismo español-inglés, incluye...
Book cover of American Dietetic Association Easy Gluten-Free

American Dietetic Association Easy Gluten-Free

Expert Nutrition Advice with More Than 100 Recipes

by Marlisa Brown, Tricia Thompson, Shauna James Ahern
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010

From the ADA-the complete guide to a healthy gluten-free diet Have you or a family member been diagnosed with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity? Are you worried that "gluten-free" means boring, bland, and lacking in nutrition? Worry no more. This book will show you how...
Book cover of My Name Is Maria Isabel
by Alma Flor Ada
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

A third grader realizes the importance of her name in this classic story of heritage and self-identity. For María Isabel Salazar López, the hardest thing about being the new girl in school is that the teacher doesn't call her by her real name. "We already have two Marías in this class,"...
Book cover of Me llamo Maria Isabel (My Name Is Maria Isabel)
by Alma Flor Ada
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 10, 2012

Para María Isabel Salazar López lo más difícil de ser la alumna recién llegada a una nueva escuela es que la maestra no la llama por su nombre. —Ya tenemos dos Marías en esta clase—le dice la maestra. —¿Por qué no te llamamos Mary? Pero a María Isabel la llamaron así en recuerdo...
Book cover of Con cariño, Amalia (Love, Amalia)
by Alma Flor Ada, Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 10, 2012

Martha, la mejor amiga de Amalia, va a mudarse muy lejos. Y Amalia se siente triste y enojada. Sin embargo, aunque la vida parece injusta, las sabias palabras cariñosas de su abuelita la ayudan a sentirse un poco mejor. Amalia disfruta el tiempo que comparte con su abuela: cocinando, escuchando cuentos...
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