Alma Flor Ada è una guida e filosofa di spicco dell'educazione bilingue negli Stati Uniti, autrice pluripremiata di numerosi libri per bambini e prolifica traduttrice. Il suo lavoro si concentra sulla trasmissione della cultura ispanica ai bambini attraverso narrazioni coinvolgenti e programmi di apprendimento. Ada è anche un'esperta riconosciuta nello sviluppo di programmi di alfabetizzazione che supportano l'educazione multilingue. I suoi contributi letterari risiedono nell'arricchimento della letteratura per l'infanzia e nella promozione della comprensione interculturale.
A Latine Nursery Treasury / Un Tesoro de Rimas Infantiles (Bilingual)
Featuring a rich collection of lullabies, finger plays, nursery rhymes, games, riddles, and proverbs, this bilingual book offers engaging content in both Spanish and English. It serves as a delightful resource for parents and caregivers, encouraging language development and cultural appreciation through playful interaction and timeless traditions.
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," says her teacher. "Why don't we call you Mary instead?" But María Isabel has been named for her Papi's mother and for Chabela, her beloved Puerto Rican grandmother. Can she find a way to make her teacher see that if she loses her name, she's lost the most important part of herself?
A Mexican folk tale which explains why the weather vane has a little rooster on one end that spins around to let us know which way the wind is blowing