Alma Flor Ada est une mentore et une philosophe de premier plan de l'éducation bilingue aux États-Unis, une auteure primée de nombreux livres pour enfants et une traductrice prolifique. Son travail se concentre sur la transmission de la culture hispanique aux enfants à travers des récits captivants et des programmes d'apprentissage. Ada est également une experte reconnue dans le développement de programmes d'alphabétisation qui soutiennent l'éducation multilingue. Ses contributions littéraires résident dans l'enrichissement de la littérature jeunesse et la promotion de la compréhension interculturelle.
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.
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
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?