Island Treasures
Growing Up in Cuba
Published on 25. August 2015
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-4814-4245-9 (ISBN)
Description
"Includes Where the flame trees bloom, Under the royal palms (winner of the Pura Belprae award), and the new collection Days at La Quinta Simoni."
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Edition
Bind-Up ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Second Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4814-4245-9 (9781481442459)
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E-Book
08/2015
1st Edition
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
€8.89
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Persons
Alma Flor Ada, an authority on multicultural and bilingual education, is the recipient of the 2012 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, and in 2014 she was honored by the Mexican government with the prestigious OHTLI Award. She is the author of numerous award-winning books for young readers, including Dancing Home with Gabriel Zubizarreta, My Name Is María Isabel, Under the Royal Palms (Pura Belpré Medal), Where the Flame Trees Bloom, and The Gold Coin (Christopher Award Medal). She lives in California, and you can visit her at AlmaFlorAda.com.