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Alma Flor Ada

Alma Flor Ada, an authority on multicultural and bilingual education, is the recipient of the 2012 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award. She is the author of numerous award-winning books for young readers, including Dancing Home with Gabriel Zubizarreta,... Read full bio

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Con cariño, Amalia (Love, Amalia)
Con cariño, Amalia (Love, Amalia) By: Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
This edition: Spanish Edition Hardcover, 144 pages
Publication date: July 10, 2012
Ages: 8 - 12
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....
Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback
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Love, Amalia
Love, Amalia By: Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
This edition: Hardcover, 144 pages
Publication date: July 10, 2012
Ages: 8 - 12
A young girl’s discovery of her cultural heritage helps her lovingly cope with loss in this tender tale from acclaimed authors Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel Zubizarreta.Amalia’s best friend Martha is moving away, and...
Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback
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The Three Golden Oranges
The Three Golden Oranges By: Alma Flor Ada
Illustrated by: Reg Cartwright
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: June 15, 2012
Ages: 5 - 8
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...
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Dancing Home
Dancing Home By: Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
This edition: Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: July 12, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
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 finally convinced the...
Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback
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Nacer Bailando (Dancing Home)
Nacer Bailando (Dancing Home) By: Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
This edition: Spanish Edition Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: July 12, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
Un año de revelaciones culmina con una actuación llena de sorpresas, mientras dos niñas descubren su lugar en el mundo.Un año de revelaciones culmina con una actuación llena de sorpresas, mientras dos...
Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback
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Where the Flame Trees Bloom
Where the Flame Trees Bloom By: Alma Flor Ada
This edition: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
Publication date: November 28, 2007
Ages: 9 - 12
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The Unicorn of the West
The Unicorn of the West By: Alma Flor Ada
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: November 28, 2007
Ages: 3 - 8
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Unicorn of the West (Spanish Edition)
Unicorn of the West (Spanish Edition) By: Alma Flor Ada
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: November 28, 2007
Ages: 4 - 8
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Cuentos que contaban nuestras abuelas (Tales Our Abuelitas Told)
Cuentos que contaban nuestras abuelas (Tales Our Abuelitas Told) Cuentos populares Hispánicos By: Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy
This edition: Spanish Edition Trade Paperback, 128 pages
Publication date: August 21, 2007
Ages: 5 - 10
Estos cuentos han viajado por largo tiempo -- sobre montañas, a través de mares y desiertos, llevados por el viento, contados por nuestros antepasados. Ahora llegan hasta ti. Una astuta zorra, un pájaro de mil...
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Extra! Extra!
Extra! Extra! Fairy-Tale News from Hidden Forest By: Alma Flor Ada
Illustrated by: Leslie Tryon
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: July 10, 2007
Ages: 5 - 8
When the residents of Hidden Forest wake up and open their morning papers, they are in for a surprise. An enormous beanstalk has mysteriously sprouted outside of Jack Blake's house, and Jack is nowhere to be found....