Celebra el Cinco de Mayo con un Jarabe Tapatio

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As told to:

Campoy, F. Isabel

Author:

Ada, Alma Flor

Illustrator:

Gomez, Marcela
Silva, David

Series title:

Cuentos para Celebrar / Stories to Celebrate Ser.

ISBN:

978-1-59820-118-5

Publication Date:

Sep 2006

Publisher:

Ediciones Alfaguara

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

USD $11.95

Book Description:

As students prepare to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, they practice a Mexican dance and try their best not to step on the hat. Includes an informative section about Cinco de Mayo.

Book Details

Pages:	30
Detailed Subjects:	Juvenile Fiction / General Juvenile Fiction / Performing Arts / Dance Juvenile Fiction / Places / Mexico Juvenile Fiction / School & Education Juvenile Nonfiction / Language Study / Spanish
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	7.92 x 10.04 x 0.1 Inches
Book Weight:	0.28 Pounds

Author Biography

Flor Ada, Alma (As told to)

Alma Flor Ada was born in 1938 in Cuba.

She has authored several children's folktales including "Encaje de Piedra" which earned her the Marta Salotti Gold Medal, "The Gold Coin" which won the Christopher Award, and "Gathering the Sun" which received the Once Upon a World Award. "The Lizard and the Sun/La Lagartija y el Sol" won her a Gold Medal from the National Association of Parenting Publications, and she was awarded an Accolade from the American Folklore Association for "Mediopollito/Half-Chicken". Her title "Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba" won the Pura Belpre Award.

In addition to writing, she is a professor at the University of San Francisco.

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