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Celebra un Powwow con Sandy Starbright

Celebra un Powwow con Sandy Starbright( )
As told to: Campoy, F. Isabel
Author: Ada, Alma Flor
Illustrator: Alvarez, Maria Jesus
Series title:Cuentos para Celebrar / Stories to Celebrate Ser.
ISBN:978-1-59820-115-4
Publication Date:Feb 2007
Publisher:Santillana USA Publishing Company, Incorporated
Imprint:Alfaguara
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $11.95
Book Description:

It's Sandy's birthday and she and her family are getting ready to travel for a powwow. Before leaving the house and along the way, Sandy receives several birthday presents from her relatives. To her surprise, all the presents together make up a beautiful costume for a traditional dance she will perform at the powwow the next day. Includes and informative section about powwows.

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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