Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba

The author recalls her life and impressions growing up in Cuba.

Sommario

Contents

Introduction

The Bats

Clay

Explorers

Broken Wings

Christmas for All

Gilda

Madame Marie

Uncle Manolo's Mystery

The Legend of the White Buzzard

Storm!

Epilogue

Info autore

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alma Flor Ada, Ada Alma Flor
• Editore: Harper Collins
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 8 a 12 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.1998
• EAN: 9780689806315
• ISBN: 978-0-689-80631-5
• Pagine: 85
• Dimensioni: 165 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Peso: 299 g
• Illustrazioni: illustrations
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi; English, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, Educational: Geography, Educational: English Literature, Educational: Citizenship and social education, Educational: First / native language: Literature studies, Educational: Citizenship & social education, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / General