Ada, Alma Flor
Overview
| Works: | 998 works in 2,435 publications in 4 languages and 72,321 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Juvenile works Fiction Picture books Folklore Nursery rhymes Poetry High interest-low vocabulary books Folk tales Literature Epistolary fiction |
| Roles: | Author, Translator, Other, Editor, Narrator, Author of introduction, Teacher |
| Classifications: | PZ7.A1857, E |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Alma Flor Ada
- Under the royal palms : a childhood in Cuba by Alma Flor Ada( Book )
- Island treasures : growing up in Cuba : includes Where the flame trees bloom, Under the royal palms (winner of the Pura Belpré Award), and the new collection Days at La Quinta Simoni by Alma Flor Ada( Book )
- Where the flame trees bloom by Alma Flor Ada( Book )
- Bajo las palmas reales : una infancia cubana by Alma Flor Ada( Book )
- Vivir en dos idiomas : memoria by Alma Flor Ada( Book )
- Something about the author( )
- Alma Flor Ada : an author kids love by Michelle Parker-Rock( Book )
- Alma Flor Ada and you by Alma Flor Ada( Book )
- Island treasures : growing up in Cuba by Alma Flor Ada( Recording )
- Allá donde florecen los framboyanes by Alma Flor Ada( Book )
- Tesoros de mi isla : una infancia cubana by Alma Flor Ada( Book )
- Hispanics in the USA : making history by Arnhilda Badía( Book )
- Hispanos en EE. UU. : biografías haciendo historia by Arnhilda Badía( Book )
- Meet the authors( Book )
- Under the royal palms : a childhood in Cuba by Alma Flor Ada( Recording )
- Escribiendo desde el corazon by Alma Flor Ada( Visual )
- Tesoros de mi isla : una infancia Cubana : incluye los libros Allá donde florecen los framboyanes, Bajo las palmas reales (ganador del Premio Pura Belpré), y la nueva colección de relatos, Días en la Quinta Simoni by Alma Flor Ada( Book )
- Social justice and action : Alma Flor Ada, Pam Muñoz Ryan, and Paul Yee( Visual )
- Cartas desde Napoli, 1953-1958 by Alma Flor Ada( Book )
- Where the flame trees bloom by Alma Flor Ada( Recording )
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Most widely held works by
Alma Flor Ada
My name is María Isabel by
Alma Flor Ada(
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37 editions published between 1987 and 2013 in Spanish and English and held by 1,947 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La quatrième de couverture indique: "For María Isabel Salazar López, the hardest thing about being the new girl in school is that the teacher doesn't call her by her real name. "We already have two Marías in this class", says the teacher. "Why don't we call you Mary instead?" But María Isabel has been named for her Papá's mother and for Chabela, her beloved Puerto Rican grandmother. Can she find a way t make her teacher see that if she loses her name, she's lost the most important part of herself?"
37 editions published between 1987 and 2013 in Spanish and English and held by 1,947 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La quatrième de couverture indique: "For María Isabel Salazar López, the hardest thing about being the new girl in school is that the teacher doesn't call her by her real name. "We already have two Marías in this class", says the teacher. "Why don't we call you Mary instead?" But María Isabel has been named for her Papá's mother and for Chabela, her beloved Puerto Rican grandmother. Can she find a way t make her teacher see that if she loses her name, she's lost the most important part of herself?"
Gathering the sun : an alphabet in Spanish and English by
Alma Flor Ada(
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27 editions published between 1994 and 2019 in English and Spanish and held by 1,829 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A book of poems about working in the fields and nature's bounty, one for each letter of the Spanish alphabet
27 editions published between 1994 and 2019 in English and Spanish and held by 1,829 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A book of poems about working in the fields and nature's bounty, one for each letter of the Spanish alphabet
I love Saturdays y domingos by
Alma Flor Ada(
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11 editions published between 1998 and 2013 in English and Spanish and held by 1,652 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young girl enjoys the similarities and the differences between her English-speaking and Spanish-speaking grandparents
11 editions published between 1998 and 2013 in English and Spanish and held by 1,652 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young girl enjoys the similarities and the differences between her English-speaking and Spanish-speaking grandparents
Dear Peter Rabbit by
Alma Flor Ada(
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22 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and Spanish and held by 1,585 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A series of lively letters penned by beloved storybook characters tells an entertaining and imaginative tale. As the Big Bad Wolf lurks just out of sight, Pig One writes to Peter Rabbit, inviting him to a housewarming party at his newly built straw house. Meanwhile, Baby Bear sends Goldilocks a note asking her to visit, admonishing her to "knock on the door first before you come in."
22 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and Spanish and held by 1,585 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A series of lively letters penned by beloved storybook characters tells an entertaining and imaginative tale. As the Big Bad Wolf lurks just out of sight, Pig One writes to Peter Rabbit, inviting him to a housewarming party at his newly built straw house. Meanwhile, Baby Bear sends Goldilocks a note asking her to visit, admonishing her to "knock on the door first before you come in."
Pío peep! : traditional Spanish nursery rhymes by
Alma Flor Ada(
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8 editions published between 2003 and 2013 in English and Spanish and held by 1,545 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of more than two dozen nursery rhymes in Spanish, from Spain and Latin America, with English translations
8 editions published between 2003 and 2013 in English and Spanish and held by 1,545 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of more than two dozen nursery rhymes in Spanish, from Spain and Latin America, with English translations
Daniel's mystery egg by
Alma Flor Ada(
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15 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,386 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When he finds an egg, Daniel and his friends try to guess what is inside
15 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,386 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When he finds an egg, Daniel and his friends try to guess what is inside
Yours truly, Goldilocks by
Alma Flor Ada(
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13 editions published between 1998 and 2016 in English and Spanish and held by 1,361 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents the correspondence of Goldilocks, the three pigs, Baby Bear, Peter Rabbit, and Little Red Riding Hood as they plan to attend a housewarming party for the pigs and avoid the evil wolves in the forest
13 editions published between 1998 and 2016 in English and Spanish and held by 1,361 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents the correspondence of Goldilocks, the three pigs, Baby Bear, Peter Rabbit, and Little Red Riding Hood as they plan to attend a housewarming party for the pigs and avoid the evil wolves in the forest
Guía para padres y maestros de niños bilingües by
Alma Flor Ada(
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31 editions published between 2001 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
En esta clara guía, Alma Flor Ada, Isabel Campoy y Colin Baker, ofrecen una perspectiva realista de las alegrías y dificultades de educar a niños bilingües y claras respuestas a las preguntas más frecuentes sobre el tema. Esta versión revisada y adaptada al bilingüismo español-inglés, incluye información sobre el bilingüismo en la era digital e incorpora investigaciones recientes sobre la mezcla de idiomas , el efecto que los hermanos tienen en la elección del idioma familiar, los efectos intelectuales del bilingüismo, y sus consecuencias en la personalidad, la identidad, y la auto estima. Además añade (a) una sección dirigida a los educadores sobre cómo mejor apoyar la interacción hogar-escuela; (b) el desarrollo de la lecto-escritura en el hogar; y (c) sugerencias de lecturas para adultos y niños
31 editions published between 2001 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
En esta clara guía, Alma Flor Ada, Isabel Campoy y Colin Baker, ofrecen una perspectiva realista de las alegrías y dificultades de educar a niños bilingües y claras respuestas a las preguntas más frecuentes sobre el tema. Esta versión revisada y adaptada al bilingüismo español-inglés, incluye información sobre el bilingüismo en la era digital e incorpora investigaciones recientes sobre la mezcla de idiomas , el efecto que los hermanos tienen en la elección del idioma familiar, los efectos intelectuales del bilingüismo, y sus consecuencias en la personalidad, la identidad, y la auto estima. Además añade (a) una sección dirigida a los educadores sobre cómo mejor apoyar la interacción hogar-escuela; (b) el desarrollo de la lecto-escritura en el hogar; y (c) sugerencias de lecturas para adultos y niños
With love, Little Red Hen by
Alma Flor Ada(
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5 editions published between 2001 and 2004 in English and held by 1,168 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A series of letters describe the actions of Goldilocks, Peter Rabbit, the Three Pigs, Little Red Hen, and other storybook characters when Little Red Hen and her chicks become the target of the unsavory Wolf and his cousin, Fer O'Cious
5 editions published between 2001 and 2004 in English and held by 1,168 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A series of letters describe the actions of Goldilocks, Peter Rabbit, the Three Pigs, Little Red Hen, and other storybook characters when Little Red Hen and her chicks become the target of the unsavory Wolf and his cousin, Fer O'Cious
Daniel's pet by
Alma Flor Ada(
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16 editions published between 1999 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,071 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young boy takes good care of his pet chicken, and when she is grown up she gives him a surprise
16 editions published between 1999 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,071 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young boy takes good care of his pet chicken, and when she is grown up she gives him a surprise
Tales our abuelitas told : a Hispanic folktale collection by
F. Isabel Campoy(
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7 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,063 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents the authors' retellings of more than ten traditional tales accompanied by information on origins and different versions
7 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,063 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents the authors' retellings of more than ten traditional tales accompanied by information on origins and different versions
The invisible hunters : a legend from the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua = Los cazadores invisibles : una leyenda de los indios
miskitos de Nicaragua by
Harriet Rohmer(
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6 editions published between 1987 and 1993 in English and Spanish and held by 1,047 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This Miskito Indian legend set in seventeenth-century Nicaragua illustrates the impact of the first European traders on traditional life." --
6 editions published between 1987 and 1993 in English and Spanish and held by 1,047 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This Miskito Indian legend set in seventeenth-century Nicaragua illustrates the impact of the first European traders on traditional life." --
The lizard and the sun = la lagartija y el sol : a folktale in English and Spanish by
Alma Flor Ada(
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34 editions published between 1997 and 1999 in English and Spanish and held by 1,002 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A traditional Mexican folktale in which a faithful lizard finds the sun which brings light and warmth back to the world
34 editions published between 1997 and 1999 in English and Spanish and held by 1,002 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A traditional Mexican folktale in which a faithful lizard finds the sun which brings light and warmth back to the world
¡Muu, moo! : rimas de animales = Animal nursery rhymes by
Alma Flor Ada(
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6 editions published in 2010 in 3 languages and held by 973 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An illustrated, animal-themed collection of nursery rhymes, presented in Spanish with English translations
6 editions published in 2010 in 3 languages and held by 973 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An illustrated, animal-themed collection of nursery rhymes, presented in Spanish with English translations
Piñatas and paper flowers : holidays of the Americas in English and Spanish ; Illustrated by Victoria de Larrea = Piñatas
y flores de papel : fiestas de las Américas en inglés y español by
Lila Perl(
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4 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 939 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brief descriptions of several Hispanic holidays as they are celebrated in North, Central, and South America
4 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 939 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brief descriptions of several Hispanic holidays as they are celebrated in North, Central, and South America
Cuentos que contaban nuestras abuelas : cuentos populares Hispánicos by
F. Isabel Campoy(
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4 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in Spanish and English and held by 915 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents the authors' retellings of traditional tales. Este hermoso texto tiene como objetivo mostrarles a los mas pequeños del hogar las historias mas fantasticas que han pasado de generacion en generacion gracias a la cultura oral que aun prevalece en las abuelas de todas las familias. El libro cuenta con doce cuentos populares de la cultura, hebrea, africana, arabe, y espanola. Cada una de ella permite conocer aquellos relatos que muchos adultos aun recuerdan de su niñez. Entre las historias se encuentran castillos, caballos de colores, hadas, y otros seres fantasticos. La lectura se acompaña por delicadas y llamativas ilustraciones que permiten al peque o ir adentrandose en la lectura y vivir paso a paso cada aventura. Un libro hermoso, magico que permite acercarse a las raices de la cultura de cada familia
4 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in Spanish and English and held by 915 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents the authors' retellings of traditional tales. Este hermoso texto tiene como objetivo mostrarles a los mas pequeños del hogar las historias mas fantasticas que han pasado de generacion en generacion gracias a la cultura oral que aun prevalece en las abuelas de todas las familias. El libro cuenta con doce cuentos populares de la cultura, hebrea, africana, arabe, y espanola. Cada una de ella permite conocer aquellos relatos que muchos adultos aun recuerdan de su niñez. Entre las historias se encuentran castillos, caballos de colores, hadas, y otros seres fantasticos. La lectura se acompaña por delicadas y llamativas ilustraciones que permiten al peque o ir adentrandose en la lectura y vivir paso a paso cada aventura. Un libro hermoso, magico que permite acercarse a las raices de la cultura de cada familia
The gold coin by
Alma Flor Ada(
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16 editions published between 1991 and 1994 in English and Chinese and held by 855 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Determined to steal an old woman's gold coin, a young thief follows her all around the countryside and finds himself involved in a series of unexpected activities
16 editions published between 1991 and 1994 in English and Chinese and held by 855 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Determined to steal an old woman's gold coin, a young thief follows her all around the countryside and finds himself involved in a series of unexpected activities
Mamá Goose : a Latino nursery treasury = un tesor de rimas infantiles(
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 847 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents lullabies, finger plays, nursery rhymes, games, riddles, proverbs, and more in Spanish and English. -- Presenta arrullos, juegos y canciones infantiles, adivinanzas, proverbios y más, en español e inglés
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 847 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents lullabies, finger plays, nursery rhymes, games, riddles, proverbs, and more in Spanish and English. -- Presenta arrullos, juegos y canciones infantiles, adivinanzas, proverbios y más, en español e inglés
Ten little puppies / Diez perritos ; adaptación de una canción infantil tradicional by
Alma Flor Ada(
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7 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and Spanish and held by 824 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ten little puppies are lost, one by one, for different reasons, until only one little puppy remains
7 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and Spanish and held by 824 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ten little puppies are lost, one by one, for different reasons, until only one little puppy remains
Mediopollito by
Alma Flor Ada(
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16 editions published between 1995 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 799 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Mexican folktale which explains why the weather vane has a little rooster on one end that spins around to let us know which way the wind is blowing
16 editions published between 1995 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 799 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Mexican folktale which explains why the weather vane has a little rooster on one end that spins around to let us know which way the wind is blowing
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Related Identities
- Campoy, F. Isabel Author Editor Translator
- Zubizarreta, Rosa (Rosalma) Translator
- Escrivá, Viví Illustrator Author
- Tryon, Leslie
- Ancona, George Author Photographer
- Dávalos, Felipe Illustrator
- Karas, G. Brian
- Zubizarreta, Gabriel M.
- Thompson, Kathryn Dyble Illustrator
- Savadier, Elivia
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Ada, Alma Flor Agricultural laborers America Animals Authors, American Authors, Cuban Bilingual books Bilingualism in children Central America Characters and characteristics in literature Chickens Children's poetry Children's poetry, Hispanic American (Spanish) Children's songs, Spanish Children's stories--Authorship Conduct of life Cuba Cuban American women Eggs Families Folklore Grandparents Hispanic Americans Holidays Homes Indians of Central America Intellectual life Latin America Letters Lizards Manners and customs Mexican Americans Mexico Miskito Indians Moving, Household Nicaragua Nursery rhymes Nursery rhymes, Spanish Nursery rhymes, Spanish American Pets Puerto Ricans Schools Spain Spanish Americans Spanish language Spanish language--Alphabet Tales Theft United States Weather vanes
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Alternative Names
Ada Fuente, Alma Flor 1938-
Ada-Fuente, Flor
Ada-Fuente Flor 1938-....
Ada-Lafuente, Alma Flor
Ada-Lafuente Alma Flor 1938-....
Alma Flor Ada Cuban-American author and poet
Alma Flor Ada escritora cubana
Flor Ada, Alma
Flor Ada, Alma 19..-...
Flor-Ada, Alma 1938-
Flor, Alma 1938-
Fuente, Flor Ada.
Fuente Flor Ada- 1938-....
Lafuente, Alma Flor Ada.
Lafuente Alma Flor Ada- 1938-....
آلما فلور آدا
아다, 알마 플로 1938-
아따, 알마 플로르 1938-
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