Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Para Mar a Isabel Salazar L pez lo m s dif cil de ser la alumna reci n llegada a una nueva escuela es que la maestra no la llama por su nombre. --Ya tenemos dos Mar as en esta clase--le dice la maestra. -- Por qu no te llamamos Mary?
Pero a Mar a Isabel la llamaron as en recuerdo de la madre de su padre y de Chabela, su querida abuelita puertorrique a. Podr hacerle comprender a la maestra que perder su nombre es perder la parte m s importante de s misma?
About the Author
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 andlt;iandgt;Dancing Home andlt;/iandgt;with Gabriel Zubizarreta, andlt;iandgt;My Name Is Marandiacute;a Isabelandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Under the Royal Palms andlt;/iandgt;(Pura Belprandeacute; Medal), andlt;iandgt;Where the Flame Trees Bloomandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;The Gold Coin andlt;/iandgt;(Christopher Award Medal). She lives in California, and you can visit her at AlmaFlorAda.com.