Cuentos que contaban nuestras abuelas (Tales Our Abuelitas Told): Cuentos populares Hispánicos (Spanish Edition) [Hardcover]

Alma Flor Ada (Author), F. Isabel Campoy (Author), Felipe Davalos (Illustrator), Susan Guevara (Illustrator), Leyla Torres (Illustrator), Vivi Escriva (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 22, 2006 | Age Level: 5 and up

Estos cuentos han viajado por largo tiempo -- sobre montañas, a través de mares y desiertos, llevados por el viento, contados por nuestros antepasados. Ahora llegan hasta ti.

Una astuta zorra, un pájaro de mil colores, una gaita alegre, y una jovencita audaz...Esta antología de cuentos populares celebra la cultura Hispánica y sus múltiples raíces -- indígena, africana, árabe, hebrea, y española.

F. Isabel Campoy y Alma Flor Ada han recontado doce cuentos estelares que reflejan la fuerza del espíritu y la extraordinaria herencia de los Latinos.

Cuatro ilustres artistas latinos enriquecen esta colección inolvidable.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Alma Flor Ada is an authority on multicultural and bilingual education. She is the author of numerous award-winning books for young readers, including My Name is Maria Isabel, Under the Royal Palms (Pura BelprÉ Medal), and The Gold Coin (Christopher Award). She lives in California, and you can visit her at almaflorada.com.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (August 22, 2006)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1416919058
• ISBN-13: 978-1416919056
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,752,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Alma Flor Ada, Pro­fes­sor Emerita at the Uni­ver­sity of San Fran­cisco, has devoted her life to advo­cacy for peace by pro­mot­ing a ped­a­gogy ori­ented to per­sonal real­iza­tion and social jus­tice. A for­mer Rad­cliffe Scholar at Har­vard Uni­ver­sity and Ful­bright Research Scholar she is an inter­na­tion­ally re-known speaker and the author of numer­ous children's books of poetry, nar­ra­tive, folk­lore and non fic­tion. Her books have received pres­ti­gious awards; among many: Christo­pher Medal (The Gold Coin), Pura Bel­pré Medal (Under the Royal Palms), Once Upon a World (Gath­er­ing the Sun), Par­ents' Choice Honor (Dear Peter Rab­bit), NCSS and CBC Notable Book (My Name is María Isabel). She is also the author of a book of mem­oirs, Vivir en dos idiomas, two nov­els for adults, En clave de sol and A pesar del amor, and sev­eral pro­fes­sional books for edu­ca­tors, includ­ing A Mag­i­cal Encounter: Latino Children's Lit­er­a­ture in the Class­room, as well as a wealth of edu­ca­tional mate­ri­als. Her work, in col­lab­o­ra­tion with F. Isabel Cam­poy in pro­mot­ing author­ship in stu­dents, teach­ers, and par­ents is the con­tent of their book Authors in the Class­room: A Trans­for­ma­tive Edu­ca­tion Process. Alma Flor Ada has been awarded the Amer­i­can Edu­ca­tion Research Asso­ci­a­tion [AERA] His­panic Issues Award for Research in Ele­men­tary, Sec­ondary and Post­sec­ondary Edu­ca­tion and the Cal­i­for­nia Asso­ci­a­tion for Bilin­gual Edu­ca­tion [CABE] Life Long Award.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Esta muy bien escrito., February 19, 2009

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Ana I. Vazquez "AnaInes" (Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews
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Mi hijo de 3 años no se interesa mucho por este libro aun. El libro tiene pocos dibujos y bastante texto y el español es algo complejo. Sin embargo, me interesa tener buen material para leerle en español para expandir su vocabulario. Este libro esta muy bien escrito y los libros con pocas imágenes ayudan a los niños a imaginarse el cuento y mejoran su comprensión lectora.
He comprado algunos libros en español que son traducciones y el español es triste. Este libro es una belleza de leer, y eso no es fácil de encontrar. Lo recomiendo mucho.
Creo que es como para niños de 5 años. Igual se lo estoy leyendo a mi hijo y el se esfuerza por seguir el cuento. Lo tengo que ayudar conversando sobre lo leído, pues sino noto que no lo puede seguir.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cuentos clasicos, January 11, 2011

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This book is beautiful and the stories are engaging for kids as well as adults. The illustrations are beautiful but the focus is on the writing. This will definitely become a family heirloom.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collection of stories, October 22, 2009

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And the end of every story there are beautiful descriptions of where the story originated. Wonderful stories to read to infants and toddlers.