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Tomas and the library lady

While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomás finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.

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Main Author:	Mora, Pat
Other Authors:	Colón, Raúl (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c1997.
Subjects:	Books and reading > Juvenile fiction. Libraries > Juvenile fiction. Migrant labor > Juvenile fiction. Mexican Americans > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomás finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:	0679804013 0679904018 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:	Pat Mora is a bilingual author with a special focus on children's literature. Among her awards are Honorary Doctorates from North Carolina State University and SUNY Buffalo, Honorary Membership in the American Library Association, Life-Time Membership in USBBY, a Civitella Ranieri Fellowship to write in Umbria, Italy, and a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Texas at El Paso. She was a recipient and judge of a Poetry Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a recipient and advisor of the Kellogg National Leadership Fellowships. Her children's books include: Water Rolls, Water Rises/El agua rueda, el agua sube. With her daughter, Libby Martinez, Pat also recently wrote I Pledge Allegiance and Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo!. A literacy advocate, Pat founded Children's Day, Book Day, El día de los niños, El día de los libros often known as Día. The year-long commitment promotes creatively linking all children and families to books, and establishing annual April Children's Day, Book Day celebrations across the country. April 2016 will be Día's 20th Anniversary. Pat's Book Fiesta captures the Día spirit. A former teacher, university administrator, museum director, and consultant, Pat is a popular national speaker who promotes creativity, inclusivity and bookjoy. (Bowker Author Biography)