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Abuelos

Young Ray and Amelia move to a new village in New Mexico and experience the fright and fun of "los abuelos" for the first time. In the cold months of midwinter, village men disappear to disguise themselves as scary old men and then descend on the children, teasing them and asking if they&#...

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Main Author: Mora, Pat.
Other Authors: Carling, Amelia Lau (Illustrator), Iribarren, Elena (tr.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: Spanish
English
Published: Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, c2008.
Subjects:
Holidays > New Mexico > Juvenile fiction.
Hispanic Americans > New Mexico > Juvenile fiction.
Spanish language materials.
Summary: Young Ray and Amelia move to a new village in New Mexico and experience the fright and fun of "los abuelos" for the first time. In the cold months of midwinter, village men disappear to disguise themselves as scary old men and then descend on the children, teasing them and asking if they've been good.
Sumario en español: Ray y Amelia, descubren por primera vez una vieja tradición de Nuevo México llamada ́"los abuelos." En el medio de frío invierno, los hombres de los pueblos subían a las montañas y se disfrazaban de viejos pavorosas, para luego bajar nuevamente al pueblo a ver quién se había portado bien y quién mal.
Item Description: "Libros tigrillo."
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection
ISBN: 9780888997173 (hardcover) :
0888997175 (hardcover) :
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)

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