Island treasures : growing up in Cuba : includes Where the flame trees bloom, Under the royal palms, and the new collection Days at La Quinta Simoni /
Ada, Alma Flor.
Island treasures : growing up in Cuba : includes Where the flame trees bloom, Under the royal palms, and the new collection Days at La Quinta Simoni / Alma Flor Ada ; illustrations by Edel Rodriguez and Antonio Martorell. - First edition. - 227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Where the flame trees bloom -- Days at La Quinta Simoni -- Under the royal palms.
Told through the eyes of a child, this anthology of true autobiographical tales from Hispanic author and educator Alma Flor Ada presents inspiring reflections on a unique childhood spent on the island of Cuba. Includes Spanish to English glossary.
Ages 8-12.
A Junior Library Guild selection
9781481442459 1481442457 9781481429009 1481429000
2014034812
Ada, Alma Flor--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature.
Ada, Alma Flor--Homes and haunts--Cuba--Juvenile literature.
Authors, American--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Authors, Cuban--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Cuban American women--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women authors, Cuban--Juvenile literature.
Families--Cuba--Juvenile literature.
Family life--Cuba.
Cuba--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature.
Cuba--Intellectual life--Juvenile literature.
Autobiographies.
Island treasures : growing up in Cuba : includes Where the flame trees bloom, Under the royal palms, and the new collection Days at La Quinta Simoni / Alma Flor Ada ; illustrations by Edel Rodriguez and Antonio Martorell. - First edition. - 227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Where the flame trees bloom -- Days at La Quinta Simoni -- Under the royal palms.
Told through the eyes of a child, this anthology of true autobiographical tales from Hispanic author and educator Alma Flor Ada presents inspiring reflections on a unique childhood spent on the island of Cuba. Includes Spanish to English glossary.
Ages 8-12.
A Junior Library Guild selection
9781481442459 1481442457 9781481429009 1481429000
2014034812
Ada, Alma Flor--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature.
Ada, Alma Flor--Homes and haunts--Cuba--Juvenile literature.
Authors, American--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Authors, Cuban--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Cuban American women--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women authors, Cuban--Juvenile literature.
Families--Cuba--Juvenile literature.
Family life--Cuba.
Cuba--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature.
Cuba--Intellectual life--Juvenile literature.
Autobiographies.