Alma Flor Ada

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  • Born

  • Teaching Assistantship.

    Loretto Heights College, Denver, Colorado

  • Teaching Assistanship

    Barry University, Miami, Florida

  • Graduated from Barry University

  • Recieved her PhD in Peru

  • Marta Salotti Gold Medal, International Award for Children’s Literature, Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Los Angeles Bilingual Directors’ Association Award

  • Christopher Award Medal

    For The Gold Coin

  • Wrote a book " My Name is Maria Isabel"

  • Parents’ Choice Honor Award

    [For Dear Peter Rabbit]

  • Premio Mundial José Martí

    [For The Lizard and the Sun/La lagartija y el sol]

  • Once Upon a World Award, Simon Weisenthal Center, Museum of Tolerance, LA

    [For Gathering the Sun]

  • Pura Belpré Award Medal, American Library Association

    For Under the Royal Palms

  • Hispanic Research Issues Award for Research in Elementary, Secondary or Postsecondary Education. American Educational Research Association [AERA]

  • Lifetime Achievement Award. California Association for Bilingual Education [CABE]

  • Virginia Hamilton Literary Award

    Second Prize International Latino Book Awards.
    [For Love Amalia, co-authored with Gabriel Zubizarreta]

  • Outstanding Cultural Award. American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education [AAHHE]

  • First Prize International Latino Book Awards

    [For Dancing Home, co-authored with Gabriel Zubizarreta]

  • First Prize International Latino Book Awards.

    Yes! We are Latinos, co-authored with F. Isabel Campoy

  • OHTLI Award. For services to Mexican Community Abroad. Mexican Government.