The Rainbow Tulip - Hardcover

Sayles, Elizabeth; Mora, Pat

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670872911 ISBN 13: 9780670872916

Publisher: Puffin, 1999

Synopsis

Proud of her Mexican heritage, Stella asks her mother to make her a unique and bright dress for the parade and doesn't worry what everyone else will think despite knowing that all the other girls will be wearing similar, simple styles.

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Review:

The scenarios in words and soft-toned pictures show the warm, loving family and also the fun and success at school. ("Booklist")

About the Author:

An award-winning author of children's books, poetry, and nonfiction, Pat Mora is committed to bringing together all children with books. She often speaks at conferences, universities, and schools about creative writing, leadership, and multicultural education. She also works with national organizations on Día de los niños/Día de los libros, an April 30th celebration of childhood, books, languages, and cultures. Born in El Paso, Texas, Mora has received numerous children's book awards. In 2002 she was honored as a "Literary Light for Children" by the Associates of the Boston Public Library and included in "100 Library Champions" during the Texas Library Association's Centennial. Mora has been the Carruthers Chair, Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of New Mexico; a consultant on US-Mexico youth exchanges; an administrator and museum director at her alma mater, the University of Texas at El Paso; and has taught English at all levels. The proud mother of three grown children, she divides her time between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the northern Kentucky/Cincinnati area.For more information on Pat Mora, visit her website at www.patmora.com.

Elizabeth Sayles has illustrated more than 20 books for children, including The Goldfish Yawned, which she also wrote. It was chosen as a Bank Street College Best Children's Book for 2005. She has also illustrated Billy Crystal's I Already Know I Love You, which was a New York Times #1 bestselling picture book. Elizabeth lives in Valley Cottage, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0670872911
• ISBN 13: 9780670872916
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32