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Island treasures : growing up in Cuba : includes Where the flame trees bloom, Under the royal palms (winner of the Pura Belpré Award), and the new collection Days at La Quinta Simoni / Alma Flor Ada ; illustrations by Edel Rodriguez and Antonio Martorell.

Ada, Alma Flor. (Author). Martorell, Antonio, 1939- (illustrator.). Rodriguez, Edel, (illustrator.). Ada, Alma Flor. Days at La Quinta Simoni. (Added Author). Ada, Alma Flor. Under the royal palms. (Added Author). Ada, Alma Flor. Where the flame trees bloom. (Added Author).

Summary:

The author presents a collection of autobiographical stories documenting her childhood in Cuba, including "Where the Flame Trees Bloom," "Under the Royal Palms," and "La Quinta Simoni."

Record details

  • ISBN: 1481442457
  • ISBN: 9781481442459
  • Physical Description: 227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2015]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
NC1080L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.7 6.0 175639
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.7 6 175639.
Subject:
Ada, Alma Flor > Childhood and youth > Juvenile literature.
Ada, Alma Flor > Homes and haunts > Juvenile literature.
Ada, Alma Flor > Homes and haunts > Cuba > Juvenile literature.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Authors, American > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Authors, Cuban > 20th century > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Authors, Cuban > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Cuban American women > Biography.
Cuban American women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Families > Cuba > Juvenile literature.
Cuba > Intellectual life > Juvenile literature.
Cuba > Social life and customs > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Autobiographies.

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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Statesville Main Library JB ADA ADA (Text) 33114017720046 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -