Best Selling Books by Alma Flor Ada

Brothers Pablo and Carlitos write letters to the three kings, telling them the gifts they want to receive on Three Kings'' Day. Includes facts about Christmas and Three Kings'' Day.

Little Red Riding Hood invites her friends, shops for and prepares the food and greets her birthday party guests.

A lonely shepherd sees a star floating on the surface of a small pool and, convinced that the star is really in the water, tries to make the mountainside beautiful for its new resident.

These easy-to-read selections include rhyming and counting stories, while basic concepts are combined with holiday themes.

Sandy Starbright''s family celebrates her birthday by giving her gifts and going to a powwow. Includes nonfiction information about powwows.

A Chinese-American family invites their good friends the Sánchez, a Latino family, to celebrate with them the Chinese New Year. Nico, one of the Latino kids takes the reader through the magnificence of the celebration as he takes pictures of everything he finds interesting not without getting in trouble. Contains an informative section about the Chinese New Year.

Champ the dog hitches a ride in the basket for the Fourth of July picnic. Includes nonfiction information about the holiday.

The story of a boy in a harlequin costume who does not want to leave the Mardi Gras festivities when his family calls him introduces information on traditional carnival celebrations in New Orleans.

There''s a surprise on every page of this book about animals that lay eggs. Rhyming and repeated text make it a fun easy reader.

Joaquin is enjoying Mardi Gras with his family, but he gets lost in the crowd. His parents and siblings search everywhere for him, and inadvertently they take other children who, like Joaquin, are disguised as harlequins. The confusion is solved in the end and the involved families continue enjoying the carnival together. Contains an informative section on Mardi Gras.

Poetry and Music Spanish 6 Book and 6 Music CD Set by Alma Flor Ada, F Isabel Campoy, and Suni Paz : Abecedario de los animales Big Book and Music CD, Arrullos de la sirena Book and Music CD, Gathering the Sun Book and Music CD, Pio Peep Book and Music CD, Poesia eres tu Book and Music CD, Todo es cancion Book and Music CD

The author magically combines scientific facts with a fable about cooperation in this enchanting tale.

The students have to choose an animal to talk about in the classroom. Gabriel finds a caterpillar and takes care of it until one day it is transformed into a beautiful butterfly.

Enter, stage left! Authors Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy have masterfully converted timeless traditional stories such as "The Three Little Goats," "The Little Lamb and the Buzzards, "and "Chicken Little" into entertaining theatrical plays. The vivid illustrations provide ideas for the creation of colorful costumes and masks.

When he finds an egg, Daniel and his friends try to guess what is inside.

A traditional Mexican folktale in which a faithful lizard finds the sun which brings light and warmth back into the world.

These easy-to-read selections include rhyming and counting stories, while basic concepts are combined with holiday themes.

When you order this book from the Biography genre of thePuertas al sol or Gateways to the Sun collections, you will receive its correspondingjournal FREE (My Stories Journal D)

Five books by Alma Flor Ada will enchant even the most reluctant reader.Rhyming text in both English and Spanish helps young readers with word patterns. The new audiocassette program features original music by Suni Paz and an introduction to each story by Alma Flor Ada

Strange visitors bring unexpected changes to a quiet cottage.