New Releases by Alma Flor Ada

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

People who are dedicated to improving the lives of others possess special qualities. José Martí, Frida Kahlo, and César Chávez are three such people. Explore their lives and the way each one helped to change our world.

Holding onto our dreams is one of the keys to success. Hop aboard as we accompany playwright, screenwriter, and director Luis Valdez, muralist Judith Francisca Baca, and the person who discovered the cause of yellow fever, Doctor Carlos Juan Finlay, from their humble beginnings to their incredible accomplishments.

When the sun disappears, all the animals try to find it, but only one courageous lizard keeps on looking.

Animals do silly things in this charming book. Rhyming words, repeated text, and beautiful illustrations.

Meet the strangest musicians you have ever heard in this book of rhyming and repeated text.

In this companion volume to Alma Flor Ada''s Where the Flame Trees Bloom, the author offers young readers another inspiring collection of stories and reminiscences drawn from her childhood on the island of Cuba. Through those stories we see how the many events and relationships she enjoyed helped shape who she is today. We learn of a deep friendship with a beloved dance teacher that helped sustain young Alma Flor through a miserable year in school. We meet relatives, like her mysterious Uncle Manolo, whose secret, she later learns, is that he dedicated his life to healing lepers. We share the tragedy of another uncle whose spirited personality leads to his love of flying...and the crash that takes his life. Heartwarming, poignant, and often humorous, this collection encourages children to discover the stories in their our own lives -- stories that can help inform their own values and celebrate the joys and struggles we all share no matter where or when we grew up.

Cuando Alexander se siente triste o enojado, le dan ganas de mudarse a Australia. Pero, por lo general le gusta donde está. Así que cuando sus padres le dicen que la familia se va a mudar a mil millas, Alexander decide que él no va a ir. Nunca. Jamás. De ninguna manera. Ni hablar. N.O. ¿Cómo puede decirles adióera favorita y a la Tintorería Seymour? Prefiere quedarse a vivir en una casita en un áabol or quizá en una cueva. Y aunque Nick le dice cretino y Anthony le dice que es inmaduro, Alexander está decidido: "de ninguna manera -- ¿me oyen? -- ¡lo digo en serio! -- me voy a mudar."

Determined to steal an old woman''s gold coin, a young thief follows her all around the countryside and finds himself involved in a series of unexpected activities.

Features animal babies that hatch from eggs.

Presents the correspondence of Goldilocks, the three pigs, Baby Bear, Peter Rabbit, and Little Red Riding Hood as they plan to attend a housewarming party for the pigs and avoid the evil wolves in the forest.