Alma Flor Ada www.almaflorada.net a@almaflorada.net Education 1966-1968, Post Doctoral Research, Mary Bunting Ingram Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1965, Ph.D., Faculty of Humanities, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Perú 1963, M.A., Faculty of Humanities, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Perú 1960, Diploma de Estudios Hispánicos, Premio Extraordinario, Faculty of Philology, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain Teaching Experience 1984 to present, Professor, School of Education, University of San Francisco California 1998, 1997, 1996, Visiting Professor, Summers, Fundación José Ortega y Gassett, Madrid 1993, 1994, Visiting Professor, Summers, St Thomas University, Houston, Texas 1989, 1990, 1991, Visiting Professor, Summers, Facultad de Filología, Universidad Complutense, Madrid 1976-1983, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of San Francisco California 1982, Summer, Visiting Professor, Associated Colleges of the Midwest, Chicago 1979, Summer, Visiting Professor, School of Education, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas 1978, Summer, Visiting Professor, School of Education, University of Guam, Agaña, Guam 1972-1975, Full Professor, Languages Department, Mercy College of Detroit, Michigan 1970-1972, Associate Professor, Romance Languages, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 1966, Summer, Visiting Professor, Foreign Languages, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 1967-1969, Teacher, High School and Junior College 1964-1965, Colegio Alexander von Humboldt, Lima, Perú 1964, Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Perú 1962-1964, Teacher, High School, Colegio Abraham Lincoln, Lima, Perú Administrative Experience 1997 to present, Director, Center for Multicultural Literature, For Children and Young Adults, School of Education, University of San Francisco 1990 to present, Director, Doctoral Bilingual Fellowships Program, Title VII, OBEMLA, International and Multicultural Program, University of San Francisco 1977 to 1994, Director of Doctoral Studies, International Multicultural Program, School of Education, University of San Francisco 1985 to 1987, Chairperson, International Multicultural Program, School of Education, University of San Francisco 1976 to 1977, Coordinator, Spanish Bilingual Teacher, Training Component, Multicultural Program, University of San Francisco 1975 to 1976, Coordinator of Inservice Training, Title VII Midwest Resource Center, Arlington Heights, Illinois 1973 to 1975, Co-director, Institute for Bilingual Bicultural, Services, Mercy College of Detroit, Michigan 1967 to 1969, Coordinator for the Teaching of Languages, Colegio Alexander von Humboldt, Trilingual High School and Junior College, Lima, Perú 1964 to 1965, Head of the Spanish Department, Colegio Alexander von Humboldt, Lima, Perú 1962 to 1963, Head of the Spanish Department, Colegio Abraham Lincoln, Bilingual School, Lima, Perú Editorial Work 1998, Co-editor Cuentaquetecuento Revista Latinoamericana de Literatura para Niños y Jóvenes, San José, Costa Rica, Vol III, No. 3 -devoted to Latino Children's Literature in the United States 1975 to present, Advisory Board, Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education 1989 to 1991, Advisory Board, La Familia de Hoy 1988 to 1990, Advisory Board, The Journal of Reading, International Reading Association 1979 to 1980, Chairperson, Editorial Advisory Board, Washington, H.E.W., Aides to Bilingual Communications Report 1977, Editorial Board Member, Parent's Magazine Bilingual Materials 1975 to 1977, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education 1959 to 1961, Administrative Editor, Compilation of the Simon and Schuster's International Dictionary : Spanish/English-English/Spanish, New York: Simon and Schuster. 1973, Compiled in Lima, Perú Advisory Board Member 2000, Between the Lions, WGBS Public Television 2000, Reading Up!, Head Start National Association, Public Television Radio Program 2000, Loose Leaf Book Company, Public Radio Program 2000, The New Advocate, Children's Literature Journal 1994, Sesame Street, Public Television Workshop Participation in International Symposia 2000, Nov, IRA Regional Conference and Paupe Island Library Association, Hagatna, Guam (Micronesia) 1998, June, Seminar on Anti-racist Education, Organized by the Open Society Institute, Budapest. Hungary 1997, Congreso Mundial de Literatura Infantil, José Martí, San José, Costa Rica 1996, June, International Seminar on Distant Learning Partnerships, Manresa, Spain 1986, Jan, Pedagogía, 86, International Education Conference, La Habana, Cuba 1985, Dec, Soñar y crear, A seminar sponsored by the Proyecto Interamericano de Literatura Infantil Venezuela and the Organization of American States, Heredia, Costa Rica 1985, May, Los niños y los medios masivos de comunicación, Children and Media, An international symposium sponsored by the Organization of American States, Quito, Ecuador 1985, April, Minority languages in Academic Research and Educational Policy, International Symposium, Organized by Roskilde University, Denmark 1984, Oct, Annual Symposium, Languages and Education, Sponsored by the University of Barcelona and held in Sitges, Spain Organization of Conferences 2000, Reading the World III, A Celebration of Multicultural Children's Literature, University of San Francisco, Faculty Advisor 1999, Reading the World II, A Celebration of Multicultural Children's Literature, University of San Francisco, Faculty Advisor 1998, Reading the World I, A Celebration of Multicultural Children's Literature, University of San Francisco, Faculty Advisor 1989, Planning Committee, The 2nd Bay Area Children's Literature Conference 1989, Co-Chair, Institute on Critical Pedagogy, Annual Conference of the California Association for Bilingual Education 1989, Co-Chair, Empowering Minority Students: A Critical Pedagogy Perspective, A Working Participatory Conference, Long Beach 1985, Coordinator, Pre-Conference Institute on Children's Literature in Spanish, Conference of the National Association for Bilingual Education, San Francisco 1984, Co-chairperson, Education as the Practice of Freedom, Series of Workshops with Paulo Freire, The University of San Francisco 1983, Coordinator, Institute on Children's Literature, A Multicultural Perspective, Monterey County Office of Education 1982, Chairperson, Parent and Community Committee, Annual Conference of the Association of Mexican American Educators 1981, Presiding Officer, Third International Congress on Children's Literature in Spanish and Portuguese, Tucson, Arizona 1979, Chairperson, Second International Congress on Children's Literature in Spanish and Portuguese, Cocoyoc-Mexico City, Mexico 1978, Co-Chairperson, First International Congress on Children's Literature in Spanish and Portuguese, San Francisco, California 1978, Chairperson, Second National Policy Conference on Bilingualism in Higher Education, San Francisco, California 1977, Coordinator, Language Arts Regional Institute, University of San Francisco and BABEL, San Francisco, California 1976, Co-chairperson, Teacher Training for Bilingual Education, A Midwest Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 1975, Co-chairperson, Midwest Conference on Materials For Bilingual Education, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 1975, First Conference on Michigan Education and the Latino, Mercy College of Detroit, Michigan 1975, Chairperson, National Seminar on Bilingual Education, Mercy College of Detroit, Michigan\ Research Publications, Books 1997, with Josefina Villamil Tinajero, Eds., The Power of Two Languages, New York, Macmillan/McGraw Hill 1990, A Magical Encounter, Spanish-Language Children's Literature in the Classroom, Miami, FL, Santillana 1975, G. A. Bécquer, Rimas y Leyendas (Rhymes and Legends), Preface, Selection and Notes, Lima, Perú, Editorial Universo, 1975 1969, Pedro Salinas: el diálogo creador (Pedro Salinas: The Creative Dialogue), Madrid, Gredos, 1969, 419 pages, Preface by Jorge Guillén. Reviewed by: A. Debicki. Books Abroad, Spring 1970, p. 273-7; D.H. Harris, Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, Liverpool, XLVIII,4, p.367-69; J. Palley, Hispania, v. 53, 1970, p. 576-77; E. Zuleta. Cuadernos de Filología, Mendoza, Argentina, 3, 1969, p. 176-77 Research Publications, Chapters in Edited Books 2000, Co-authored with Rosa Zubizarreta, "Parent Narratives : The Cultural Budge Between Latino Parents and Their Children", in Maria de la Luz Reyes and John J. Halcon, Eds., The Best for Our Children. Cultural Perspectives on Latino Students, New York, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2001 1998, Co-authored with Nancy Jean Smith, "Fostering the Home-School Connection for Latinos", In María Luisa González, Ana Huerta-Macías and Josefina Villamil Tinajero, Eds., Educating Latino Students. A Guide to Successful Practice, Lancaster, PA, Technomic 1997, "Contemporary Trends in Children's Literature Written In Spain and Latin America", In: Josefina Villamil Tinajero and Alma Flor Ada, Eds., The Power of Two Languages, York, Macmillan/McGraw Hill 1997, "Mother Tongue Literacy as a Bridge Between Home and School Community" , In Josefina Villamil Tinajero and Alma Flor Ada, Eds., The Power of Two Languages, York, Macmillan/McGraw Hill 1997, "Linguistic Human Rights and Education", In Enid Lee, Deborah Menkart and Margo Okazawa Rey, Beyond Heroes and Holidays: A Practical Guide to k-12 Anti-Racist, Multicultural Education and Staff Development, Washington,D.C., Network of Educators on the Americas 1996, "A Visionary Look at Spanish Language Arts in the Bilingual Classroom" , In Catherine Walsh (Ed.) Education Reform and Social Change, Multicultural Voices, Struggles, and Visions Mahwah, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum 1995, "Fostering the Home-School Connection" In Jean Frederickson, Ed., Reclaiming Our Voices, Bilingual Education, Critical Pedagogy and Praxis, Ontario, CA, California Association for Bilingual Education. 1990, "Creative Reading: A relevant methodology for language minority children", In Catherine Walsh, Ed., Literacy as Praxis: Culture, Language and Pedagogy, Norwood, NJ, Ablex 1988, "The Pájaro Valley Experience: Working with Spanish-speaking parents to develop children's reading and writing skills in the home through the use of children's literature", In Tove Skutnabb-Kangas and J. Cummins, Eds., Minority education: From shame to struggle, Clevedon, England, Multilingual Matters 1987, "Creative Education for Bilingual Teachers", In M. Ogazawa-Rey, J. Anderson, and R. Traver, Eds., Teachers, Teaching, and Teaching Education, Cambridge, MA, Harvard Educational Review, Reprint Series No. 19, 57-65 Honors 1991, Los Angeles Bilingual Director's Association 1990, California PTA State Association 1989, Alumnae Society Award, School of Education, University of San Francisco 1985, Distinguished Teaching Award, University of San Francisco 1984, Wayne Doyle Faculty Award for Excellence In Research, School of Education, USF 1974, Michigan Endowment for the Arts Grant, Detroit, Michigan 1971, Faculty Research Grant, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia 1966-1968, Scholar, two consecutive appointments, Mary Bunting Institute, Harvard University 1965-1967, Fulbright Research Grant 1950, Beca de Honor, Estudios Hispánicos, Universidad Complutense, Madrid 1957-1958, Teaching Assistantship, Barry University, Miami, Florida 1955-1956, Teaching Assistantship, Loretto Heights College, Denver, Colorado Literary Awards 2000, Pura Belpré Award, American Library Association, Under the Royal Palms 2000, Laurate, San Francisco Public Library 1998, Once Upon a World Award, Simon Weisenthal Center, Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, California, Gathering the Sun 1997, Premio Mundial José Martí, Honors, San José, Costa Rica for the overall contribution to children's literature 1997, Gold Medal, Folklore category, National Association of Parenting Publications, The Lizard and the Sun / La lagartija y el sol 1997, Aesop Accolade from the American Folklore Association, Mediopollito / Half-Chicken 1996, Latina Writers Award 1994, Parents' Choice Honor Award, Dear Peter Rabbit 1991, Christopher Award, The Gold Coin 1987, Marta Salotti Gold Medal, International Award for Children's Literature, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Encaje de piedra 1981, Second Prize, Premio Latinoamericano de Poesía Rubén Darío, Casa Nicaragua, Jury presided by Fernando Alegría, San Francisco. California, Cuando el amor se funda en la Mirada Other Literary Recognitions Best Books of the Year 2000, American Library Association 2000, Under the Royal Palms Notable Book in the area of Language Arts 1998, Under the Royal Palms; 1997, Gathering the Sun Notable Book in the area of Social Studies, National Council of Social Studies and the Children's Book Council 1997, Gathering the Sun; 1993, The Gold Coin; 1993, My Name is Maria Isabel Pick of the List, American Booksellers Association 1997, Gathering the Sun; 1993, Dear Peter Rabbit; 1993, The Gold Coin; 1993, My Name is Maria Isabel One of the Best Books of the Year, Bank Street College 1993, The Rooster who went to His Uncle's Wedding Books in English by Alma Flor A Chance for Esperanza After the Storm A Rose with Wings A Surprise for Mother Rabbit Bernice the Barnacle Daniel's Mystery Egg Dear Peter Rabbit Friend Frog Friends How Happy I Would Be! How the Rainbow Came to Be I Don't Want to Melt In the Cow's Backyard It Wasn't Me Jordi's Star My Mother Plants Strawberries My Name is María Isabel Olmo and the Blue Butterfly Strange Visitors The Empty Piñata The Gold Coin The Golden Cage The Kite The Rooster Who Went to His Uncle´s Wedding The Song of the Teeny-Tiny Mosquito The Malachite Palace The Three Golden Oranges The Unicorn of the West "Turkey for Thanksgiving Dinner?" "No, Thanks!" Under the Royal Palms What Are Ghosts Afraid Of? Where the Flame Trees Bloom Who's Hatching Here? With Love, Little Red Hen Yours Truly, Goldilocks Books in Spanish by Alma Flor Allá donde florecen los framboyanes Amigos Bajo las palmas reales Barquitos de papel Barriletes Cómo nació el arco iris Después de la tormenta Días de circo El canto del mosquito El gallo que fue a la boda de su tío El pañuelo de seda El papalote El reino de la geometría El susto de los fantasmas El unicornio del oeste El vuelo de los colibríes Encaje de piedra La hamaca de la vaca La jaula dorada La moneda de oro La oportunidad de Esperanza La piñata vacía La sorpresa de Mamá Coneja Más poderoso que yo Me gustaría tener Me llamo María Isabel Mi mamá siembra fresas No fui yo ¡No quiero derretirme! Olmo y la mariposa azul ¿Pavo para la Cena de Gracias? ¡No, gracias! Pin pin sarabín Pregones Querido Pedrín ¿Quién cuidará al cocodrilo? ¿Quién nacerá aquí? Rosa alada Una extraña visita