The Desert Is My Mother / El Desierto Es Mi Madre (English and Spanish Edition) - Hardcover

Mora, Pat

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1558851216 ISBN 13: 9781558851214

Publisher: Arte Publico Press, 1994

Synopsis

The first bilingual picture book published under the Pinata Books imprint in 1994, The Desert Is My Mother introduces the partnership of an award-winning poet and a prize-winning painter to create a beautiful poetic and artistic rendition of the relationship between people and nature. Rather than being an expanse empty of life and value, the desert is lovingly presented as the provider of comfort, food, spirit and life.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Recipient of a 1995 Skipping Stones Award and Included in the Houston Area Independent School Library Network (HAISLN) Recommended Reading List for 1999.

About the Author:

Pat Mora, a popular presenter across the country at conferences, campuses, libraries, and schools, speaks and offers workshops on literacy, creativity, leadership, the writing process, and serving diverse populations. "Sharing Bookjoy: Creative Literacy Leaders" and "ZING! Seven Creativity Practices for Educators and Students" are among her more popular themes.

The author of award-winning books of nonfiction and poetry for adults and of many children's books, Pat received honorary doctorates in letters from North Carolina State University and SUNY Buffalo and is an honorary member of the American Library Association. Among her other awards are the 2006 National Hispanic Cultural Center Literary Award, a Civitella Ranieri Fellowship, a Visiting Carruthers Chair at the University of New Mexico, a Poetry Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Kellogg National Leadership Fellowship.

A former teacher, university administrator, and consultant, Pat is the founder of the family literacy initiative El día de los niños/El día de los libros, Children's Day/Book Day (Día), now housed at the American Library Association. The yearlong commitment to linking all children to books, languages, and cultures and of sharing what Pat calls "bookjoy," culminates in national celebrations in April.

Pat was named one of the "Fifty Most Inspiring Authors in the World" by Poets & Writers magazine in February 2010.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arte Publico Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1558851216
• ISBN 13: 9781558851214
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Lechon Daniel