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Pura Belpré Author Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA) Bilingual English/Spanish. In their final collection of seasonal poetry, poet Francisco X. Alarcón and artist Maya Christina Gonzalez invite us to celebrate winter-by the seashore, in the magic city of San Francisco, and in the ancient redwood forests of the Sierras. In their final collection of seasonal poetry, poet Francisco X. Alarcón and artist Maya Christina Gonzalez invite us to celebrate winter-by the seashore, in the magic city of San Francisco, and in the ancient redwood forests of the Sierras. We see a city where people are bridges to each other and children sing poetry in two languages. A family frolic in the snow reminds the poet of the iguanas playing by his grandmother's house in Mexico. We are dazzled by the promise of seedling redwoods-like all children-destined to be the ancestors of tomorrow. Artist Maya Christina Gonzalez has once again created a spirited family of children and adults who swing their way through colorful pages. Collages of old maps of Mexico and California provide intriguing backgrounds, and fun-loving iguanas peek out at us from the most surprising places. Check out the other titles in this series: ANGELS RIDE BIKES AND OTHER FALL POEMS - FROM THE BELLYBUTTON OF THE MOON AND OTHER SUMMER POEMS - IGUANAS IN THE SNOW AND OTHER WINTER POEMS - LAUGHING TOMATOES AND OTHER SPRING POEMS

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It is one of Alarcon's strengths that he makes both the reading and writing of poetry accessible. His work serves as an excellent pattern for teaching students to write about their own experiences... Gonzalez's illustrations are bright and busy, catching the playful cadence of the words. -- School Library Journal Fans of their earlier collaborations and professionals seeking to expand their ESL collections will appreciate this new addition. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Pura Belpre Author Award Honor, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Notable Children's Book, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Commended Lists - Americas Book Award, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs

It is one of Alarcon's strengths that he makes both the reading and writing of poetry accessible. His work serves as an excellent pattern for teaching students to write about their own experiences... Gonzalez's illustrations are bright and busy, catching the playful cadence of the words. -- School Library Journal Fans of their earlier collaborations and professionals seeking to expand their ESL collections will appreciate this new addition. -- The Bulleting of the Center for Children's Books A splendid book... a strong sense of connection to one's heritage, as well as to nature, pervades this volume. -- The Riverbank Review Commended Lists - Americas Book Award; Notable Children's Book; Pura Belpre Author Award Honor

"""It is one of Alarc�n's strengths that he makes both the reading and writing of poetry accessible. His work serves as an excellent pattern for teaching students to write about their own experiences. . . Gonzalez's illustrations are bright and busy, catching the playful cadence of the words."" -- School Library Journal ""Fans of their earlier collaborations and professionals seeking to expand their ESL collections will appreciate this new addition."" -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Pura Belpr� Author Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA) ALSC Notable Children's Books - American Library Association (ALA) Am�ricas Award Commended Title - Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs"

It is one of Alarcon's strengths that he makes both the reading and writing of poetry accessible. His work serves as an excellent pattern for teaching students to write about their own experiences.... Gonzalez's illustrations are bright and busy, catching the playful cadence of the words. -- School Library Journal Fans of their earlier collaborations and professionals seeking to expand their ESL collections will appreciate this new addition. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books A splendid book.... a strong sense of connection to one's heritage, as well as to nature, pervades this volume. -- The Riverbank Review Pura Belpre Author Award Honor, ALSC/Reforma Notable Children's Book, American Library Association (ALA) Commended Lists - Americas Book Award, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs

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Francisco X. Alarcón was a renowned poet and educator, and a three-time winner of the Pura Belpré Author Award Honor for his bilingual Magical Cycle of the Seasons series of poetry for children. His many other honors include the American Book Award, the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award, the Chicano Literary Prize, and finalist for state poet laureate of California. Alarcón was also the author of several poetry collections for adults and textbooks for teaching Spanish. In addition, he directed the Spanish for Native Speakers Program at the University of California. Alarcón passed away in early 2016. Maya Gonzalez is an award-winning children's book artist, author, activist and progressive educator. Their work addresses systemic inequity in relation to race/ethnicity, sexism, and cissexism using children's books as radical agents of change and healing, both personally and culturally. Gonzalez co-founded Reflection Press, a POC, queer and trans owned independent publishing house that uses holistic, nature-based, and anti-oppression frameworks in their books and materials for kids and grown-ups. They are also the creator of the Gender Wheel, a tool to express the dynamic, infinite and inclusive reality of gender, and provides lectures and workshops to educators, parents and caregivers. Visit them online at mayagonzalez.com.

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