Background
Mora, Pat was born on January 19, 1942 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Daughter of Raul Antonio and Estella (Delgado) Mora.
( As a Chicana, educator, poet, mother, lecturer, and nat...)
As a Chicana, educator, poet, mother, lecturer, and native of El Paso, Texas, Pat Mora is a denizen of nepantla--a Nahuatl word meaning "land in the middle." In her first collection of essays this award-winning writer negotiates the middle land's many terrains by exploring the personal issues and political responsibilities she faces as a woman of color in the United States. Characterized by a keen sense of community, Nepantla is an important contribution to the growing body of Chicano nonfiction. Mora explores the issues of cultural preservation--preservation of her own Mexican American culture as a source for her creativity and for her sense of self. She then remembers her encounters with other cultures, which have taught her both to appreciate and to spotlight the stunning riches and injustices of her own country. Mora's insights on bilingualism, education, women, and family are sometimes barbed and always exact. Sprinkled like blossoms on a springtime cholla, excerpts from Mora's own poems crystallize her thoughts and insights into unforgettable images.
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(Doña Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in ...)
Doña Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in the American Southwest. Popular with her neighbors, she lets the children use her flowers as trumpets and her leftover tortillas as rafts. Flor loves to read, too, and she can often be found reading aloud to the children. One day, all the villagers hear a terrifying noise: it sounds like a huge animal bellowing just outside their village. Everyone is afraid, but not Flor. She wants to protect her beloved neighbors, so with the help of her animal friends, she sets off for the highest mesa to find the creature. Soon enough, though, the joke is on Flor and her friends, who come to rescue her, as she discovers the small secret behind that great big noise. The creators of Tomás and the Library Lady, Pat Mora and Raul Colón, have once again joined together. This time they present a heartwarming and humorous original tall tale—peppered with Spanish words and phrases—about a giant lady with a great big heart.
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(Real-life Santa Fe painter Maria Hesch (1909-1994) painte...)
Real-life Santa Fe painter Maria Hesch (1909-1994) painted innocent narratives of her life as a young girl growing up along the river and next to her grandfather's alfalfa field that linked the family to the nearby church. In Maria Paints the Hills, acclaimed writer Pat Mora imagines the story of the young Maria revealed in the paintings. She is a sensitive child, alive to the colors and shapes of her world, a child who makes of her solitary playtime the companionship of her budding artful imagination. "Look, Tia," Maria says excitedly. "See the caballitos galloping in the fire? The flames look like little horses." Pat Mora reminds us that children are the original artists.
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(Pat Mora edited and contributed to this beautiful and cel...)
Pat Mora edited and contributed to this beautiful and celebratory collection, in which thirteen poets write with joy, humor, and love about the powerful bond between mothers, grandmothers, and children. These poets represent a wide spectrum of Latino voices, from award-winning authors to a 15-year-old new talent. They write passionately about their Puerto Rican, Cuban, Venezuelan, and Mexican American backgrounds and the undeniable influence of their mothers and grandmothers. Illustrated with exuberance by Ecuadorian artist Paula S. Barragán M., Love to Mamá is sure to be embraced and treasured by everyone who wants to recognize mothers as one of our universal role models.
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(The first bilingual picture book published under the Pina...)
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.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005M31COI/?tag=2022091-20
(The first bilingual picture book published under the Pina...)
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.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1558851216/?tag=2022091-20
(Doña Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in ...)
Doña Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in the American Southwest. Popular with her neighbors, she lets the children use her flowers as trumpets and her leftover tortillas as rafts. Flor loves to read, too, and she can often be found reading aloud to the children. One day, all the villagers hear a terrifying noise: it sounds like a huge animal bellowing just outside their village. Everyone is afraid, but not Flor. She wants to protect her beloved neighbors, so with the help of her animal friends, she sets off for the highest mesa to find the creature. Soon enough, though, the joke is on Flor and her friends, who come to rescue her, as she discovers the small secret behind that great big noise. The creators of TOMÁS AND THE LIBRARY LADY, Pat Mora and Raul Colón, have once again joined together. This time they present a heartwarming and humorous original tall tale-peppered with Spanish words and phrases about a giant lady with a great big heart.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375823379/?tag=2022091-20
(Stella loves her family and her Mexican heritage, but she...)
Stella loves her family and her Mexican heritage, but she doesn't always like being different from the other kids at school. Now her class is going to dance around the Maypole at the school's May parade, and Stella wants her tulip costume to be special, even if she won't look like the other girls at school. Sometimes being different can be exciting. This touching story that celebrates diversity is based on author Pat Mora's mother's childhood and is brought to life by Elizabeth Sayles's evocative paintings. Illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0142500097/?tag=2022091-20
("Baa-baa," sang the lamb. "Shoo, go play," said Francis, ...)
"Baa-baa," sang the lamb. "Shoo, go play," said Francis, but the little lamb just grinned and trotted happily behind the man, who preached to people and dogs and flowers and fish and frogs. With lilting verse and playful imagery, award-winning author Pat Mora celebrates the tender relationship between the beloved saint, and the animals he loved. Woodcut artist David Frampton captures the exuberant songs of Francis and the animals in charming, colorful woodcuts that underscore the harmony between humans and the natural world. Inspired by Saint Francis's own reverence, and love for animals, this book will encourage readers young and old to join in with the clucks of the chickens, the whirring of the cicadas, and the songs of the nightingale.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/080285253X/?tag=2022091-20
(In simple yet exquisite poetic text, a young girl asks th...)
In simple yet exquisite poetic text, a young girl asks the desert for things such as food and comfort and the desert responds, as a mother meeting a child's demands. Perfect for younger children and desert studies. Winner of the Skipping Stones Honor Award.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0981568629/?tag=2022091-20
(Basado en la historia real del educador Mejicano-American...)
Basado en la historia real del educador Mejicano-Americano Tomás Rivera, un hijo de trabajadores inmigrantes que llegó a convertirse, dentro del sistema de la Universidad de California, en el Canciller del primera minoría, esta inspiradora historia sugiere lo que las librerías-y la educación-pueden hacer posible. "Las bellas ilustraciones esgrafiadas de Colón, en su rítmico estilo texturizado y brillantemente colorido, capturan el calor y los sueños que el chico encuentra en el mundo de los libros." -Booklist.
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Mora, Pat was born on January 19, 1942 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Daughter of Raul Antonio and Estella (Delgado) Mora.
Bachelor, Texas Western College, 1963; Master of Arts, University Texas, El Paso, 1967.
Lecturer English, University Texas, El Paso, 1979-1981; assistant to vice president for academic affairs, University Texas, El Paso, 1981-1989; music director, assistant to president, University Texas, El Paso, 1987-1989; consultant, Will Keith Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1989-1991. Advisor Kellogg National Fellowship Program, 1991-1993.
(Basado en la historia real del educador Mejicano-American...)
(The first bilingual picture book published under the Pina...)
(The first bilingual picture book published under the Pina...)
(Real-life Santa Fe painter Maria Hesch (1909-1994) painte...)
(Pat Mora edited and contributed to this beautiful and cel...)
(In simple yet exquisite poetic text, a young girl asks th...)
( As a Chicana, educator, poet, mother, lecturer, and nat...)
(As a Chicana, educator, poet, mother, lecturer, and nativ...)
(Stella loves her family and her Mexican heritage, but she...)
(Doña Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in ...)
(Doña Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in ...)
("Baa-baa," sang the lamb. "Shoo, go play," said Francis, ...)
(1st Dragonfly Books)
(Library Binding)
(Big)
Member of American Library Association (honorary Pura Belpre award 2006), Poetry Society America, Society Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (Golden Kite award 2006), National Council Teachers English, Academy American Poets, Texas Institute Letters.
Married William H. Burnside, July 27, 1963 (divorced August 1981). Children: William Burnside, Elizabeth Burnside, Cecilia Burnside. Married Vernon L. Scarborough, May 25, 1984.