Pat Mora
Author of Tomas and the Library Lady
About the Author
Pat Mora is a bilingual author with a special focus on children's literature. Among her awards are Honorary Doctorates from North Carolina State University and SUNY Buffalo, Honorary Membership in the American Library Association, Life-Time Membership in USBBY, a Civitella Ranieri Fellowship to show more write in Umbria, Italy, and a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Texas at El Paso. She was a recipient and judge of a Poetry Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a recipient and advisor of the Kellogg National Leadership Fellowships. Her children's books include: Water Rolls, Water Rises/El agua rueda, el agua sube. With her daughter, Libby Martinez, Pat also recently wrote I Pledge Allegiance and Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo!. A literacy advocate, Pat founded Children's Day, Book Day, El día de los niños, El día de los libros often known as Día. The year-long commitment promotes creatively linking all children and families to books, and establishing annual April Children's Day, Book Day celebrations across the country. April 2016 will be Día's 20th Anniversary. Pat's Book Fiesta captures the Día spirit. A former teacher, university administrator, museum director, and consultant, Pat is a popular national speaker who promotes creativity, inclusivity and bookjoy. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Pat Mora
Associated Works
Daughters of the Fifth Sun: A Collection of Latina Fiction and Poetry (1995) — Contributor — 54 copies
Currents from the Dancing River: Contemporary Latino Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry (1994) — Contributor — 48 copies
Hecho en Tejas: An Anthology of Texas-Mexican Literature (Southwestern Writers Collection) (2006) — Contributor — 27 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Mora, Pat
- Birthdate
- 1942-01-19
- Gender
- female
- Places of residence
- El Paso, Texas, USA
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - Education
- Texas Western College (BA/1963)
University of Texas, El Paso (MA/1967) - Occupations
- Professor (University of New Mexico)
- Awards and honors
- May Hill Arbuthnot Lecturer (2016)
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Youth: Poetry (1)
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- Works
- 65
- Also by
- 17
- Members
- 6,916
- Popularity
- #3,533
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 444
- ISBNs
- 315
- Languages
- 2
- Favorited
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