Adelita
by Tomie dePaola Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
After her parents die, Adelita suffers mistreatment by her stepmother and mean stepsisters until she meets her true love at a fiesta. Beautiful Mexican folk art enhances this book, which contains English text interspersed with Spanish phrases.
- Interest Level
- Grades 3 - 5
- Grade Level Equivalent
- 3.5
- Lexile Measure
- 660L
- DRA
- 34
- Guided Reading
- O
- Publisher
- Putnam Publishing Group
- Number of Pages
- 32
- Genre
- Fiction
About the Author and Illustrator
Tomie dePaola
Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut in 1934. At age 4, he knew he wanted to become a writer and an illustrator. His mother was an avid book lover and read to him and his brother often. As a child, dePaola would illustrate the books his mother read to him.
Tomie dePaola
Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut in 1934. At age 4, he knew he wanted to become a writer and an illustrator. His mother was an avid book lover and read to him and his brother often. As a child, dePaola would illustrate the books his mother read to him.
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