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 \nPat Mora loves Nancy Drewmysteries.  \nPhotography Credits:AIl photographs are by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Division (MMH)except as noted:CVR (t)Courtesy of PatMora;()Potapova Valeriya/Getty Images;2 (br)Courtesy of Pat Mora;3 (t)Witold Skrypczak/Lonely Planet Images/Getty Images;4(br)Courtesy of Pat Mora;5 (t)Courtesy of Pat Mora;7 (br)Courtesy of Pat Mora.  \nlustration Credits:3:(1)◎XNR Productions,Inc.  \nMHEonline.com  \nMc  \nGraw  \nHill  \nEducation  \nCopyright o McGraw-Hill Education  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may bereproduced or distributed in any form or by any means,orstored in a database or retrieval system,without theprior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education,including,but not limited to,network storage ortransmission,or broadcast for distance learning.  \nSend all inquiries to:McGraw-Hill Education8787 Orion PlaceColumbus,OH 43240  \nISBN:978-0-02-151972-9  \nMHID:0-02-151972-2  \nPrinted in the United States of America.  \n56789101112 DOC 1918171615  \nPat Mora  \nWriter  \nby Josie Black  \nContents  \nWho Is Pat Mora?………………………2  \nMora the Writer……………  \n………………4  \nMora Loves Books………………………6  \nGlossary………………  \n………………………………8  \n# Who Is Pat Mora?\n\nPat Mora writes stories and poems inboth English and Spanish.She is proud tobe a Hispanic writer.Mora has writtenmore than 25 books for children and8 books for adults.  \nMora is the mother of three grownchildren.She and her husband live inSanta Fe,New Mexico.  \nPat Mora spent her childhood in El Paso,Texas.  \nMora's Mexican American heritage isvery important to her.She grew up in abilingual home.This is why she is able tospeak and write in two languages.  \nMora often gives speeches about readingand writing.She talks about how importantit is for families to read and write together.  \n# Mora the Writer\n\nPat Mora was born in 1942 and grew up inEl Paso,Texas.El Paso is a city that is nearMexico.Mora was the oldest of four children.Mora's parents spoke Spanish and English.Her grandparents,who came from Mexico,spoke only Spanish.  \nMora loved to read and write.In school Mora wrote poetry.Yet she never thought ofbecoming a writer.As a child Pat Mora spokeboth English and Spanish.  \nPat Mora grew up with two sistersand one brother,shown above.  \nFor many years Mora was a teacher.In the1980s Mora stopped teaching so she couldwork on her writing.Mora wanted to shareher love of words with readers.She alsowanted to share the stories of her family.  \nMora has won many awards.One awardhelped her to go to Italy to write.  \nMora Loves Books  \nMora has written many special books.She once said that her next book is alwaysher favorite because that's the book she'smost excited about.  \nOne special book is Tomás and the  \nLibrary Lady.It is the true story of a youngmigrant worker named Tomás Rivera.  \nRivera became a writer and a teacher.The book tells how Tomás discovered hislove for books.  \nMora wanted to bring children andtheir families closer to books.She begana yearly event that honors family reading.It is called El dia de los ninos/El dia de loslibros.In English this means Children'sDay/Book Day.  \nThe book day is held on April 30.It is another way Pat Mora showsher love of books,children,and herMexican American heritage.  \n# Glossary\n\nawards prizes given for good workbilingual able to speak,read,andwrite in two languages  \nheritage customs that families passdown from parents to children  \nHispanic a person who is Latin  \nAmerican or Spanish  \nmigrant worker a person who  \nmoves from place to place looking  \nfor work","cbCaiqrXJGeEStrr","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqrXJGeEStrr","pdf",2333446,"English","# Who Is Pat Mora?\n# Mora the Writer\n# Mora Loves Books\n# Glossary","[{\"question\":\"What languages does Pat Mora write in?\",\"answer\":\"Pat Mora writes stories and poems in both English and Spanish.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is Pat Mora’s Mexican American heritage important to her?\",\"answer\":\"Her Mexican American heritage is very important to her, and she grew up in a bilingual home that helps her speak and write in two languages.\"},{\"question\":\"What is El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros?\",\"answer\":\"It is a yearly event that honors family reading, held on April 30, which reflects Mora’s love of books, children, and her Mexican American heritage.\"}]","Who Is Pat Mora? 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