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Pat Mora
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1942
Pat Mora is an American poet and author of books for adults, teens and children. A native of El Paso, Texas, her grandparents came to the city from northern Mexico. She graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, received Honorary Doctorates from North Carolina State University and SUNY Buffalo, and was awarded American Library Association Honorary Membership. A literacy advocate, in 1996, she founded Children's Day, Book Day , now celebrated across the country each year on April 30.
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About Pat Mora
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1942
Pat Mora is an American poet and author of books for adults, teens and children. A native of El Paso, Texas, her grandparents came to the city from northern Mexico. She graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, received Honorary Doctorates from North Carolina State University and SUNY Buffalo, and was awarded American Library Association Honorary Membership. A literacy advocate, in 1996, she founded Children's Day, Book Day , now celebrated across the country each year on April 30.
Pat Mora was born in El Paso, a border city that has deeply influenced her identity and literary work.
She is a renowned Mexican American writer who has dedicated much of her career to children's literature.
In addition to being the author of over 150 works, she has served as a teacher, sharing her passion for literature.
Her writing sensitively explores the Mexican American experience and the richness of bilingual culture.
She is the founder of El día de los niños/El día de los libros, an initiative that celebrates the importance of reading in childhood.
