Based on the true story of the Mexican-American author and educator Tom�s Rivera, a child of migrant workers who went on to become the first minority Chancellor in the University of California system, this inspirational story suggests what libraries-and education-can make possible. The very next day, Tom�s meets the library lady and a whole new world opens up for him. There are more stories in the library, Papa Grande tells him. But before long, Tom�s knows all the stories by heart. At night they gather around to hear Grandfather's wonderful stories.

Every summer he and his family follow the crops north from Texas to Iowa, spending long, arduous days in the fields. A Common Core Exemplar Text by an award-winning author-illustrator team Tom�s is a son of migrant workers. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Hardback. This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades K-1, Read-Aloud Stories) in Appendix B Raul Col�n's warm, expressive paintings perfectly interweave the harsh realities of Tom�s's life, the joyful imaginings he finds in books, and his special relationships with a wise grandfather and a caring librarian. The very next day, Tom�s meets the library lady and a whole new world opens up for him.īased on the true story of the Mexican-American author and educator Tom�s Rivera, a child of migrant workers who went on to become the first minority Chancellor in the University of California system, this inspirational story suggests what libraries-and education-can make possible. 'There are more stories in the library,' Papa Grande tells him.

A Common Core Exemplar Text by an award-winning author-illustrator team

Tomás and the Library Lady by Pat Mora