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The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award is sponsored by the College of Education, Texas State University.
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The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award is administered by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Texas State University (TSU).

  • Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award
    Detailed information about the Tomás Rivera Award including a complete list of previous award winners and a timeline outlining award procedures.
  • TSU Department of Curriculum and Instruction
    Complete information about various degree programs, including Bi-Lingual Education, as well as information about projects such as the Tomás Rivera Book Award.
  • TSU College of Education
    Complete information about degree programs, admission requirements, departments and projects sponsored by the College of Education at Texas State University.
  • Texas State University
    Complete information about the University, including links for current and potential students, connections to academic departments and the library.
 

2011 Tomás Rivera Award Winner

Texas State University College of Education developed the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award to honor authors and illustrators who create literature that depicts the Mexican American experience.  The award was established in 1995 and was named in honor of Dr. Tomás Rivera, a distinguished alumnus of Texas State University. 

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Bait - Alex Sanchez
Call Number: Young Adult Fiction Sanchez
2011 Tomás Rivera Award Winner

 
 

About Tomás Rivera

Tomás Rivera was an author, poet and educator who began life as in Crystal City, Texas the son of migrant farm workers.  As a child he worked the fields along side his parents, but he acheived prominence in the literary and academic worlds due to his determination to be educated.  He graduated from Southwest Texas State university, now known as Texas State, in 1958 with a degree in English.  He went on to receive a PhD from the University of Oklahoma in Romance Languages. Throughout his career as a writer and educator, he championed education for Mexican Americans and consequently became a role model for Latino children across the United States. 

The Tomás Rivera Award was first presented in 1995.  Since that time, it has been awarded annually to the author and illustrator that create literature for children that depicts the Mexican American experience.

 

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