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F. Isabel Campoy (Alicante, Spain, 1946) is the author of numerous children's books in the areas of poetry, theatre, fictional narrative, biographies, and art as well as of pedagogical books in the areas of Language Arts and English as a Second Language. Her work aims at providing children keys to interpret the world in a fun, challenging, and affirmative way. She is a frequent speaker in national and international conferences on issues of Transformative Education, Second Language Acquisition and Authentic Writing.

1. Personal Life. F. Isabel Campoy was born in Alicante, Spain on June 25, 1946, the daughter of María Coronado and Diego Campoy, an English professor. She has traveled extensively throughout the world and is fluent in Spanish, Catalonian, English and French. Isabel can translate Italian and Portuguese. She is a student of Arab, and Russian. After receiving a Licenciatura in English Philology at the Universidad Complutense (Madrid, Spain), Isabel pursued graduate studies at Reading University (England), the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Universidad Complutense (Madrid, Spain).

2. Early Life. During her first 16 years Isabel lived in Spain, at a time in which dictator Generalísimo Franco had total control of every aspect of life. To escape from such an oppressive atmosphere she applied for a highly competitive American Field Service Scholarship, which she won in 1963. This granted her the opportunity to live in the United States and study at Trenton High School, in Michigan. That experience changed her life forever. Although she arrived to the States with a fair knowledge of the English language (her father was an English professor in Alicante and patiently requested his four children to speak English at home), the culture she encountered in the States required a profound adaptation and a deep understanding of self and others, here and back home. She learned to observe, to compare and contrast, to analyze and to draw similarities and differences in human beings, societies, beliefs, and ways to see life. Soon she had a world of her own that she learned to translate in order to be part of two worlds. Translating was actually a way to improve her income while studying at the university in Valencia first, and in Madrid later. Every penny was always spent in travels. Knowing other costumes, other people’s way to live life led her first to visit every corner of Spain: Galicia, Cataluña, País Vasco, Andalucía, Extremadura, País Valenciano, León, Castilla-La Mancha and Aragón. Spain, a country the size of Texas, has four official languages and one of the richest and most varied cultural traditions in Europe. She traveled taking pictures, and taking notes for an encyclopedia of Spain that is 40 years later, still a work in progress. From Spain she extended her trips first to the nearby countries, of Portugal, France, Italy and Morocco, and then the rest of the world. She is still traveling.

3. Career. Isabel worked as the senior acquisitions' editor for foreign languages in the College Division of Houghton Mifflin Publishing Company (Boston, MA) from 1981 to 1993 Since 1994 Isabel has been an author of several K-6 Spanish Reading Programs for grades K to 6 [Cielo abierto, Vamos de fiesta, Trofeos, Villacuentos, Senderos, Excursiones en California] as well as a Program of English as a Second Language [Moving Into English] all published by Harcourt Brace (now Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). She is the co-author of Gateways to the Sun / Puertas al Sol a collection of 35 books for children about different aspects of the Hispanic culture. She has edited a number of anthologies of traditional folklore, poetry and plays. Isabel is also the individual author of multiple books. Her extensive writing, of over 150 titles, has been recognized with the Laureate Award from San Francisco Public Library, the Reading the World Award, the Junior Library Guild Award, among others. She is a member of the American Academy of Poets as well as of several organizations for the advancement of multicultural awareness and world peace.

4. Awards. Friends and Foundation of San Francisco Public Library Laureate Award, 2003. • Reading the World Award 2004. • Junior Library Guild Premier Selection Award, 2006 For Tales Our Abuelitas Told / Cuentos que contaban nuestras abuelas • Kirkus Best Books • Nick Jr. Family Magazine • Best Books of the Year • ALA Notable Book Award. For Pío Peep! • Nick Jr. Magazine Best Book of the Year • Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award • Parenting Magazine Books of the Year Award

5. Bibliography Picture Books in English Get Up Rick, Ibis and Jaguar's Dinner. Illustrated by Amanda Hall. My Day from A to Z. Rosa raposa. Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Antes y Ahora. Picture Books in Spanish Fantástica fiesta. Illustrated by Doris Johnston. La pelota. Illustrated by Gerardo Suzán. Mi día de la A a la Z. !Mírennos! .Todas las buenas manos. Illustrated by Yuyi Morales. ¡Levántate Rick! Illustrated by Bernard Adnet. Series Gateways to the Sun / Puertas al sol Collections of Folklore. [Co-edited with Alma Flor Ada] A New Home for the Seven Little Goats, [In Spanish El nuevo hogar de los siete cabritos. A New Job for Pérez, the Mouse, [in Spanish Ratoncito Pérez, cartero. Artist’ Easel, [In Spanish Caballete. Blue and Green, [In Spanish Azul y verde. Brush and Paint, [In Spanish Brocha y pincel. Canvas and Paper, [In Spanish Lienzo y papel. Colors, [In Spanish Colores. Crayons, [In Spanish Crayones. Eyes of the Jaguar, [In Spanish Ojos del jaguar]. Happy Birthday, Little Red Riding Hood, [In Spanish ¡Feliz cumpleaños, Caperucita Roja! . I Am. [In Spanish Yo]. Letters, [In Spanish Letras]. My Memories, [In Spanish Mis recuerdos]. My Stories,[In Spanish Mis relatos]. On the Wings of the Condor, [In Spanish En alas del cóndor]. One, Two, Three. Who Can it Be? , [In Spanish Uno, dos, tres. ¡Dime quién es!. Paths [José Martí, Frida Kahlo, César Chávez], [In Spanish Caminos José Martí, Frida Kahlo, César Chávez]. Pencils, [In Spanish Lápices]. Poems, [In Spanish Poemas]. The Quetzal’s Journey, [In Spanish El vuelo del quetzl]. Rhymes, [In Spanish Rimas]. Smiles [Pablo Picasso/Gabriela Mistral/Benito Juárez], [In Spanish Sonrisas]. Steps [Rita Moreno, FernandoBotero, Evelyn. Cisneros],[In Spanish Pasos]. This is Me, [In Spanish Yo]. Voices [Luis Valdés, Judith Baca, Carlos J. Finlay], [In Spanish Voces]. Watercolors. Words, [In Spanish palabras]. Poems, [In Spanish Poemas ]. Collections of oral traditional folklore [co-edited with Alma Flor Ada] Mamá Goose Illustrated by Maribel Suárez. Muu Moo Illustrated by Viví Escrivá. ¡Pío, Peep! Spanish Nursery Rhymes. Ten Little Puppies / Diez perritos Illustrated by Ulises Wensell. Poetry Anthologies [Co-edited with Alma Flor Ada] Dreaming Fish, [In Spanish Pimpón]. Flying Dragon [In Spanish Chuchurumbe]. Laughing Crocodiles, [In Spanish Antón Pirulero]. Dulce es la sal .El verde limón. Gorrión gorrión. Huertos de coral. La rama azul. Nuevo día. Ríos de lava. Theatre Anthologies [Co-edited with Alma Flor Ada] Curtains Up! [In Spanish Tablado de Doña Rosita]. Rat-A-Tat-Cat ,[In Spanish Teatro del Gato Garabato]. Roll’n’Role [In Spanish Teatro de Don Crispín]. Singing [In Spanish Escenario de Polichinela. Acto final. Actores y flores. Ensayo general. . Escenas y alegrías. Primer acto. Risas y aplausos. Saludos al público. Books in Spanish co-authored with Alma Flor Ada Ecos del pasado. Imágenes del pasado. Una semilla de luz [Colección Los derechos del niño]. Sigue la palabra [Historia de la lengua española]. Música amiga collection of books and CDs [co-authored with Alma Flor Ada. CDs with music and voice by Suni Paz] Canción y alegría. Canta la letra. Caracolí. Con ton y son. Corre al coro .Do, re, mi, ¡Sí, sí!. El camino de tu risa. El son del sol. ¡Qué rica la ronda!. Sigue la música.

Professional Publications [co-authored by Alma Flor Ada] Authors in the Classroom. A Transformative Education Process. Ayudando a nuestros hijos. Música amiga: Aprender cantando. Comprehensive Language Arts. Effective English Acquisition. Home School Interaction with Cultural or Language Diverse Families.

DVDs Paths to my Word. Huellas de mi palabra. El encuentro mágico con el folklore infantil. [with Alma Flor Ada] 6. External links www.fisabelcampoy.com www.almaflorada.com