Edia L. Velez was born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. She moved to the United States during 1960, graduated from Houston Baptist University, and taught elementary bilingual education at Houston Ind...vizualizați mai multeEdia L. Velez was born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. She moved to the United States during 1960, graduated from Houston Baptist University, and taught elementary bilingual education at Houston Independent School District (HISD). She graduated from the Institute of Childrens Literature in Connecticut. In 2001 she retired from the US Department of Education in Washington, DC, where she worked for eleven years. She published her first bilingual book, Jessicas Summer Vacation (Las vacaciones de verano de Jssica), and her second bilingual book, The Tale of Bad Guts and Bad Blood (El cuento de mala entraita y mala sangre).
Edia has two daughters, Edia Zoe Lugo Husband and Lynette Lugo Petrie; a son, David Lugo, married to Mnica; and five grandchildren. Her hobbies are writing for children, gardening, and reading. She lives in Kingwood, Texas.
Edia L. Velez naci en San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. Ella se mud a los Estados Unidos durante los 1960. Se gradu de Houston Baptist University. Ense escuela elemental bilingue en Houston Independent School District (HISD). Se gradu del Institute of Childrens Literature en Connecticut. En 2001, se retir del Departamento de Educacin de los Estados Unidos de America en Washington, DC, en donde trabaj por once aos. Ella public su primer libro bilingue llamado, Jessicas Summer Vacation/Las vacaciones de verano de Jssica y su segundo libro bilinge, The Tale of Bad Guts and Bad Blood/El cuento de Mala Entraita y Mala Sangre.
Ella tiene dos hijas, Edia Zo Lugo Husband y Lynette Lugo Petrie, y su hijo David Lugo, casado con Mnica, y cinco nietos. Su entretenimiento favorito es escribir para nios, trabajar en su jardn, y leer. Ella vive en Kingwood, Texas.vizualizați mai puține