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 educati...view moreEdia 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 Children’s Literature in Connecticut. In 2001 she retired from the US Department of Education in Washington, DC, where she worked for eleven years. She has published four bilingual books for children: Jessica’s Summer Vacation (Las vacaciones de verano de Jéssica), The Tale of Bad Guts and Bad Blood (El cuento de Mala Entrañita y de Mala Sangre), and Zoe Meets Pierre (Zoé conoce a Pierre).
Edia has two daughters, Edia Zoe Lugo Husband and Lynette Lugo Petrie; a son, David Lugo, married to Mónica; and five grandchildren. Her hobbies are writing for children, gardening, and reading. She lives in Buda, Texas.
Edia L. Velez nació en San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. Ella se mudó a los Estados Unidos durante los 1960. Se graduó de Houston Baptist University. Enseñó escuela elemental bilingue en Houston Independent School District (HISD). Se graduó del “Institute of Children’s Literature” en Connecticut. En 2001, se retiró del Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos de America en Washington, DC, en donde trabajó por once años. Ella ha publicado cuatro libros bilingues para niños: Jessica’s Summer Vacation, (Las vacaciones de verano de Jéssica), segundo, The Tale of Bad Guts and Bad Blood (El cuento de Mala Entrañita y de Mala Sangre), tercero, Lynette’s Untouchable Bubble (Lynette y su Burbuja Intocable), y cuarto, Zoe Meets Pierre (Zoé Conoce a Pierre).
Ella tiene dos hijas, Edia Zoé Lugo Husband y Lynette Lugo Petrie, y su hijo David Lugo, casado con Mónica, y cinco nietos. Su entretenimiento favorito es escribir para niños, trabajar en su jardín, y leer. Ella vive en Buda, Texas.view less