Ruth Rocha

Ruth Machado Lousada Rocha (born March 2, 1931), most known as Ruth Rocha is a Brazilian writer of children's books.[1] Together with Lygia Bojunga, Ana Maria Machado and Eva Furnari she is one of the leading exponents of the new wave of Brazilian children's literature.[2] Rocha graduated in Political Sociology at the University of São Paulo and postgraduated in Educational Orientation in the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. She became a member of the Paulista Academy of Arts since October 25, 2007, occupying the chair 38.[3]

  1. ^ "Biografia-Ruth Rocha". Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Ruth Rocha". Enciclopédia Escolar Britannica (in Portuguese). Britannica Escola Online. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Ruth Rocha é imortal da Academia Paulista". O Estado de S. Paulo. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2014.