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OverviewThe second title of Jorge Argueta's popular bilingual Cooking Poems series, celebrates the joys of preparing, eating and sharing food. Now available in paperback, Arroz con leche / Rice Pudding is the second title of Jorge Argueta’s popular bilingual Cooking Poems series, celebrating the joys of preparing, eating and sharing food. From sprinkling the rice into the pot, to adding a waterfall of milk, cinnamon sticks, salt stars and sugar snow, Jorge Argueta’s recipe is not only easy to follow, it is a poetic experience. The lively illustrations by Fernando Vilela feature an enthusiastic young cook who finds no end of joy in making and then slurping up the rice pudding with his family. As in all the titles in this series, Arroz con leche / Rice Pudding conveys the pleasure of making something delicious to eat for people you really love. A great book for families to enjoy together. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.2 With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jorge Argueta , Fernando Vilela , Elisa AmadoPublisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada Dimensions: Width: 18.40cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 26.60cm Weight: 0.113kg ISBN: 9781554988877ISBN 10: 155498887 Pages: 32 Publication Date: 14 April 2016 Recommended Age: From 4 to 7 years Audience: General/trade , General , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Language: Spanish Table of ContentsReviewsA lyrical, lovely bilingual ode to rice pudding . . . a wonderful book to use across cultures. Booklist, starred review The text sparkles with clarity and purpose . . . A nice introduction to the joys of cooking, as well as a strong bilingual addition to any collection. Kirkus Reviews With a retro palette of orange, green, and teal, Vilela s illustrations have a funky exuberance that play up the boy s excitement, while nodding to the dish s heritage in the patterned surfaces of the family s home. Publishers Weekly A lyrical, lovely bilingual ode to rice pudding . . . a wonderful book to use across cultures. Booklist, starred review The text sparkles with clarity and purpose . . . A nice introduction to the joys of cooking, as well as a strong bilingual addition to any collection. Kirkus Reviews With a retro palette of orange, green, and teal, Vilela s illustrations have a funky exuberance that play up the boy s excitement, while nodding to the dish s heritage in the patterned surfaces of the family s home. Publishers Weekly A lyrical, lovely bilingual ode to rice pudding . . . a wonderful book to use across cultures. Booklist, starred review The text sparkles with clarity and purpose . . . A nice introduction to the joys of cooking, as well as a strong bilingual addition to any collection. Kirkus Reviews With a retro palette of orange, green, and teal, Vilela s illustrations have a funky exuberance that play up the boy s excitement, while nodding to the dish s heritage in the patterned surfaces of the family s home. Publishers Weekly Author InformationJORGE ARGUETA, a Pipil Nahua Indian from El Salvador and Poet Laureate of San Mateo County, is a prize-winning author of more than twenty children’s books. His book Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds won the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award and was named to USBBY’s Outstanding International Books List, ALA Notable Children’s Books and the Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices. Jorge is the founder of the International Children's Poetry Festival Manyula and the Library of Dreams, a non-profit organization that promotes literacy in El Salvador. Jorge divides his time between San Francisco, California, and El Salvador. Fernando Vilela is a Brazilian illustrator who has illustrated numerous children's books. He lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil. ELISA AMADO is a Guatemalan-born author and translator. She has written My Friend (Mi amiga), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano; Un Barrilete para el Día de los Muertos / Barrilete: A Kite for the Day of the Dead; Cousins (Primas), illustrated by Luis Garay; and Tricycle (El triciclo), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano, which is on the Américas Award Commended List and is a USBBY Outstanding International Book. She lives in Toronto. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |