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Sopa de Frijoles / Bean Soup: Un Poema Para Cocinar / A Cooking Poem
Contributor(s): Argueta, Jorge (Author), Yockteng, Rafael (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1773060023     ISBN-13: 9781773060026
Publisher: Groundwood Books
OUR PRICE:   $8.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Cooking & Food
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Mexico
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic | Latino
Dewey: 861.64
Lexile Measure: 550
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7" W x 10.3" (0.25 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Mexican
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 129745
Reading Level: 3.3   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
This delightful recipe in poem form shows us all, young and old, how to make a heartwarming, tummy-filling bean soup -- from gathering the beans, onions and garlic to letting them swim in the pot until the house smells wonderful and it's time for supper.

A young boy helps his mother prepare a soup the whole family will enjoy using ingredients from Mother Earth. Onions are "yellow as the dawn," beans are like stars spread out on the "sky of the table" and the water in the pot is "as deep as a little lake." While the soup is cooking, the boy buries the cooking scraps under a tree in the yard "so Mother Earth keeps on growing flavors."

Simply written, yet full of vivid imagery, Jorge Argueta's verse and Rafael Yockteng's animated illustrations make preparing bean soup a fun, almost magical experience. This book is a great family recipe/poem for those who already love bean soup -- it is a comfort food for many -- and for those who are looking for a delicious new healthy food.