Pub Date: June 1, 2016
Dewey: 811.54
LCCN: 2007044276
Lexile Code: 0970
Features: Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 06 to 09
Physical Info: 0.20" H x 10.10" L x 8.50" W ( 0.30 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General | Cooking and Food | Places | United States | Hispanic and Latino | Science and Nature | Flowers and Plants
Description:
A collection of haiku focusing on fourteen foods native to the Americas, celebrating the fun of the foods as well as their origins.
Brief description:
Rafael Lopez grew up in Mexico City, and his art is strongly influenced by the work of Mexican muralists. He has created many large murals for public spaces, including the Urban Art Trail Project in downtown San Diego. López's first book, My Name is Celia, won an Américas Award and a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor. He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife and their son. To find out more about Rafael Lopez, visit rafaellopez.com.
Review Quotes:
* "This inventive stew of food haiku celebrates the indigenous foods of the Americas. Each of the 13 poems appears on a gloriously colorful double-page spread, accompanied by a sidebar that presents information about the origin of the food... this will provide lots and lots of lip-smacking fun that teachers can use to supplement social studies and language arts units; they can also share one poem at a time, between other subjects." -- Booklist, starred review
ALSC Notable Children's Books - American Library Association (ALA)
Américas Award - Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education
Best of the Best Books - Chicago Public Library
Texas Bluebonnet Award Shortlist - Texas Library Association (TLA)