Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico! Americas’ Sproutings

By Pat Mora, Rafael Lopez
Paperback: $11.95

A collection of haiku focusing on fourteen foods native to the Americas, celebrating the fun of the foods as well as their origins.

Front cover for Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué Rico! Brotes de las Américas by Pat Mora and Rafael Lopez
This book is also available in Spanish
Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué Rico! Brotes de las Américas
By Pat Mora, Rafael Lopez

Description

Smear nutty butter,
then jelly. Gooey party,
my sandwich and me.

Peanuts, blueberries, corn, potatoes, tomatoes, and more — here is a luscious collection of haiku celebrating foods native to the Americas. Brimming with imagination and fun, these poems capture the tasty essence of foods that have delighted, united, and enriched our lives for centuries. Exuberant illustrations bring to life the delicious spirit of the haiku, making Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué rico! an eye-popping, mouth-watering treat. Open it and dig in!

About the Creators

Pat Mora

Pat Mora is the celebrated Latina author of forty award-winning children’s poetry and prose picture books. A lifelong literacy advocate, she founded Children’s Day, Book Day (El día de los niños, el día de los libros) to celebrate children and motivate them to become readers with daily support from families, teachers, and librarians and annual festivities on April 30. Mora lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit her online at patmora.com.

Rafael Lopez

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.

Awards

  • Américas Award

    Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs

  • ALSC Notable Children's Books

    American Library Association (ALA)

  • Best Children's Books of the Year

    Bank Street College of Education

  • Texas Bluebonnet Award Shortlist

    Texas Library Association (TLA)

  • Best of the Best Books

    Chicago Public Library

Reviews

  • * "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

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781600608926
  • Price $11.95
  • Publication Date Oct 01, 2007
  • Trim Size 10.25 × 8.75 in
  • Weight 0.3125 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Word Count 1343
  • Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781584302711
  • Price $17.95
  • Publication Date Oct 01, 2007
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 0.4375 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Word Count 1343
  • Cd

  • ISBN 9781430114475
  • Price $12.95
  • Publication Date Oct 01, 2007
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 0.3125 lbs
  • Interests

  • Imprint Lee & Low Books
  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JNF / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino
  • BISAC Category 2 JNF / Cooking & Food
  • BISAC Category 3 JNF / Science & Nature / Flowers & Plants
  • Themes African / African American / Black, Cultural Diversity, Environment / Nature, Exploring Ecosystems, Farming, Food, Geography, Human Impact On Environment / Environmental Sustainability, Indigenous / First Nations / Native American, Informational / Expository Nonfiction, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Multiple Ethnicities Represented, Nature / Science, Nonfiction, Poetry, United States History
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 5 - 11
  • Grade Range Grades K - 6
  • Guided Reading P
  • ATOS Book Level 5.3
  • DRA 38
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 970
  • Reading Level Grades 3 - 4
  • SRC 6.6
  • Bebop Reading Fluent
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