FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Provides a poetic recipe for guacamole that not only offers instructions for making the appetizer but highlights the ways in which working with food can be fun in itself.

Guacamole: Un Poema Para Cocinar / A Cooking Poem

Children's Books

Argueta, Jorge

Biographies

Turtleback Books

This delightful poem teaches readers young and old how to make a heartwarming, tummy-filling black bean soup, from gathering the beans, onions, and garlic to taking little pebbles out of the beans to letting them simmer till the luscious smell indica

Bean Soup / Sopa De Frijoles

Education & Reference

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In this bilingual poem, family members dance and sing as they gather the ingredients for, prepare, and anticipate eating a traditional salsa..

Salsa: Un Poema Para Cocinar / a Cooking Poem

Literature & Fiction

In this bilingual cooking poem for young children, Jorge Argueta encourages more creativity and fun in the kitchen as he describes how to make tamalitos from corn masa and cheese, wrapped in cornhusks. The book opens with an homage to corn: white, ye

Tamalitos: Un Poema Para Cocinar / A Cooking Poem

Children's Cookbooks

A Maya Tale. A mother and father mouse search for a powerful groom for their beautiful daugher. They ask the sun, cloud, wind, and wall before they realize a field mouse is the most powerful of all.

The Best Match

Reference

English as a Second Language

National Geographic School Pub

Zipitio is older than the rocks, even older than the river, but he doesn’t seem old. He is only as big as a child. He wears a tall black hat and has a round shiny stomach. His feet point backwards and his toes sport long pointy nails, and when you look at him you don’t know if he is coming or going. But there is no real need to be afraid of him. He hides down by the river. The only time you will see him is when he falls in love. Rufina Pérez is a young Nahua girl of the Pipil people in Salvador. Her mother wants her to be prepared in case Zipitio appears to her down by the river, now that she is becoming so pretty and grown-up. Sure enough, the next time Rufina goes down to the river, there he is. Rufina runs away and leaves Zipitio crying of a broken heart. But Rufina’s mother is wise. She knows that Zipitio has fallen in love with every young woman in the village. She knows that there is nothing to fear. Best of all, she knows how to help Rufina deal with Zipitio’s love.

Zipitio

GROUNDWOOD BOOKS *

Trees are hanging from the sky, their roots are snakes, or sometimes rivers, their leaves are fish. Are those roots entwined in clouds or stars? Our hero’s mother warned him not to eat before going to bed and not to sleep with his arms crossed on his chest or he will have nightmares. But he doesn’t mind because he loves these trees. Even so, it’s a good thing his bed is close to the ground because he is a little bit scared of heights and, when his dream knocks him out of bed, he doesn’t have far to fall. Jorge Argueta’s unique use of language, images and dreams, have garnered him wide recognition and many awards.

Trees Are Hanging from the Sky

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Los arboles estan colgando del cielo: Trees are Hanging from the Sky, Spanish-Language Edition (Spanish Edition)

El Zipitio (Spanish Language Edition)

Alfredito and his family are getting ready to return to El Salvador for Christmas. It will be their first visit back since they left as refugees and made their way to California on foot. But this time they're flying! Excitement mounts as Alfredito and his family soar over the Earth and finally arrive at their beloved home to reunite with family and friends. This extraordinary book celebrates an experience familiar to the many who have left their original country to find a new life. Jorge Argueta's tender, clever prose is perfectly complemented by Luis Garay's rich, authentic illustrations.

Alfredito Flies Home (Groundwood Books)

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