La gastronomía texana (Gastronomy of Texas)

Enamorado de la vida y de las causas de los oprimidos, Neruda, poeta del amor y la libertad (premio Nobel de Literatura 1971), representa y sintetiza todo el vigor y contradicciones de un mundo a la vez muy reciente y antiguo: América del Sur.

Award-winning author Jorge Argueta treats young readers to a bilingual recipe/poem for the classic Latin American version of rice pudding with cinnamon. From sprinkling the rice into the pot to adding a waterfall of white milk followed by cinnamon sticks, salt stars, and sugar snow, Argueta’s recipe is both easy to follow and poetic. Lively illustrations by highly acclaimed Brazilian artist 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. In Argueta’s world, cooking not only satisfies hunger with...

The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging, Spanish book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, including everything in between. They learn and discover the factors that influence motion for all types of vehicles: land, air, and water alike. They also learn different ways to measure speed and read about energy uses for different vehicles. With greater speed comes greater risk. Readers learn how engineers are always seeking new and better ways to keep people safe as they travel faster and go farther.

Rhyming text is ideal for building phonemic awareness and phonics skills. This series uses delightful rhyming text and engaging photographs to introduce beginning readers to four common weather conditions. These books build the foundation for reading success and make learning about weather fun!