{"product_id":"tamalitos-un-poema-para-cocinar-a-cooking-poem-9781773060910","title":"Tamalitos: Un Poema Para Cocinar \/ A Cooking Poem","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book opens with an homage to corn -- white, yellow, blue, purple, red and black. In Maya mythology the first men and women are even said to be made of corn. It has been an important food for people in Central America for centuries, and one of the most delicious things you can make using corn masa and husks are tamalitos, or little tamales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn simple poetic language, Argueta shows young cooks how to mix and knead the dough before dropping a spoonful into a cornhusk, wrapping it up and then steaming the little package. He once again makes cooking a full sensory experience, including beating on a pot like a drum, dancing the corn dance, delighting in the smell of corn masa ... And at the end, he suggests inviting the whole family to come and enjoy the delicious tamalitos \"made of corn with love.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDomi's vivid paintings, featuring a sister and her little brother making tamalitos together, are a perfect accompaniment to the colorful text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eprocedural text\u003cbr\u003erecipe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7\u003cbr\u003eWith prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7\u003cbr\u003eExplain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArgueta, Jorge:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJorge Argueta is an award-winning author of picture books and poetry for young children. He has won the International Latino Book Award, the Américas Book Award, the NAPPA Gold Award and the Independent Publisher Book Award for Multicultural Fiction for Juveniles. His books have also been named to the Américas Award Commended List, the USBBY Outstanding International Books Honor List, Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books and the Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices. A native Salvadoran and Pipil Nahua Indian, Jorge spent much of his life in rural El Salvador. He now lives in San Francisco, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDomi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Domi's wonderful illustrations appear in many children's books, including the \u003cem\u003eNapí\u003c\/em\u003e titles by Antonio Ramírez; \u003cem\u003eThe Night the Moon Fell\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eLa noche que se cayó la luna\u003c\/em\u003e) and \u003cem\u003eThe Race of Toad and Deer\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eLa carrera del sapo y el venado\u003c\/em\u003e) by Pat Mora; \u003cem\u003eThe Girl from Chimel\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Honey Jar\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Legacy\u003c\/em\u003e by Rigoberta Menchú; and \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Colors\u003c\/em\u003e by Zapatista hero Sub-Comandante Marcos. Domi is Mazateca and grew up in Oaxaca, Mexico.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmado, Elisa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eElisa Amado is a Guatemalan-born author and translator. She has written \u003cem\u003eBarrilete: A Kite for the Day of the Dead \/ Un barrilete para el Día de los muertos\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCousins (Primas)\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTricycle (El triciclo)\u003c\/em\u003e, which is on the Américas Award Commended List and is a USBBY Outstanding International Book. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eWhy Are You Doing That?\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610687967506,"sku":"9781773060910","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7f35523d-bd5c-4f3f-94f2-b5e589bf5fc2.jpg?v=1732347476","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tamalitos-un-poema-para-cocinar-a-cooking-poem-9781773060910","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}