Jorge Argueta
Author
Series
Publisher
Groundwood Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Description
In this new cooking poem, Jorge Argueta brings us a fun and easy recipe for a yummy salsa.
A young boy and his sister gather the ingredients and grind them up in a molcajete, just like their ancestors used to do, singing and dancing all the while.
The children imagine that their ingredients are different parts of an orchestra — the tomatoes are bongos and kettledrums, the onion, a maraca, the cloves of garlic,
...Author
Series
Publisher
Groundwood Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
This delightful recipe in poem form shows us all, young and old, how to make a heartwarming, tummy-filling bean soup
From gathering the beans, onions and garlic to letting them swim in the pot until the house smells wonderful and it's time for supper.
A young boy helps his mother prepare a soup the whole family will enjoy using ingredients from Mother Earth. Onions are "yellow as the dawn," beans are like stars spread
...Author
Series
Serie Madre Tierra = Mother Earth volume 3
Publisher
Piñata Books, an imprint of Arte Público Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"Describes--in Spanish, English, and Nahuat--the power of wind from the perspective of a mischievous youngster"--
Author
Language
Español
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Description
With stunningly beautiful illustrations by Felipe Ugalde Alcantara that depict the natural world, this poem about the importance of fire reflects Argueta's indigenous roots and his appreciation for nature. Containing the English and Spanish text on each page, the entire poem appears at the end in Nahuat, the language of Argueta's Pipil-Nahua ancestors. The sequel to Agua, Aguita / Water, Little Water, this book is an excellent choice to encourage...
Author
Series
Publisher
Luna's Press Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
Olita ha llegado de visita de los Estados Unidos a El Salvador. Su primo, amigos y tía la invitan al cumpleaños de Manyula. Rumbo a la fiesta caminan bajo la lluvia tibia, saltan charcos y van conociendo lugares históricos del barrio de San Jacinto. Al llegar a la casa de Manyula, Olita se encuentra con una gigantesca sorpresa. Todos se divierten al ver a Manyula bailar y comer su enorme pastel. Este es el gran cumpleaños que Olita nunca olvidará.
Olita...
Author
Series
Publisher
Groundwood Books/Libros Tigrillo/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Español
Description
A little girl chef dons her apron, singing and dancing around the kitchen as she shows us what to do. Argueta's gift in seeing beauty, magic and fun in everything around him makes this book a treasure -- avocados are like green precious stones, salt falls like rain, cilantro looks like a little tree and the spoon that scoops the avocado from its skin is like an excavating tractor. As in the previous cooking poems, "Guacamole" conveys the fun and pleasure...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/Libros Tigrillo
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Español
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Description
Sumario en español: Una receta, en forma de poema, para jóvenes y viejos para preparar una olla de barriga-llenado sopa de frijol.
A recipe, in poem form, for young and old to prepare a pot of tummy-filling bean soup.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Español
Description
Provides a poetic recipe for rice pudding that not only offers instructions for making the treat but highlights the ways in which it can delight all the senses.
En este delicioso libro, el poeta Jorge Arguita nos brinda su receta preferida de arroz con leche. Esta receta es al mismo tiempo fácil de preparar y toda una experiencia poética para todos los sentidos y la imaginación.
Author
Series
Serie Madre Tierra = Mother Earth volume 4
Publisher
Pi�nata Books, an imprint of Arte P�ublico Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"My name is Earth / but people call me Little Earth." In the fourth installment of their award-winning Madre Tierra / Mother Earth series of trilingual picture books about the natural world, Jorge Argueta and Felipe Ugalde Alc�antara collaborate again to introduce Mother Earth, who is "full of all the colors / and all the flavors." She is the mother of water, fire, wind and earth. Some call her planet, others nature or creation. "I am Mother Earth...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"This novel in verse is a powerful first-person account of Misael Martínez, a Salvadoran boy whose family joins the caravan heading north to the United States. We learn all the different reasons why people feel the need to leave - the hope that lies behind their decision, but also the terrible sadness of leaving home. We learn about how far and hard the trip is, but also about the kindness of those along the way. Finally, once the caravan arrives...
Author
Publisher
Piñata Books, an imprint of Arte Público Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Español
Description
Award-winning author Jorge Argueta once again pens a poetic story for kids that touches on ordinary lives that are extraordinary, in this case a boy known as "Bilingual" with super hero skills in both English and Spanish who loves to help those around him.
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"My name / is Water / but everyone / calls me Little Water." In this beautiful, poetic ode to the life-giving force of water, award-winning children's book author Jorge Argueta describes in English, Spanish and Nahuat the life cycle of water from the perspective of one drop. From its birth deep in Mother Earth, Little Water climbs to the surface, passing through roots and rocks, light and darkness. Finally, the tiny bead of water makes it to the top...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"My name is Earth / but people call me Little Earth." In the fourth installment of their award-winning Madre Tierra / Mother Earth series of trilingual picture books about the natural world, Jorge Argueta and Felipe Ugalde Alcántara collaborate again to introduce Mother Earth, who is "full of all the colors / and all the flavors." She is the mother of water, fire, wind and earth. Some call her planet, others nature or creation. "I am Mother Earth...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Este libro ilustrado para niños presenta poemas que exploran la conexión de un indio pipil nahua con la Madre Tierra y cómo esta sana las heridas causadas por el racismo.
This illustrated book for children presents poems which explore a Pipil Nahua Indian boy's connection to Mother Earth and how it heals the wounds of racism.
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