Yum! MmMm! Que Rico!

¡Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué Rico!: America’s Sproutings
by Poet Pat Mora and Artist Rafael López
Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee^SM

Come enjoy the tasty foods of the Americas as they are showcased in Haiku poems and descriptive paragraphs on a background of bright, fanciful paintings! Learn which of the Americas is the home of chocolate and which sprouted blueberries that were used as medicine. Do you know which fruits can weigh 20 pounds and which ones were called bounceberries? What special seed pods were discovered in Mexico that now flavor some of your favorite ice cream?

You will discover something new each time you read this combined-text picture book!

Research Links for
¡Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué Rico!: America’s Sproutings by Pat Mora

Pat Mora's Website
Rafael López's Website
Fruits of the Americas
Follow Your Nose: Tropical Fruits of the Americas
Virginia Grown, Fresh from the Farm to You

Haiku: Total Fruit
How to Write Haiku

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¡Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué Rico!: America’s Sproutings by Pat Mora

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Discussion Cards
Crossword Puzzle
Readers’ Theater
The Americas: Map Study
Metaphorically Speaking
Multiple Choice Comprehension
Research: George Washington Carver
Comparing Books

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