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32 pp.
| Lee |
October, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-1-58430-271-1$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Rafael López.
Fourteen haiku celebrate blueberries, chiles, chocolate, corn, pineapples, and other foods from North and South America. The language is light and kid-friendly: "Round roly-poly / squirts seedy, juicy splatter. / Red bursts in your mouth." Sidebars provide notes on each food. Acrylic on wood-panel illustrations dance with color and whimsy, complementing the high-spirited, playful descriptions of food in all its delicious diversity. Bib.