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Cosechando amigos

Cosechando amigos

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  • Bilingual
  • Hardback
  • Picture Book
A la pequeña Lupe le encanta ayudar a su madre con su huerto de salsa, lleno de tomates, chiles, cebollas, ajo y cilantro. Pero un día de verano, ¡ve que los tomates más grandes y jugosos han desaparecido! ¿Quién se los habrá llevado? Dos semanas después, atrapa al culpable en el acto. Es Antonio, el chico nuevo de la escuela. Su familia no tiene mucho dinero y los tomates tienen una pinta estupenda. Él ofrece su collar de oro a cambio, pero Lupe tiene una idea mejor. "Ayúdame con el huerto y te devuelvo tu collar y algunos tomates". Se hacen amigos durante el verano mientras deshierban, riegan y recogen verduras. Cuando termina la temporada de cultivo y han compostado las hojas y los tallos, Lupe le devuelve con alegría el collar a Antonio. Al año siguiente, Lupe y Antonio invitan a sus vecinos a ayudar con el huerto. Pronto, todos colaboran para cultivar de todo, desde tomates hasta sandías y los primeros cultivos de Estados Unidos: calabazas, frijoles y maíz. Con recetas fáciles de preparar, este libro ilustrado bilingüe para niños de 4 a 8 años los despertará con ansias por tener su propio huerto para plantar y cosechar. De paso, los pequeños lectores aprenderán que unirse como comunidad les permitirá cosechar más que solo verduras.

English Translation

Harvesting Friends

Young Lupe loves helping her mother with their salsa garden full of tomatoes, chile peppers, onions, garlic and cilantro. But one summer day, she sees that the biggest, juiciest tomatoes have disappeared! Who could have taken them?!?
Two weeks later, she catches the culprit in the act! It’s Antonio, the new boy at school. His family doesn’t have much money and the tomatoes look so good. He offers his gold necklace in exchange, but Lupe has a better idea. “You help me with the garden, and I’ll give back your necklace and some tomatoes.” They become friends over the summer as they weed, water and pick vegetables. When the growing season ends and they have composted the leaves and stems, Lupe happily returns Antonio’s necklace.
The following year, Lupe and Antonio invite their neighbors to help with the garden. Soon everyone is pitching in to grow everything from tomatoes to watermelon and America’s first crops­—squash, beans and corn.
Including easy-to-make recipes, this bilingual picture book for children ages 4-8 will have them clamoring for a garden of their own to plant and harvest. Along the way, young readers will learn that coming together as a community will enable them to harvest more than just vegetables.

Reading Levels

Ages:

  • <6
  • 7

Grades:

  • Grade 1
  • Grade 2

Book Details

Vendor: Piñata Books

Binding: Hardback

Type: Picture Book

Copyright: 2018

Publisher: Piñata Books

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Fiction or Non Fiction: Fiction

Subject: Friendship

Type of Spanish Book: Bilingual

Pages: 32

Author/Illustrator Details

Author: Kathleen Contreras
Author Origin: USA
Illustrator: Gary Undercuffler
IIlustrator Origin: USA

Weight/Dimensions

Dimensions: 11 x .5 x 8.75 (Inches)

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