• Binding Hardcover
  • 32 pages
  • Type Picture Book

No es un frijol

No es un frijol

  • Ages Up to 7
  • Grades Pre-K–2
  • Fiction or nonfiction Non-Fiction
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Español

No es un frijol

¡AHORA EN ESPAÑOL! Un frijol saltarín mexicano no es un frijol en absoluto. ¡Es un fascinante hogar y fuente de alimento para un tipo especial de oruga!NOW IN SPANISH! A Mexican jumping bean isn't a bean at all. It's a fascinating home and food source for a special kind of caterpillar!Este cuento poético comparte el ciclo de vida de un frijol saltarín mexicano. Este curioso insecto saltarín es en realidad una vaina de semilla de un arbusto llamado yerba de la flecha, en la cual una oruga se adentra, viviendo dentro de la vaina hasta que construye un capullo y emerge como una polilla. Perfecto para preescolares y niños que aún no leen, este creativo libro ilustrado explora la vida diaria del frijol saltarín mexicano y su eventual transformación y escape de la vaina.This poetic story shares the life cycle of a Mexican jumping bean. This curious jumping insect is actually a seedpod from a shrub called yerba de la flecha, into which a caterpillar burrows, living inside the pod until it builds a cocoon and breaks out as a moth. Perfect for preschoolers and prereaders, this creative picture book explores the Mexican jumping bean's daily life and eventual transformation and escape from the pod.

English

It's Not a Bean!

A Mexican jumping bean isn't a bean at all—it's a fascinating home for a special caterpillar! This poetic nonfiction picture book follows the life cycle of the curious jumping seedpod, revealing how a caterpillar burrows inside, lives there, spins a cocoon, and finally emerges as a moth. Perfect for preschoolers and beginning readers, this creative, science-based story brings the natural world to life through gentle rhythm and vivid detail, making it an engaging introduction to insects, plants, and metamorphosis for young curious minds.

Details and credits

Author & illustrator Spanish book type and author
Spanish book type
Transadapted
Author
Claudia Guadalupe Martínez / Laura González / Carlos E. Calvo
Book details Type, binding, genre, fiction or nonfiction and more
Type
Picture Book
Binding
Hardcover
Genre
Informative
Fiction or nonfiction
Non-Fiction
Subject
Animals and Dinosaurs
Pages
32
Dimensions
8.88 x 11.31 x .4 (Inches)
Reader fit Ages and grades
Ages
<6, 7
Grades
Pre-K, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2
Publication details ISBN, publisher and copyright
ISBN
9781623544829
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Copyright
2024