
About this book
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!
Details and credits
Author & illustrator Spanish book type and author
- Spanish book type
- Transadapted
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Spanish book types
- Authentic Originally published in Spanish by publishers from Spanish-speaking countries.
- Transadapted This book Adapted into Spanish with educational and language-learning needs in mind, as well as translated texts.
- Bilingual Include both Spanish and English, making them useful for readers developing literacy in both languages.
- 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