Laughing Tomatoes/Jitomates Risuenos: And Other Spring Poems/Y Otros Poemas de Primavera by Francisco X. Alarcon; Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
	List Price:   $7.95 Unit Price:   $6.36 You Save:   $1.59 (20%) ISBN-10:   0892391995 ISBN-13:   9780892391998 Publisher:   Lee & Low; Children's Book Press Edition:   illustrated Category:   2012 USDA Approved NE Materials, Agriculture, Dual Language, Poetry & Rhymes, Nutrition, Spanish Books Pub. Date:   April 2005 Pages:   32 Format:   Paperback Ages:   6 to Grades:   1 to
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CA 2012 USDA Approved NE Materials Tomatoes laugh, chiles explode, and tortillas applaud the sun. With joy and tenderness, delight and sadness, Frances X. Alarc? n's poems honor life and nature: welcoming the morning sun, remembering his grandmother's songs, paying tribute to children working in the fields, and dreaming of a world filled with gardens. Artist Maya Christina Gonzalez invites readers to experience the poems with her lively cast of characters - including a spirited grandma, four vivacious children, and playful pets who tease and delight. Follow them from page to page as they bring each poem to colorful life. Laughing Tomatoes is a verbal and visual treat, giving readers eighteen opportunities to see everything for the first time.