Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué Rico!
Americas' Sproutings

Learn about the foods that are native to Central and South America. Fun Illustrations by award-winner Rafael Lopez and Haiku's by award-winning author Pat Mora combine to give you a taste of cuisine, what the food is, how it grows and what it is, in this Bilingual tool of fruits and vegetables, incl......more

I generally prefer stories to poetry, but this was a very nice introduction to foods that many American audience members might not know.......more

“Yum! MmMm! Que Rico! America’s Sproutings / Brotes de la Américas“, written by Pat Mora and illustrated by Rafael López, is available in both English and Spanish editions, although I will be reviewing the latter. In this wonderful collection of poetry, Pat Mora takes us on a gastronomic journey of......more

Multicultural literature/Poetry, 2013 This book provides a fun and colorful glimpse of the flavors of the Americas. This book would be great for any k-8 classroom, but especially for classrooms with ELL students!......more

I was disappointed by this book. I thought that it would have more Spanish in it than it did. The illustrations were fun and engaging but that was the only thing I enjoyed about this book.......more