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PreS-Gr 3—This fanciful, imaginative narrative is as much poetry as it is a recipe. What makes Argueta's text sing is his liberal use of similes: the avocados are like "green precious stones" and the limes are "round as crystal marbles." As the story progresses, Sada's illustrations change the perspective. When the girl says that it's time to cut the avocados, she describes the pits a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A young girl makes guacamole for her family in this fanciful book whose narrative is both poetry and a recipe. A liberal us...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Jorge Argueta’s poetic language turns the preparation of guacamole into a celebration of cooking. The girl sees avocados as “piedras verdes” (“green precious stones”) and limes as “canicas de cristal” (“crystal ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More