Friday, November 14, 2014

Poetry Friday: Indigenous Food Haiku


Yum! MmMm! Qué rico! America's Sproutings by Pat Mora and illustrated by Rafael Lopez. This bright and delightful book has so many wonderful things going for it. As a former anthropologist, I love the theme, celebrating the indigenous plants and foods of the Americas. The bright color palate and style also works really well to set off the haiku and the informative text boxes for each two-page spread.


Cranberries

Marsh-floating hard bead
simmers then POPS! in hot pot.
Scarlet fireworks.


I look forward to sharing this book with my students in conjunction with our study of Latin America at the end of the year. I think it will inspire some interesting discussions as they try to imagine what life was like before the rest of the world was introduced to all these foods we find so common today.

This week's Poetry Friday Roundup is being curated by Keri at Keri Recommends. See the whole list of hosts at Poetry Friday by Kitlitosphere.

6 comments:

  1. This is one of my favorite Pat Mora books. Thanks for highlighting it. =)

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    1. You're welcome, Bridget! Definitely a new favorite for me.

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  2. How have I missed this book?!?!? Thanks for the review.

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    1. Thanks, Mary Lee. Pretty much my reaction exactly when I found out about this one!

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  3. I own this book, but had kind of forgotten it. I need to get it out for this week at school! Thanks for the reminder! I love the combination of fiction and nonfiction!

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    1. Glad to be a timely reminder! I agree that the combination of poetry and information makes this a great resource or mentor text for students.

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