Haiku By: Pat Mora
Pictures By: Rafael Lopez
Pictures By: Rafael Lopez
Citation
Mora, Pat, and Rafael López. Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué rico!: Americas' sproutings. New York: Lee & Low Books Inc., 2007.
ISBN: 97814302711
Summary
If you have ever wondered where some of the most well known fruits,vegetables or food find their origin you need to read Pat Mora's delicious haiku's on America's Sproutings. This book not only gives you fantastic poetry, but it lends itself to factual information about the fruit in question. For instance every one's favorite, chocolate claims its origin in Central and South America, I love that although a book of poetry it has interesting facts. Pat Mora playfully brings each subject to memory by following the rules of haiku. Love the fact that you can enjoy pineapple, but next time someone asks you where it came from you can answer Paraguay!
Rafael López takes each poem any further with his lively illustrations that depict family members or fruit having a great time. My personal favorite is the illustration that accompanies the papaya; a little girl taking a bite , a boy swinging from a tree to grab a fresh papaya and colorful animals all around.
PINEAPPLE
A stiff, spiky hat
on thick prickly skin, inside
hide syrupy rings.
Poem/Book Introduction
This book and it's poetry would be a fun way to introduce geography. Read the poem while students have their eyes closed and then have them guess what the fruit is and where it originates from. Place a map at the front of the library and place a mark on all guesses. Discuss with the students further why they think it is a certain food and also why they think that the food originated there? End the lesson passing out a piece of pineapple and marking correct places they might have missed.
Mora, Pat, and Rafael López. Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué rico!: Americas' sproutings. New York: Lee & Low Books Inc., 2007.
ISBN: 97814302711
Summary
If you have ever wondered where some of the most well known fruits,vegetables or food find their origin you need to read Pat Mora's delicious haiku's on America's Sproutings. This book not only gives you fantastic poetry, but it lends itself to factual information about the fruit in question. For instance every one's favorite, chocolate claims its origin in Central and South America, I love that although a book of poetry it has interesting facts. Pat Mora playfully brings each subject to memory by following the rules of haiku. Love the fact that you can enjoy pineapple, but next time someone asks you where it came from you can answer Paraguay!
Rafael López takes each poem any further with his lively illustrations that depict family members or fruit having a great time. My personal favorite is the illustration that accompanies the papaya; a little girl taking a bite , a boy swinging from a tree to grab a fresh papaya and colorful animals all around.
PINEAPPLE
A stiff, spiky hat
on thick prickly skin, inside
hide syrupy rings.
Poem/Book Introduction
This book and it's poetry would be a fun way to introduce geography. Read the poem while students have their eyes closed and then have them guess what the fruit is and where it originates from. Place a map at the front of the library and place a mark on all guesses. Discuss with the students further why they think it is a certain food and also why they think that the food originated there? End the lesson passing out a piece of pineapple and marking correct places they might have missed.
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