Spoon for Every Bite / Una Cuchara Para Cada Bocado

Spoon for Every Bite / Una Cuchara Para Cada Bocado

Spoon for Every Bite / Una Cuchara Para Cada Bocado

Spoon for Every Bite / Una Cuchara Para Cada Bocado

Paperback(Bilingual Edition: English & Spanish)

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Overview

Joe Hayes's classic tale about the dangers of a rich man's pride — winner of two state awards — is now available in a bilingual edition.

El cuento clásico de Joe Hayes sobre los peligros del orgullo de un hombre rico, ganador de dos premios estatales, ahora está disponible en una edición bilingüe.

In this lovely New Mexico folktale, a rich man tries to prove his wealth to his poor neighbors by using a new spoon for every bite. In the process, he's served a pretty dish of comeuppance.

En este encantador folklore de Nuevo México, un hombre rico trata de demostrar su riqueza a sus vecinos pobres usando una cuchara nueva para cada bocado. En el proceso, ha servido un bonito plato de merecido.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780938317937
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Publication date: 06/01/2005
Edition description: Bilingual Edition: English & Spanish
Pages: 32
Sales rank: 124,395
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.10(d)
Language: Spanish
Age Range: 6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Joe Hayes is one of America's premier storytellers. He grew up in a small town in southern Arizona where he started learning Spanish from his classmates. As Hayes got older, he began reading the work of folklorists and anthropologists and gathering the old stories from the Southwest region. His books have received the Arizona Young Readers Award, two Land of Enchantment Children's Book Awards, the Texas Bluebonnet award, and the National Storytelling Network Talking Leaves Award. He lives in New Mexico.


Rebecca Leer has been a freelance illustrator for many years. Her illustrations and paintings have been awarded by organizations such as the New York Society of Illustrators, LA Society of Illustrators, Oil Painters of America, The Salmagundi Club, Hudson Valley Artists Association, American Artists Professional League, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club and Allied Artists of American, including four Best in Show. You can see more of her work at rebeccaleer.com.

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