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What Are You Doing?(1st Edition)
von Elisa Amado, Manuel Monroy
Paperback, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2017 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-77306-004-0, ISBN: 1-77306-004-X

"Before he leaves for his first day of school, Chepito runs outside to play. He comes across all kinds of people in his neighborhood who are reading. Why, why, why?” he sings, and they each have a different answer for him, whether it’s a man reading a newspaper, a young girl enjoying a comic, a couple of tourists consulting a guidebook or an archeologist studying hieroglyphics. Later that day, Chepito discovers the fun of reading for hi ..."

Arroz con leche / Rice Pudding
Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem (Bilingual Cooking Poems)
von Jorge Argueta, Fernando Vilela, Elisa Amado
Paperback, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2016 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-887-7, ISBN: 1-55498-887-X

"Now available in paperback, Arroz con leche / Rice Pudding is the second title of Jorge Argueta’s popular bilingual Cooking Poems series, celebrating the joys of preparing, eating and sharing food. From sprinkling the rice into the pot, to adding a waterfall of milk, cinnamon sticks, salt stars and sugar snow, Jorge Argueta’s recipe is not only easy to follow, it is a poetic experience. The lively illustrations by Fernando Vilela ..."

Guacamole
Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem (Bilingual Cooking Poems)
von Jorge Argueta, Margarita Sada, Elisa Amado
Paperback, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2016 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-888-4, ISBN: 1-55498-888-8

"Now available in paperback, Guacamole is the third title of Jorge Argueta’s popular bilingual Cooking Poems series, celebrating the joys of preparing, eating and sharing food. Guacamole originated in Mexico with the Aztecs and has long been popular in North America, especially in recent years due to the many health benefits of avocados. This version of the recipe is easy to make, calling for just avocados, limes, cilantro and salt. ..."

La pierre du soleil
Petit calendrier aztèque illustré
von Andréadis Ianna, Ianna Andreadis, Elisa Amado
Paperback, 48 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2007 von Circonflexe
ISBN-13: 978-2-87833-417-3, ISBN: 2-87833-417-5

"En s'inspirant de la fameuse Pierre du Soleil retrouvée voici deux siècles, Ianna Andréadis nous introduit dans un monde de mystère et de beauté."

Tamalitos(Reprint)
Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem (Bilingual Cooking Poems)
von Jorge Argueta, Elisa Amado, Domi
Paperback, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2017 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-77306-091-0, ISBN: 1-77306-091-0

"In this bilingual cooking poem for young children, Jorge Argueta encourages more creativity and fun in the kitchen as he describes how to make tamalitos from corn masa and cheese, wrapped in cornhusks. The book opens with an homage to corn — white, yellow, blue, purple, red and black. In Maya mythology the first men and women are even said to be made of corn. It has been an important food for people in Central America for ..."

Un barrilete / Barrilete
para el Día de los Muertos / A Kite for the Day of the Dead
von Elisa Amado, Joya Hairs
Paperback, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2012 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-112-0, ISBN: 1-55498-112-3

"In Guatemala, there is a village called Santiago Sacatepéquez. It is a very small but famous place because once a year, on the day of the Day of the Dead, the people of Santiago fly some of the biggest kites in the world. As large as seven meters (twenty-three feet) wide, they fill the sky over the cemetery with brilliant colors.Juan and his brothers always helped their grandfather build the kite for the Day of the Dead. But their grand ..."

Morning Glory
von Max Sandra Comino, Elisa Amado, Illustrator-Max
Paperback, 64 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2008 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-643-5, ISBN: 0-88899-643-8

"Every single morning of his life, Ivan does the same thing. He gets up. He eats breakfast. He sits at the table. In theory, he does his homework. But instead of studying, Ivan sits at the table and stares hypnotically out the window, mesmerized by the huge morning glory vine growing on the opposite wall. One morning he spies a gigantic rat climbing the vine. His cry of horror soon unleashes a day of madness and misunderstanding. As more ..."

The Composition(1st Edition)
von Antonio Skarmeta, Alfonso Ruano, Elisa Amado
Paperback, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2003 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-550-6, ISBN: 0-88899-550-4

"In a village in Chile, Pedro and Daniel are two typical nine-year-old boys. Up until Daniel's father gets arrested, their biggest worry had been how to improve their soccer skills. Now, they are thrust into a situation where they must grapple with the incomprehensible: dictatorship and its inherent abuses. This sensitively realized story touches a nerve and brings home the uncomfortable fact that some children do encounter issues of thi ..."

Un Barrilete para el Dia de los Muertos
von Elisa Amado, Elisa Arnado, Illustrator-Joya Hairs, Claudia M. Lee
Paperback, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1999 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-381-6, ISBN: 0-88899-381-1

"Brilliantly colored and often spanning 23 feet, the kites fill the sky over the cemetery. This is the story of Juan, who has built a kite every year with his grandfather."

Salsa
von Jorge Argueta, Duncan Tonatiuh, Elisa Amado
Paperback, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2017 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-77306-003-3, ISBN: 1-77306-003-1

"In this new cooking poem, Jorge Argueta brings us a fun and easy recipe for a yummy salsa. A young boy and his sister gather the ingredients and grind them up in a molcajete, just like their ancestors used to do, singing and dancing all the while. The children imagine that their ingredients are different parts of an orchestra the tomatoes are bongos and kettledrums, the onion, a maraca, the cloves of garlic, trumpets and the cilantro, t ..."

Walk with Me
von Buitrago, Jairo, Yockteng, Rafael, Amado, Elisa
Paperback, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2024 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-77306-743-8, ISBN: 1-77306-743-5