In a joyful celebration of tilling, toiling and the language of nature’s bounty, the text is bilingual, with particular attention to the harmony of words and the images wrought from the earth’s palette, the cycle of growth and those who labor to carry their fruits from field to kitchen, from the hands that tend the plants to those who prepare the spicy and textured foods that grace the tables of grateful families: “In the field row lies a seed, all tucked in like a baby in the crib.” Through the text by Alma Flor Ada and wonderful art of Simon Silva, beginning readers explore orchards and fields beside those who plant and nurture the crops, the book dedicated to the living memory of César Chávez: “Your example and your words sprout anew in the field rows as seedlings of quiet hope.” After all, she knows the sun’s fiery color by heart.” The illustrated alphabet is Spanish, text in both Spanish and English: “arboles (trees), “the companions of my childhood” duraznos (peaches), “like a gentle caress in the palm of my hand” tomates (tomatoes), “red tomato in the kitchen, in the little tacos my godmother loves to make” zanahoria (carrot), “The carrot hides beneath the earth. Show More alphabet book, it teaches children the basics of language in the context of family and tradition.
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