Que rico!

Mora, Pat. Yum! MmMm! Que' rico!. Illus. Rafael Lopez. New York, NY: Lee & Low Books Inc., 2007.

This book is a collection of haiku poems about foods that are native to the Americas. There is also a paragraph of facts for each food. The paragraph contains information about the foods history, origins, uses and other fun facts. The poems are fun and filled with imagery. The pictures are wonderful and filled with vibrant colors. My favorite poem was about the chile. What I like most is that any age group can enjoy this book. The younger kids will enjoy the poems and pictures. Older kids can will find the facts to be interesting. The tomatoes is which is often associated with Italian food is actually native to the Americas. I like how the facts relate to children and their interests. Potatoes are grown in outer space and corn kernels are use to make crayons. This would be a good read aloud book for a group of children whose ages vary.