A necessary title for public and school libraries. Argueta presents a candid look at the reality many children and families face and the difficult choices they have to make when trying to change their lives.
A lyrical journey though the water cycle, sure to inspire the imaginations of young readers and listeners. Pair with Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm's Rivers of Sunlight: How the Sun Moves Water Around the Earth.
K-Gr 3—Argueta takes readers on a journey from "the Popol Vuh/the sacred book of the Maya," where it says "that the first men and women were made of corn," to their own kitchens, where "it's very easy to make/corn tamalitos stuffed with cheese...