Cycle of Seasons: Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems: Jitomates Risueños Y Otros Poemas de Primavera (Paperback)

from Adrian.Gaytan

POEM book that has the components about poetry and examples with illustrations alongside. Must have a poetry book in any collection. The bonus is this book is BILINGUAL. Spanish and English with ability to teach vocab, concepts, patterns in dual languages.

from michelleraphael

The only thing interesting in this book was the illustrations. They were bright and colorful. The poems were not quite entertaining to me. It is a festive book though.

from JaclynPoe

This book has an array of poems about plants in it. I would use this book to suppliment a lesson on plants, as well as introduce students to the Spanish language. I like this book because of the great pictures. I would recommend this book to children in upper elementary grades, 3-5.

from SimoneAlexis

Copious amounts of metaphors and personifications are used in poem forms that really bring the nature in this book to life. Written in both English and Spanish with the poems appearing side by side, Laughing Tomatoes touches on both American and Mexican cultures, and displays a spring theme. I wo...

from JessMaeC

Summary: This is a book of poetry. For each poem, the English and Spanish version is given. All the poems are about Spring. Personal Reaction: I enjoyed reading the Spanish version of the poems. I would read this book to my class. I would have to learn to pronounce some of the Spanish words, thou...