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Sunflowers / Girasoles (English/Spanish)
Author:
Gwendolyn Zepeda
Illustrator:
Country/Culture:
Language:
English, Spanish
Type of Product:
Hardcover Book
Item Number:
SB330W
Retail Price:
$15.95
ISBN Number:
1558852670
Description:
My name is Marisol. Im seven years old. This spring, I helped my grandfather make a garden.EFirst, Marisol and her grandfather had to prepare the ground. They pulled out the old plants and weeds. They mixed up all the dirt to make it soft.EThen it was time to plant the seeds. They planted seeds to grow the vegetables MamEuses in soupsquash, onions, carrots, and cabbage. They planted seeds to grow the things she needs to make salsagarlic, tomatoes, cilantro, and chili peppers. They planted mint for Abuelas tea. They planted watermelon seeds for Marisol and her brother. And for Grandad, they planted sunflower seeds because their big black eyes with long yellow eyelashesEmake him happy. And he likes to eat the seeds! One day, Marisols grandfather gives her a small bag of sunflower seeds, but instead of eating them she plants them here and thereone in the corner of Mrs. Sosas yard, another in Mr. Binhs yard. In fact, as she walks to school, she plants seeds in the corners of all the yards she passes. And she plants the last three seeds in the playground at school. As the days pass, sometimes its rainy and sometimes its sunny. Finally, one bright day, Marisols sunflower surprise shines a bit of happiness all around. The tender relationship between grandparent and grandchild is illuminated in this childrens book by author Gwendolyn Zepeda with warm illustrations by Alisha Gambino. Children ages 3-7 will sow and reap ideas of their own about ways to share a little joy, just as Marisol does with sunflowers. 2009 8.7 x 11.2 32pp Ages 5-8
