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Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice
By Rosa-Casanova, Sylvia & Roth, Robert J.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68931-932-7
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 1997
K-Gr 3 When her granddaughter Lucy is sick, Mama Provi makes a big pot of arroz con pollo for her and sets off on the journey from her first-floor apartment to Lucy's eighth-floor home in the same building. On each floor, Mama Provi trades a bit of her rice with a different neighbor, receiving a new type of food each time. By the time she finally reaches Lucy, the two have a tremendous and varied feast. Mama Provi makes each trade "en un dos por tres" ("something like lickety-split'"), a ple...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
