Illustrated by Rafael Lopez
Bibliographic Citation: Mora, Pat. Yum! MmMm! Que rico! America's Sprouting. Illustrated by Rafael Lopez. New York: Lee & Low Books. 2007.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58430-271-1
Review: Pat Mora's book of native American foods in haiku's is truly an original piece of work. Because of the specific wording needed for haiku, using the precise number of syllables, vocabulary knowledge is essential. The words she selected are a vivid combination of imagery and sensory words. She makes you feel and taste how wonderful each food item is that is mentioned. The added narrative of information regarding the origins of each of the foods only adds to the deeper meaning and sentimental value as to why they were selected for this book. The colorful illustrations add to the whimsical feel of this book so that you feel as though you are part of the enjoyment through picture and words.
Peanut
Smear nutty butter,
then jelly. Gooey party,
my sandwich and me.
Introduction to Share: This book just screams for you to bring in the mentioned food items and share! What a great vocabulary builder when students begin describing the foods in these poems. They can use their new words to make new poems to go along with Mrs. Mora's. As an extension, different types of foods - a favorite food - could be brought in for student to describe using sensory and descriptive words. Using these new words, students can write a haiku to follow Mrs. Mora's pattern in her book. Once their haiku is written, they can research the origin of the food they wrote about.
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