Cazuela That The Farm Maiden Stirred, The (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Description: This is a binlingual book which tells of a farm maiden preparing rice pudding or "arroz con leche" in a pot or "cazuela" for a party. She receives help from a variety of animals and friends. In the end, they all get together to eat the delicious rice pudding.Curriculum Connection: Social Studies- Have the students research the Spanish language and where it is spoken today. Color a map of Spanish speaking countries.Personal Reaction: With the classroom becoming more and more racially diverse, I love that this book is in English and Spanish. The author included a glossary in the back for extra help.Visual appeal: First of all, the illustrations are gorgeous. They pop with the happy bright colors you can see on the cover. Rafael Lopez covers each page with vibrant, exuberant color, celebrating tradition and community.Genre: Picture Book/Folk TaleIntended Audience: K-3 "The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred" by Samantha R. Vamos is a primary book in the fantasy fiction genre, based on the fact that animals are making rice pudding. The book was a Pura Belpre Award winner in 2012 for illustration. The book does a wonderful job of teaching Spanish words by incorporating the words in English and then Spanish. The text-to-text connection that I made while reading this book was to the book "This is the House that Jack Built" by Simms Taback. Taback's book begins with, "This is the house that Jack built" and continues to build phrases, repeating the previous sentences and combining them with the new phrases. Vamos's book follows the same pattern by beginning with "This is the pot that the farm maiden stirred" and continuing to add information, repeating as the story continues. The difference between the two texts is the story itself, but also that Vamos's book changes the English subjects of the sentence to Spanish in order to teach Spanish words to the reader. It is a very creative book!
What do You think about Cazuela That The Farm Maiden Stirred, The (2013)?
Love books that teach spanish on the slye! Its written in the manner of "The House that Jack Built".
—cc1
Award: Pura BelpreStructure: Cumulative taleIncludes recipe for rice pudding.
—Naseebullah
A fun cumulative tale, similar to The House That Jack Built.
—erc945
A cumulative bi-lingual picture book that made me hungry!
—kk2709
