| Mice and Beans Contributor(s): Ryan, Pam Muñoz (Author), Cepeda, Joe (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0439183030 ISBN-13: 9780439183031 Publisher: Scholastic Press OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: Rosa Maria's Rice and Beans Please ask an adult to help you. RICE 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups long grain white rice 1/3 cup minced onion 1/3 cup minced bell pepper 1 14 1/2-oz. can chicken or vegetable broth 1/4 cup tomato sauce stirred into 1 1/2 cups water Pour oil into large skillet. Add onion, bell pepper, and rice, and saute over medium heat until rice is lightly toasted. Add broth and tomato sauce water. Bring to a boil. Cover. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20-25 minutes or until liquid has been absorbed. Do not stir while simmering or rice will be mushy. Remove from heat and let sit for five minutes. Carefully fluff with a fork. BEANS 1 16-oz. bag dried pinto beans 1 large onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 14 1/2-oz. cans chicken or vegetable broth 2 14 1/2-oz. soup cans water salt and pepper to taste Follow directions on the back of the bag for cleaning and soaking beans. Drain water. Combine beans, onion, garlic, broth, and water in large pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 1/2-3 hours, stirring often, until beans are plump and soft. Serve rice and beans in a bowl, side-by-side, with additions such as sour cream, salsa, grated cheese, and avocado slices. Or roll everything into a flour tortilla for a delicious burrito! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Etc. - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 00058379 |
| Lexile Measure: 620 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.89" W x 11.26" (0.81 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mexican - Event - Birthday - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 57947 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rosa Maria lives in a small house with a small yard. But she has a big heart, a big family, and more than anything she loves to cook big meals for them. When there's room in the heart, there's room in the house, except for a mouse. That's what her mother always said, so for one week as Rosa Maria meticulously prepares for her youngest grandchild's birthday party, she takes extra care in tidying her kitchen. But strangely, important items -- like her wooden spoon, her big bolsa for grocery shopping, and even her mousetraps -- keep disappearing Readers will delight in uncovering the clues that reveal a family of mice are preparing for a birthday party of their own, and in the last picture, readers can search for all the items that have previously disappeared.Vibrant paintings with brilliant comic touches, a winsome main character, jaunty rhythms, and playful refrains make Mice and Beans a feast for the eyes and ears. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cepeda, Joe: - JOE CEPEDA has illustrated many books for children, including What a Truly Cool World by Julius Lester and Nappy Hair by Carolivia Herron. He lives in Whittier, California. DARCY PATTISON is the author of The River Dragon, illustrated by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng, as well as the fantasy novel The Wayfinder. She teaches writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and reviews children's books for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She lives in North Little Rock, Arkansas. |