A Spoon for Every Bite / Una Cuchara Para Cada Bocado Contributor(s): Hayes, Joe (Author), Leer, Rebecca (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0938317938 ISBN-13: 9780938317937 Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: June 2005 Annotation: "An entertaining marriage of pictures and words."-"Kirkus Reviews" In 1996, master storyteller Joe Hayes and illustrator Rebecca Leer created "A Spoon for Every Bite," It became an instant classic. In this lovely New Mexico folktale, a rich man tries to prove his wealth to his poor neighbors by using a new spoon for every bite. In the process, he's served a pretty dish of come-uppance. "A Spoon for Every Bite" is available for the first time in the bilingual format for which Hayes is famous. Joe Hayes is one of America's premier storytellers-a nationally recognized teller of tales from the Hispanic, Native American and Anglo cultures. His bilingual Spanish-English tellings have earned him a distinctive place among America's storytellers. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General |
Dewey: 398.209 |
LCCN: 2004029757 |
Physical Information: 0.13" H x 8.32" W x 10.14" (0.33 lbs) 32 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "An entertaining marriage of pictures and words."--Kirkus Reviews In 1996, master storyteller Joe Hayes and illustrator Rebecca Leer created A Spoon for Every Bite. It became an instant classic. In this lovely New Mexico folktale, a rich man tries to prove his wealth to his poor neighbors by using a new spoon for every bite. In the process, he's served a pretty dish of come-uppance. A Spoon for Every Bite is available for the first time in the bilingual format for which Hayes is famous. Joe Hayes is one of America's premier storytellers--a nationally recognized teller of tales from the Hispanic, Native American and Anglo cultures. His bilingual Spanish-English tellings have earned him a distinctive place among America's storytellers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hayes, Joe: - Joe Hayes is one of America's premier storytellers. He grew up in a small town in southern Arizona where he learned Spanish from his classmates. As he got older, Joe began gathering old stories from the Southwest. Joe has earned a distinctive role as a bilingual storyteller. Rebecca Leer has been a freelance editorial illustrator for many years. An illustration from her first book project The Girl Who Listened To Sinks by Justine Rendal (Simon & Schuster, 1993) was included in the 1993 Society of Illustrators show. Rebecca also illustrated Papa Alonzo Leatherby (Simon & Schuster, 1995) and many book jackets for middle grade and young adult readers. |