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A Spoon for Every Bite / Una Cuchara Para Cada Bocado
Contributor(s): Hayes, Joe (Author), Leer, Rebecca (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0938317938     ISBN-13: 9780938317937
Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press
OUR PRICE:   $10.76  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Language: Spanish
Published: June 2005
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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
 
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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.