false <![CDATA[Too Many Tamales]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179278929m/897296.jpg 897296 6 Maria is feeling so grown-up, wearing her mother's apron and helping to knead the <I>masa</I> for the Christmas corn tamales. Her mother even let Maria wear some perfume and lipstick for the big family celebration that evening. When her mother takes off her diamond ring so it won't become coated with the messy masa, Maria decides that life would be perfect if she could wear the ring, too. Trouble begins when she sneakily slips the sparkly ring on her thumb and resumes her kneading. Uh oh. It is not until later that night, after all the tamales have been cooked and after all her cousins and relatives have arrived, that Maria suddenly realizes what must have happened to the precious ring. Ed Martinez's warm oil paintings celebrate the riches of South American Christmas colors--adobe reds, dusty gold, lacey whites, and rain-forest greens. Martinez also has a gift for capturing children's animated expressions, especially when Maria begs her cousins to help her find the missing ring by secretly eating the enormous stack of steaming tamales! Gary Soto's delightful Christmas-spirit closure will relieve young readers who empathize with the negligent Maria. Grown-ups, too, will appreciate this playful reminder about the virtues of forgiveness and family togetherness. (Ages 4 and older) <I>--Gail Hudson</I> 1435303 8 8 1996 Too Many Tamales total:161|5:34|4:54|3:58|2:12|1:3| 161 587 202 27 3 0 false false Tue Sep 29 19:05:34 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 19:05:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 16:23:05 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 16:22:32 -0800 2009 Illustrations by Ed Martinez
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons
1993
Fiction: Picture book
Ages 5 to 9
Too Many Tamales tells the story of Maria and her family and their tradition of making tamales for Christmas. Maria is all dressed up for t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 22 12:54:20 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 13:01:54 -0700 2009 This book is a very easy book to read and the pictures are very detailed. I also like how they look like paintings and not just pictures. The literature of this book would probably be appropriate for third graders to read. For this book I could use it for a lesson about losing something that i...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 09:03:20 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 08:40:45 -0700 2008 Latin words usually the books that has to be with some Latin words makes
Me feel connected to the author. in this book the girl felt she was grown up
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Maria is helping her parents make tamales for their Christmas celebration. When Maria's mother turns away, Maria puts on her mother's wedding ring. Later, she realizes that it is missing. Will she ever find it?

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