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The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred : Spanish/ English
by
Samantha R. Vamos,
Rafael López (Goodreads Author)
PAs a farm girl prepares a cazuela (pot) of rice pudding, the animals on the farm eagerly help. Key English words change to Spanish as the cumulative verse builds to a delicious ending. Includes a glossary and a recipe for arroz con leche.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 1st 2011
by Charlesbridge Publishing
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Bookaday #49. Delightful illustrations and a sprinkling of Spanish will be a big hit with the 2x2 crowd at my school. Will definitely have to try the arroz con leche recipe at the back!
Audience: I feel as though this book is directed towards girls more than boys. It is most likely intended for lower grades, but could be used for older elementary schoolers who are just learning some spanish.
Appeal: This book is very colorful. It restates what had occurred in earlier and is a fun, fast pace to read aloud.
Application: I would read this book aloud to my class if we had spanish language. It is a fun way to learn how translate simple words in spanish. I could then have the students...more
Appeal: This book is very colorful. It restates what had occurred in earlier and is a fun, fast pace to read aloud.
Application: I would read this book aloud to my class if we had spanish language. It is a fun way to learn how translate simple words in spanish. I could then have the students...more
I loved this book; it brought back many childhood memories. This was an amazing book because the illustrations were BIG and detailed. I liked how the backgrounds on the first couple of pages are white, except for picture of focus. The picture of focus is the only illustration that is in color, by doing so I was able to connect the illustration to the text. I liked how as you turn the page, there is always a new character so it keeps you anticipating to see what animal is going to be next. As you...more
In a fun mixture of English and Spanish vocabulary, Vamos creates a tribute to the classic nursery rhyme, The House That Jack Built. Similar to the classic style of the nursery rhyme, Vamos creates a story of not the cazuela that the farm maiden stirred, but instead different characters and their contribution to the Cazuela. For example, “This is the Goat that churned the cream to make the Mantequilla that went into the cazuela that the farm maiden stirred.” As the sentences grow larger and larg...more
I loved this picture book, it was creative and very fun to read. The author Samantha Vamos, tells the story of a farm maiden who cooks up a pot of arroz con pollo, also known as rice pudding. With the help of the farm animals, the farm maiden eventually gets all the ingredients she needs to cook up this delicious Mexican dish just in time for the fiesta, the party. The book flows smoothly and in a fun rhytmic manner. The book is also repetitive and predictable as each page introduces a new ingr...more
Main Characters: The Farm Animals, The Farm Maiden
Settings: A farm that was located in Mexico
P.O.V: Third Person
Summary: This is a bilingual book that is so adorable. The Farm Maiden and the farm animals work together to make the rice pudding. Cazuela is a mexican dish that has rice and milk in it along with other ingredients to make it extra special (arroz con leche). The farm animals and the maiden start dancing and singing while adding each ingredient. They use spanish and english words to de...more
Settings: A farm that was located in Mexico
P.O.V: Third Person
Summary: This is a bilingual book that is so adorable. The Farm Maiden and the farm animals work together to make the rice pudding. Cazuela is a mexican dish that has rice and milk in it along with other ingredients to make it extra special (arroz con leche). The farm animals and the maiden start dancing and singing while adding each ingredient. They use spanish and english words to de...more
This review is one of my additional picture books for RLS 520
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha R. Vamos; Illustrated by Rafael Lopez
This book begins with an ordinary pot; the pot that the farm maiden stirred. It goes on to introduce various elements that are needed in order to make the corn porridge. The story builds: This is the duck that went to the market to buy the sugar to flavor the leche made fresh by the vaca while teaching the cabra that churned the crema to make the...more
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha R. Vamos; Illustrated by Rafael Lopez
This book begins with an ordinary pot; the pot that the farm maiden stirred. It goes on to introduce various elements that are needed in order to make the corn porridge. The story builds: This is the duck that went to the market to buy the sugar to flavor the leche made fresh by the vaca while teaching the cabra that churned the crema to make the...more
This was probably a "three star" for me as I didn't personally find the "story" riveting and the artwork wasn't my especial cup of tea, but I can really appreciate the intent behind the work and feel that it would make an excellent choice for bilingual families or families wishing to introduce some Spanish vocabulary to their children.
This is a Latin American version of "The House that Jack Built" with various farm animals adding ingredients to the pot (cazuela) that the farm maiden stirs. What...more
This is a Latin American version of "The House that Jack Built" with various farm animals adding ingredients to the pot (cazuela) that the farm maiden stirs. What...more
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I am lucky to work in a children’s room with a significantly sized bilingual section. The books you’ll find there cover a wide range of languages. Chinese, Arabic, Urdu, you name it. Of them the largest section by far is the Spanish language section. Of course, what we don’t really include in this section are books that integrate Spanish words into English text, though the stories are predominantly in English. There really isn’t a name for this kind of book, which is a real pity since they serve...more
This is a fresh, fabulous cumulative tale that is made spicier and more interesting thanks to the Spanish sprinkled liberally throughout. It is the story of a farm maiden who stirred a pot. Once she started stirring, all of the animals wanted to help with what she was cooking. The cow gave milk, the hen gave eggs and zested the lime which was picked by the donkey who was carrying the duck to the market. Eventually everyone is waiting for the treat to be finished until they started playing music...more
Written by Samantha Vamos & Ill by Rafael Lopez. Pulished 2011 by Charlesbridge, Watertown, MA. Artwork is acrylics on grained wood. It has written Enlgisn and tells half of the story in Spanish, with the Spanish words given. There is a glossary in the back of what each word is in Enlgish. I love the illustrations of the animals helping making the dish. However, from a non Spanish speaking person (me),I had a hard time following what was being done. I had to keep flipping back and forth to t...more
In a twist on the classic "The House That Jack Built," this version features a farm girl who is preparing rice pudding. To prepare her dish, she starts off with a pot and then adds butter. Since it is a cumulative story, the lines are repeated and added to so that by the time the story reaches its conclusion, everyone is involved in celebrating, but no one's stirring the pot. One of the appealing aspects of this version of the story is the way Spanish phrases are added to the text. For instance,...more
This bi-lingual book was such fun to read. It takes some practice before reading to a live audience, but as a cumulative tale it is fun. I set the stage with my audience each time and was aware of the students in my audience who might speak Spanish or have some knowledge of the vocabulary. Some did and some didn't but everyone joined in the fun and truly appreciated the beautiful, vibrant pictures illustrating the book. One boy gently corrected my pronunciation telling me "You say "sss" instead...more
The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred is a Pura Belpre Award Winning book written by Samantha R. Vamos. The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred is a multicultural book that represents the Latino community, which is also a bilingual book that includes two languages. This bilingual book is an easy reader book and a nursery rhyme book which includes illustrations that follows the flow of the words. The books main characters are the farmer maiden, the animals, and the campensino. The book takes...more
The book titled, “The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred”, is a Monarch Award nominee for 2013. It is about a farm maiden or campesina and all that ensues when her farmhouse friends help her cook. While she stirs the pot her friends contribute ingredients and plenty of laughs to her brewing dish. The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred, is a book that should be nominated for the Monarch Award due to its great bilingual storytelling. The transitions between Spanish and English are seamless and...more
Reading The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred to children is a delicious way to teach Spanish vocabulary, Spanish culture, and order of events in a story.
A Cazuela is a large terra-cotta pot used for cooking soups, stews, and casseroles. It is also the term used for the meals you cook inside of it. The Farm Maiden (campesina), the farmer (campesino) and all of the farm animals take part in preparing the food in the Cazuela. Each character and ingredient is first introduced in English and the...more
A Cazuela is a large terra-cotta pot used for cooking soups, stews, and casseroles. It is also the term used for the meals you cook inside of it. The Farm Maiden (campesina), the farmer (campesino) and all of the farm animals take part in preparing the food in the Cazuela. Each character and ingredient is first introduced in English and the...more
Audience: Preschool - 2nd grade silly monkeys
Award: Purla Belpre 2012 Illustrator Honor Award book
Appeal: In addition to this book's amazing illustrations, it also has a fun, wacky appeal that will keep young readers engaged. "The vaca shook a maraca," need I say more? The book also helps children learn Spanish words. The first time a key word is written in English, then subsequent repetitions of key words are in Spanish. The text follows the format of repeating the first lines with each additio...more
Award: Purla Belpre 2012 Illustrator Honor Award book
Appeal: In addition to this book's amazing illustrations, it also has a fun, wacky appeal that will keep young readers engaged. "The vaca shook a maraca," need I say more? The book also helps children learn Spanish words. The first time a key word is written in English, then subsequent repetitions of key words are in Spanish. The text follows the format of repeating the first lines with each additio...more
This book appeals to any gender around the grades preschool to second grade. This book is great for a spanish lesson, because it's a continuation story. So it says one line, then on the next pages repeats that line then adds another and so on. But when the lines repeated, one of the words would change to spanish. I thought this book was fun, I liked learning the new words in spanish! There was a glossary in the back to help with the spanish words incase a student didn't understand the words and...more
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred is a Latin American variation of The House that Jack Built. The story continues, however, after the rhyme would normally end. After finishing the rice pudding, all of the helpers and the farm maiden dance around the pot, nearly ruining their delicious meal.
The pictures are glorious and really make this an excellent twist on a classic rhyme. I especially loved the burro's boots and grin. Together, the Spanish and the pictures make this a vibrant, exciting...more
The pictures are glorious and really make this an excellent twist on a classic rhyme. I especially loved the burro's boots and grin. Together, the Spanish and the pictures make this a vibrant, exciting...more
Have you ever wondered how the delicious Mexican desert "arroz con leche" or rice pudding is made in a hilarious and fun way? In this magnificent book by Vamos Samantha, we see that animals help the farm maiden create this delicious pudding through out the whole book. As animals keep showing up in the pages and a tongue~twisting paragraphs and full sentences will keep a smile on your face.
The beautiful illustrations done By Rafael Lopez in every page bring the characters and the movements come...more
The beautiful illustrations done By Rafael Lopez in every page bring the characters and the movements come...more
This picture book is an 2012 honor book from the Pura Belpre Award list and is great for boy boys and girls. I would say the grade level for this book would be kindergarten through second grade. This book would be great for reluctant readers because it is fast-paced and fun to read. The book is so repetitive that the audience or readers will be able to follow along and join in if someone else is reading to them. The pictures are another appealing aspect of the book, they are bright and bold. The...more
This book won the Pura Belpre Honor Award. It is also a Monarch book. This book is a tribute to the nursery rhyme, "The House That Jack Built". It is repetitive and engaging. It would make a fun read-aloud. It includes Spanish words. The new object is always introduced in English, and then on the next page, it is referred to in Spanish. For example, "This is the pot that the farm maiden stirred. This is the butter that went into the cazuela that the farm maiden stirred". This would be a fun book...more
The book "The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred" by Samantha R. Vamos follows the process of creating Rice pudding or "Arroz Con Leche". Starting with stirring the cazuela (pot) and ending with a party, the book is a lively, colorful story that engages the reader. The font is easy to read and fun and emphasizes each Spanish word that can be learned by the reader. At the end of the book, there is a glossary as well as a recipe to make the book interactive. The illustrations of this book are in...more
Audience: P-2nd grade, students who speak Spanish, students in a Spanish class (all ages), Spanish teachers, students who like cooking new foods, students interested in Spanish culture.
Appeal: The rhyme is easy to follow, so students can follow the story as well as beginning Spanish speakers. The pictures are beautiful, bright, colorful, and eye catching, and children will enjoy looking at the details in them. At the end there is a recipe based off the of the book, which would be fun to try in c...more
Appeal: The rhyme is easy to follow, so students can follow the story as well as beginning Spanish speakers. The pictures are beautiful, bright, colorful, and eye catching, and children will enjoy looking at the details in them. At the end there is a recipe based off the of the book, which would be fun to try in c...more
While I loved the warm colors of this book, I had a hard time reading it due to the Spanish vocabulary. There is a glossary at the back of the book, but one doesn't want to be flipping back and forth. You can surmise the meaning of the words through the pictures, but on first reading I was a little lost. The second time through, I noticed that the word is first given in English, and then in subsequent repetitions (it is told in a cumulative format) the Spanish word is added. Definitely one that...more
The farm maiden stirs up a big pot of arroz con leche with the help of the cabra and the vaca and the pato and the burro in this new version of the old classic, The House that Jack Built. Illustrated with brilliant colors and injected with a nice collection of words in Spanish, this book was enjoyed very much by a class of bilingual students at my school.
“This is the duck
that went to the market
to buy the sugar
to flavor the leche
made fresh by the vaca
while teaching the cabra
that churned the crema...more
“This is the duck
that went to the market
to buy the sugar
to flavor the leche
made fresh by the vaca
while teaching the cabra
that churned the crema...more
Artist Rafael Lopez created the amazing Book Fiesta, which is a book I pretty much want to live in, the illustrations are so phenomenal. He works his magic again in Cazuela: his red-and-orange palette makes me feel like I'm somewhere fun, sunbathing and happy.
I love how the text introduces the words first in English, then adds them to the cumulative tale in Spanish. But the story is a little long, and never quite builds up the chugging-along rhythm that the original "The House That Jack Built"...more
I love how the text introduces the words first in English, then adds them to the cumulative tale in Spanish. But the story is a little long, and never quite builds up the chugging-along rhythm that the original "The House That Jack Built"...more
Audience:PreK and up. Could even be used in upper level Spanish classes.
Appeal:Bright, colorful pictures. Some humorous pictures. Written in the style of "The House that Jack Built" the story builds Spanish vocabulary as it uses English words when a new line is introduced, but replaces one key word with the Spanish version in all the lines after. Sometimes, I had to go back and remind myself what the Spanish word meant! Recipe for Rice Pudding (Arroz Con Leche)is included in the back of the boo...more
Appeal:Bright, colorful pictures. Some humorous pictures. Written in the style of "The House that Jack Built" the story builds Spanish vocabulary as it uses English words when a new line is introduced, but replaces one key word with the Spanish version in all the lines after. Sometimes, I had to go back and remind myself what the Spanish word meant! Recipe for Rice Pudding (Arroz Con Leche)is included in the back of the boo...more
I learned of this book when it received the Pura Belpre Honor Award for 2012. It is a variant of the “House That Jack Built” rhyme, and chronicles the making of a delicious pot of arroz con leche (rice with milk). All of the farm animals, from the goat to the donkey to the hen, contribute to the farm maiden’s effort. When the pot of pudding is finally ready, everyone says gracias. A glossary of Spanish words used in the text is included, and of course a recipe for arroz con leche. Speaking of wh...more
Lovely illustrations. Great use of Spanish words. Their inclusion doesn't seem forced and works well with this style of each stanza building on the last in the tradition of great books like The Napping House. Not every book that tries to employ this form works, but this one does. It gets a little wordy, but that seems unavoidable with books that use this pattern. Also a great choice if you're looking for books with cooking or teamwork themes.
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