One Is a Piñata: A Book of Numbers: 1

by John Parra (Illustrator), Roseanne Thong (Author)

New
Picture Book
2019
$17.73

One is a rainbow. One is a cake. One is a pinata that's ready to break! In this lively picture book, a companion to the Pura Belpre-honored Green Is a Chile Pepper, children discover a fiesta of numbers in the world around them, all the way from one to ten: Two are maracas and cold ice creams, six are salsas and flavored aguas. Many of the featured objects are Latino in origin, and all are universal in appeal. With rich, boisterous illustrations, a fun-to-read rhyming text, and an informative glossary, this vibrant book enumerates the joys of counting and the wonders that abound in every child's day!

Synopsis

One is a rainbow. One is a cake. One is a pinata that's ready to break! In this lively picture book, a companion to the Pura Belpre-honored Green Is a Chile Pepper, children discover a fiesta of numbers in the world around them, all the way from one to ten: Two are maracas and cold ice creams, six are salsas and flavored aguas. Many of the featured objects are Latino in origin, and all are universal in appeal. With rich, boisterous illustrations, a fun-to-read rhyming text, and an informative glossary, this vibrant book enumerates the joys of counting and the wonders that abound in every child's day!

$17.73

Quantity

14 in stock

More Information

Format: Picture Book
Pages: 40
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 02 Apr 2019
ISBN 10: 1452155844
ISBN 13: 9781452155845

Author Bio

Roseanne Greenfield Thong has lived in Guatemala and Mexico and is the author of more than a dozen award-winning children's books, including Round Is a Tortilla, Wish, 'Twas Nochebuena, Dia de Los Muertos, and Green Is a Chile Pepper. She now lives in Orange County, California.

John Parra is an award-winning illustrator whose books have received starred reviews. He has received the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for illustration, the International Latino Book Award for Best Children's Book Illustrations, and three Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor awards. He lives in Queens, New York.