Author : Lupe Ruiz Flores, Illustrator :
Alisha Gambino
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade
La guerra de las raspas - The Battle of the Snowcones
La guerra de las raspas - The Battle of the Snow Cones, Hardcover, Bilingual, Book, Lupe Ruiz Flores, Alisha Gambino, Kindergarten - 3rd Grade, 9781558855755, $16.95
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It
was so hot in Caliente, Texas, that the townspeople gulped gallons of lemonade
and poured buckets of water over their heads, but they couldn't stay cool.
Swinging on the front porch with her mother, Elena suddenly has an idea. Raspas--icy
cold snow cones--are what the neighbors need to stay cool. And she can make and
sell the refreshing treats from a stand in her own front yard! So with the help
of her parents, Elena soon has a stand and the items needed to make and sell the
snow cones. Before long everyone is lining up to buy the frosty delights in
delicious flavors.
Elena's best friend Alma watches her friend's success from across the street and
decides to start her own snow cone stand. And so begins the battle of the snow
cones, with each girl devising ever more elaborate plans to attract clients:
decorating their stands with colorful Mexican crepe paper flowers and papel
picado, adding exotic flavors such as coconut and mango to their menus, staging
puppet shows and even a folkloric dance. The girls' ice shaving machines
furiously crank out raspas, until one day both machines go bonkers!
Readers will enjoy the girls' clever antics to attract customers in this lively,
colorful picture book for children ages 4 - 8. And just as important, children
will learn--along with Elena and Alma--that competitors can still be friends.
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