Provides a poetic recipe for making salsa by grinding the ingredients together on a black lava mocaljete as the early Mesoamericans did.

"Esta deliciosa receta en forma de poema nos enseña todos, jóvenes y adultos, cómo hacer una reconfortante y consistente sopa de frijoles."-- cover page 4. "This delightful recipe-poem shows us all, young and old, how to make a heartwarming, tummy-filling bean soup."-- cover page 4.

"This delicious collection of poems by the innovative Marilyn Singer is accompanied by vibrant splashy artwork by two-time Caldecott honoree Marjorie Priceman. Presented in a small-size format to appeal to older readers (as well as young), the book has the look of a vintage collector's compendium that includes pictures, ephemera and annotations to add interest. Even young children are familiar with recipes--a series of steps to help them make something--and...