Burro's Tortillas

By Terri Fields, Sherry Rogers (Illustrator)

Burro struggles to make tortillas alone as friends refuse to help.

4.0/5 Goodreads · 67 ratings

32 pages· 790 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

In a Southwestern twist on a classic tale, Burro faces the challenge of making tortillas from corn without any help from his lazy friends. As he perseveres, the story unfolds with humor and cultural richness, offering a glimpse into traditional tortilla-making. Will Burro's friends ever lend a hand, or will he have to enjoy the fruits of his labor alone? Discover the answer in this delightful tale, complete with a Spanish/English glossary and a simple tortilla recipe for young readers to try.

From the publisher

What do you get when you cross The Little Red Hen with a burro and his friends? Burro’s Tortillas! In this humorous Southwestern retelling of a childhood favorite, Burro finds it difficult to get any help from his friends as he diligently works to turn corn into tortillas. Young children will love the repetition; older children will enjoy the book’s many puns. In addition to its Southwestern “flavor,” the delightful story imparts an accurate picture of the traditional way that tortillas are made. A Spanish/English glossary and a simple recipe for making tortillas are included in the “For Creative Minds” section. This fictional story with rhyming text includes a 3-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 27-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Burro’s Tortillas is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The interactive ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension.

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