Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice
Publication Information
Author:  Rosa-Casanova, Sylvia	Illustrator:  Roth, Robert
Title:  Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice	Date:  1997
Publisher:  Atheneum	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-689-31932-0	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
Mama Provi lives on the first floor of an apartment building and her granddaughter, Lucy, lives on the eighth floor. When Mama Provi heads up with a pot of arroz con pollo to comfort Lucy (who has chicken pox), a simple pot of chicken and rice is transformed into a multicultural feast.
Teaching Ideas:
Learners may want to share family recipes. Teachers may want to locate copies of the recipes mentioned and invite students to multiply measurements to provide enough for the class. An international potluck would be fun. The book could be used for copy change.
Teaching Strategies:
Copy Change    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/copy_change.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Social Studies > anthropology > cultures Social Studies > anthropology > daily life Social Studies > anthropology > daily life > food Communities > urban > urban living Communities > multicultural

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