Mendiola, Orlando
9780063295582, 006329558X
Paperback
Three kids compete in an epic battle for the last tamale at their family's annual tamalada in this bilingual edition of the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection picture book by author Orlando Mendiola and celebrated illustrator Teresa Martinez.
With the English and Spanish text side by side on the page, this bilingual edition of The Last Tamale is ideal for bilingual readers as well as Spanish speakers learning English and vice versa.
It’s the best day of the year—tamale day. Luis and his family have been making and eating tamales all day. But when Luis, Jacob, and Letty all want the last tamale, there's only one way to choose a winner...
A TAMALE BATTLE!
Round one: dance battle. Round two: lucha libre latch. Round three: arm wrestle with Abuelita.
Who will get the last tamale?
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Es el mejor día del año – el Día del tamal. Luis y su familia han estado cocinando y comiendo tamales todo el día. Pero cuando Luis, Jacobo, y Letty todos quieren el último tamal, sólo queda una manera de escoger el ganador…
¡UNA COMPETENCIA POR EL TAMAL!
La primera ronda: una batalla de baile. La segunda ronda: una competencia de lucha libre. La tercera ronda: ganarle a las vencidas a la abuelita.
¿Quién ganará el último tamal?
