Category: Children Publisher: Rio Grande Books
ISBN-10: 1890689858
Copyright: 2010
ISBN-13: 9781936744114
There was a time when wild pronghorned cantaloupe roamed the land...
(A bi-lingual tall-tale in Spanish/English)
MMM! Cantaloupe! Great for breakfast or a snack...at least they are now. But there was a time when wild pronghorned cantaloupe roamed the land and you had to get past sharp, ripping horns to get one if you wanted that sweet treat. Follow Andy and his boy as they grow up together in the time of the great cantaloupe roundups. You'll never look at breakfast the same again!
Excerpt
My daddy grew up on a farm in New Mexico. He said it was a rough area where not much grew except snow and snakes. He often told me about walking to school, and every time he told it, the road would be longer and the snow deeper than the time before!
Gemma succeeds in starting a girls' football team at her new school, but bitter rival Tyrone does everything he can to stop the girls playing. So begins a battle of wits between the girls and boys, and also between Gemma and sports teacher, Mrs Lawfo
