Fruits and Vegetables/Frutas Y Vegetales

Vegetarian Journal, Jan-Feb, 2003 by Debra Wasserman

By Gladys Rosa-Mendoza with illustrations by Linda Holt Ayriss

I was fortunate to learn Spanish beginning in the first grade. I've been looking for a bilingual Spanish/English book suitable to use with my four-year-old vegan son. I finally found a terrific one! Fruits and Vegetables/ Frutas y Vegetales introduces children to fruits and vegetables in English and Spanish through beautiful illustrations and with relatively simple text appearing in both languages on each page. The book is vegan, and on the last page says, "Fruits and vegetables keep me healthy." Share this book with your Latino friends, or better yet, introduce a youngster to a second language.

Fruits and Vegetables/Frutas y Vegetales (ISBN 1-931398-10-0) is published by me mi publishing. This book retails for $6.95 and can be found in bookstores or ordered online at <www.memima.com>. Reviewed by Debra Wasserman.