Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat but when she asks the cat, the dog and the goose to help her plant them, they are all too busy. When Little Red Hen has finally grown the wheat, harvested it, turned it into flour and baked the bread the others are only to willing to help her eat it--but will she let them? The gentle repetition and humorous second story unfolding in the illustrations makes this a joyful retelling of the classic fable.
Photographs and simple text written in both English and Spanish provide an introduction to grains, discussing where they fit on the food pyramid, and looking at some of the foods that are made from grains such as bread and cereal.
Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions to make eight bread and pizza dishes, and features recipes for a cornbread, garlic focaccia, pizza, calzones, and more; and includes additional information about bread and pizza, and equipment.
Mamita admonishes her little boy to eat all his bread by telling him how the food is made, from the planting of the wheat seeds to the loaf of bread on the table, and sings him a Spanish song celebrating bread.
