Please pass the tamales!

In a celebration of the diversity of the Americas, children of different backgrounds help their caregivers make tamales in their own traditional ways. Backmatter features information and an activity created by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lopez, Silvia, 1950- (Author)
Corporate Author: National Museum of the American Latino (U.S.) (Contributor)
Other Authors: Ortega, Mirelle (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, 2026.
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Summary:In a celebration of the diversity of the Americas, children of different backgrounds help their caregivers make tamales in their own traditional ways. Backmatter features information and an activity created by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino.
Item Description:"National Museum of the American Latino Smithsonian."
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Audience:Ages 4-8
Grades K-1
ISBN:9780593482148
059348214X
9780593482155
0593482158
9780593482179
0593482174
Author Notes:Silvia L pez is a Cuba native raised in Miami who has served as children's librarian at schools and public libraries for over three decades. She is also the author of Uno Mas, One More: A Latino Retelling of an Old Scottish Ballad ; Queen of Tejano Music: Selena ; Pacho Nacho , and several Little Golden Books. Siliva currently resides in Miami.

Mirelle Ortega is a Mexican artist based in Los Angeles, California. She's the author and illustrator of Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land , for which she received a Pura Belpre Illustration Honor and an International Latino Book Award medal, and River of Mariposas . She has a love for storytelling and creating vibrant illustrations.