Tomatoes for Neela
As Neela and her mother cook together, they find a way for Neela's grandmother, who lives in India, to share in both the love and the flavors of the day. Includes tomato facts.
Bestselling author Padma Lakshmi and illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal team up in this celebration of food and family.
Neela loves cooking with her amma and writing down the recipes in her notebook. It makes her feel closer to her paati who lives far away in India. On Saturdays, Neela and Amma go to the green market and today they are buying tomatoes to make Paati's famous sauce. But first, Neela needs to learn about all the different kinds of tomatoes they can pick from. And as Neela and Amma cook together, they find a way for Paati to share in both the love and the flavors of the day.
Bestselling author Padma Lakshmi takes young readers on an intergenerational journey full of delicious flavors and fun food facts that celebrates a family's treasured recipes. And award winning illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal brings this circle of women to life with vivid detail and warmth. Tomatoes for Neela lovingly affirms how we can connect to other cultures, as well as to our own, through food.
| SKU | 131317 |
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| ISBN | 9780593202708 |
| Language | English |
| Guided Reading Level | Q |
| Page Count | 40 |
| Product Type | Hardcover Books |
| Book Type | Picture Books |
| Additional Contributor | Juana Martinez-Neal |
| Primary Contributor | Padma Lakshmi |
| Age Groups | Ages 4 to 6, Ages 7 to 9 |
| Publisher | Viking Books for Young Readers |