Skip to main content

New York Agriculture in the Classroom

Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix

Companion Resource

Print Sylvia Rose-Casanova

Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice

Using the pot of rice with chicken, Mama barters with her neighbors to create a bountiful meal. As she does so she also takes her granddaughter, Lucy, on a marvelous cultural tour of the neighborhood. Woven throughout the book are the Spanish names for a variety of foods.

Author

Sylvia Rose-Casanova

Lessons Associated with this Resource