Sprinkled with spanish words that you can skip if you want to, a spunky telling about Mexican Jumping Beans, with bits of Mexican culture thrown in.

Not really a science book as my library has classified it, but a picture book with a science component, and end notes. ( )

SLJ Day of Dialog, Cambridge Public Library

Demystifies "Mexican jumping beans" - they aren't beans at all, but seedpods with caterpillars inside! Spanish words are incorporated seamlessly into the English text, describing the "jumping bean's" journey through the arroyo and the other creatures it encounters - including a group of children (siete amigos).

Back matter includes a glossary (Spanish/English), the numbers 1-10 in Spanish and English, and an author's note

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Re-read January 2021
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Re-read December 2022 ( )