Mr. Sugar Came to Town / La visita del Sr. Azúcar [Paperback]

Harriet Rohmer (Adapter), Cruz Gomez (Adapter), Enrique Chagoya (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Grandma Lupe's tamales are the favorite food of all the children in town until Mr. Sugar comes riding in on his magical truck full of sweets. Suddenly the children won't eat anything but double-chocolate sundaes, raspberry cream pie, and fudge bars. Before long they're so roly-poly they can't see their feet, and their teeth are full of black holes! It falls to Grandma Lupe to unmask Mr. Sugar and to show the children why something that feels good may not be good for them. Adapted from a puppet play by the Migrant Farmworkers Outreach Program in California's Central Valley, this fanciful tale treats the themes of substance abuse and nutrition in an amusing, whimsical way.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Spanish --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Children's Book Press (June 11, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892391413
• ISBN-13: 978-0892391417
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 8.3 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,021,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantasitic and philisophical literary work., May 15, 1999

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[e-mail] (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Sugar Came to Town / La visita del Sr. Azúcar (Hardcover)

Mr. Sugar came to town is the fantastic, yet somewhat terrifying story of two children; manipulated by the powers of temptation. Seemingly idiotic, this book explores psychological concepts that are usually incomprehecable to young readers. Furthermore, this is a bilingual book, therefore, children who's native tounge is English, have the opperatunity to learn a limited, yet useful Spanish vocabulary. This works in the opposite way as well. I recommend this book to all people, who speak either English, Spanish, or both. It is a wonderful tale for people of all ages.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Divertido!, June 20, 2000

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Lupe (Salinas, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Sugar Came to Town / La visita del Sr. Azúcar (Paperback)

I read this story to a second grade bilingual class who just loved the story and were able to understand the message of the story. When I read it to a sixth grade bilingual class using puppets, It was just as enjoyable to the older children. Since it is in Spanish and English, the whole class was able to enjoy the story and learn what temptation can do to them. I recommend this book to anyone teaching a bilingual class or learning either language.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Supa-creepy, April 26, 2000

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"scuncheon" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Sugar Came to Town / La visita del Sr. Azúcar (Paperback)

I first read this book years back at the library with two children I was babysitting for the summer. We read it and laughed in bemused horror.

The book chronicles the tale of two children lured to a magical wagon owned by a Mr. Sugar. His friendly countenance and gentle words urge them to try one of his confections, and thus begins the downward spiral into serious sugar addiction.

They become severely obese, jump up on the school roof, run backwards, and fall asleep in class. What have we to blame? That cursed sugar.

A surprise twist in the end pulls no punches, and teaches children with heavy-handed propaganda that sugar is bad. Very bad.

At once amusing and freaky-deaky, I've recommended this to people learning Spanish (for its bilingual aspect) and people interested in the weird and unusual.