With Spanish vocabulary and a clever counting concept, this poetic story shares the life cycle of a Mexican jumping bean. This curious jumping insect is actually a seedpod from a shrub called yerba de la flecha, into which a caterpillar burrows, living inside the pod until it builds a cocoon and breaks out as a moth. Perfect for preschoolers and prereaders, this creative picture book explores the Mexican jumping bean’s daily life and eventual transformation and escape from the pod.

• ISBN: 9781580898157
• Author: Martinez, Claudia Guadalupe
• Illustrator: Gonzalez, Laura
• Published: 2019 , Charlesbridge
• Themes: English-Spanish, Flowers and plants, Insects and bugs
• Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Information Book, Mexico, Picture Book
• No. of pages: 32