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Jorge Argueta

Born

El Salvador

Website

https://jorgetetlargueta.weebly.com/

Genre

Poetry, Children's

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Jorge Argueta is a celebrated award-winning poet and author of many highly acclaimed bilingual children's books and short stories, covering themes related to Latino culture and traditions, nature, and the immigrant experience.
A native Salvadoran and Pipil Nahua Indian, Jorge spent much of his childhood in rural El Salvador. He immigrated to the United States in the 1980s during the Salvadoran Civil War.
Jorge lives in San Francisco, California. ...more

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	Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds by Jorge Argueta, Alfonso Ruano (Illustrator), Elisa Amado (Translator) 4.27 avg rating — 276 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caravan to the North: Misael’s Long Walk by Jorge Argueta, Manuel Monroy (Illustrator), Elizabeth Bell (Translator) 3.96 avg rating — 214 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salsa: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem (Bilingual Cooking Poems, 1) by Jorge Argueta, Duncan Tonatiuh (Illustrations), Elisa Amado (Translation) 4.04 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Movie in My Pillow/Una pelicula en mi almohada by Jorge Argueta, Elizabeth Gomez (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup (Bilingual Cooking Poems, 2) by Jorge Argueta, Rafael Yockteng (Illustrator) 3.80 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arroz con leche/Rice Pudding: Un poema para cocinar/A Cooking Poem by Jorge Argueta, Fernando Vilela (Illustrator) 3.80 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guacamole: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem by Jorge Argueta, Margarita Sada (Illustrations), Elisa Amado (Translation) 3.90 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Xochitl and the Flowers/Xochitl, la niña de las flores 3.96 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tamalitos: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem (Bilingual Cooking Poems, 3) by Jorge Argueta, Domi (Illustrations), Elisa Amado (Translation) 3.60 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Talking with Mother Earth/Hablando con madre tierra: Poems/Poemas by Jorge Argueta, Jorge Argueta 4.33 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Jorge Argueta (?)

“Comer chile es como estar bailando entre arcoiris y estrellas.”
― Jorge Argueta, Salsa: Un Poema Para Cocinar / a Cooking Poem

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“You are the horizon
giving birth to loneliness
ideas and roads
a window open to the sky
a butterfly starting to fly
In the end you are
a thought
born from nowhere
and poetry

from “You”
― Jorge Argueta, En Carne Propia / Flesh Wounds: Memoria Poetica / A Poetic Memoir

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