Chiles for Benito cover

Chiles for Benito

Author: Baca, Ana

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level 3.7
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 1609
Points per Word 0.000311
Page Count 32
Points per Page 0.015625
Series Benito

Description

As they prepare to make the traditional "chile ristras," strings of red peppers, Christina's grandmother tells her the story of how magical chile seeds given to her great grandfather, a farmer in New Mexico, ensured the continuation of the chile pepper.