The Big Juicy Mango

Name: The Big Juicy Mango
Author: Katelyn Mostert

by Katelyn Mostert

Ages 2–55 min readNature & Our WorldFree to read

A poem of a mango from beginning to end.

A bouncy rhyme that grows a single seed into a sweet, juicy mango you can almost taste — a delicious little lesson in patience and the wonder of growing things.

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Credits & license

Written by Katelyn Mostert

License: CC BY 4.0

Source: Global Digital Library

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Questions to talk about together

The tiny seed grew slowly into a big tree before any mango appeared — what do you have to wait for?
The story makes the mango sound so sweet and juicy it's drooling-good — what fruit makes your mouth water?
Can you show me how a tiny shoot grows up tall into a great big tree?