Discover the many ways the autumn
harvest has been celebrated by ancient cultures around the world. From
ancient Europeans, Chinese, Pilgrims, Iroquois, and the Yoruba of
Nigeria to modern day Indians, North Americans, Jews and the children of
Angola, the autumn harvest is rich with stories of celebration and
tradition. Includes a clear definition of the autumn equinox and various
hands-on classroom activities, crafts and recipes. Softcover, 32 pages.
Ages 4-12.
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Good For Me series - Sally Hewitt -
NEW!
$15.95 each
This comprehensive series teaches children all about the
foods they need to eat to live, grow and be healthy. Food safety and the
importance of a balanced diet and exercise are emphasized and healthy
lunchbox ideas are included throughout. Each book includes a glossary,
index and web site references. Library Binding, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.
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The Edible Pyramid:
Good Eating Every Day - Loreen Leedy
$See Below
Want a fun way to
learn about the food pyramid? With this story, you can take your kids on
a trip to the Edible Pyramid restaurant where you might even learn a
thing or two!32 pages. Ages 4-8.
Soup’s on! Join the party for a
delightful and delicious alphabet banquet. When Otter decides to have a
potluck housewarming for his nifty new abode, he invites twenty six of
his animal friends... and you! Take part in the fun as each animal pal
brings a different delicacy for the simmering stew. From “Armadillo and
Asparagus” to “Zebra and Zucchini”, there are engaging new characters on
almost every page of this truly enchanting volume - all brought to
vibrant, colorful life by one of today’s most imaginative and talented
fine artists. Hardcover, 48 pages. Ages 2 and up.More...
WP-0253
Growing Vegetable Soup
/ A Sembrar Sopa De Verderus - Lois Ehlert
$See Below
In brightly-colored collage
illustrations, a father and child share the simple joys of planting,
watering, and watching seeds grow in their garden. Then they cook their
harvest into a delicious vegetable soup, the recipe for which is
included. Full color. Ages 4-8.
"What makes Eddie's garden grow?"
Eddie knows that it takes a lot - the Earth, rain, warm sun, and all
sorts of creatures! Working hard digging, pulling up weeds and watering
his plants, Eddie's garden of carrots, lettuce, nasturtiums, onions,
peas, pot marigolds, pumpkins, runner beans, sprouting broccoli,
sunflowers, sweet corn, and Swiss chard begins to bloom to provide
plenty of great food for his picnic with little... Hardcover, 36 pages.
Ages 4-12.
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The Fruit Bowl &
Vegetable Soup
$14.95
Two books in one: "Vegetable
Soup: The Nutritional ABC's" and "The Fruit Bowl: A Contest Among the Fruit."
Fun, informational books on fruits and vegetables.
Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.More...OA-3602
Alexander and the
Great Vegetable Feud -
Linda J. Hawkins
$19.95
Find out how Alex discovers that
he is the winner of the vegetable feud. Following the story are vitamin
and mineral charts , a glossary and the veggie pasta salad recipe made
by Alex's mom. Hardcover, 39 pages. Ages 4-10. More....
HHP-0615
I Eat Vegetables!
$12.95
A mixture of art, photography, and
large, clear type introduces children to vegetables. Printed
on heavy-duty card and hand-stitched to ensure maximum longevity, these
stunning books go far beyond just naming familiar foods. Each page shows
the name of the food, a clear photograph, and a dramatic painted
background. Upon opening the full-page foldout to look inside the vegetable, kids can see which ones need to be peeled before eating
and which ones have seeds, stones, pits, or other interesting things
inside. Hardcover, 24 pages. 2 years and up.
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IPG-0282
Rookie Read-About
Science Series
$4.95
ea.
Set of 3 Books - $13.95
Each title in this series contains full color photos and
easy to read facts. Includes The Wheat We Eat, Vegetables,
Vegetables!, and It's a Fruit, It's a Vegetable,
It's a Pumpkin! Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.
Bean
bag veggies! Limited edition vegetable characters with serialized hang tags: celery, tomato,
corn, mushroom, onion, potato, carrot, cabbage, bell pepper, cauliflower, squash, and
broccoli. Order them individually or in a set!
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Yummy Designs Fruit
and Vegetable FanFare Flip-Panel Book
$17.98
50 colorful panels illustrate over
80 fruits and vegetables along with key nutrition information,
contributions to good health, and suggestions for preparation.
Spanish/English. All ages.More...YD-FVFF
Fruit & Vegetable
Balloons
$24.98 / Pk
Celebrate good nutrition with colorful mylar balloons
from Yummy Designs. Each pack contains five different mylar balloons
(28"-34" high) that can be filled with either helium or air. Refillable.
Ribbon included.
Lok and Siew journey along a mountain road trying to understand what
makes one happy. At once the monks encounter frightened villagers that
have long been ravaged by harsh times, and whose hearts have grown hard
toward everyone they meet. But when the monks cleverly entice them to
make soups from stones, the villagers discover how much they each have
to give - and how much more comes back in return. With magnificent
watercolors that invite reflection of deeper meaning, Jon J. Muth
combines his love of Zen Buddhism and Eastern culture with a favorite
old trickster tale that celebrates the power of generosity. Hardcover,
32 pages. Ages 4-8.More...SB-3909
Dumpling Soup
$6.95
This New Year's
Eve, for the first time, Marisa gets to help her
grandmother make the traditional dumpling soup for their
whole family. As she wraps her dumplings, Marisa worries
- will anyone eat her funny looking mandoo? Set in the
Hawaiian islands, where eating is a way of expressing
warmth and affection among family and friends, this
story celebrates the joyful mix of food, customs, and
languages from many cultures. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages
4-8.
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The Vegetables We Eat
$ see below
Choose One:
From perennials to annuals, tuber vegetables to stem vegetables, Gibbons
covers every kind and color that we eat - and shows them in rich
watercolor illustrations. The first half of the book goes through each
of the eight groups of vegetables with every vegetable shown and labeled
within its group, whether it be a root, stem, leaf, bulb, seed, tuber,
fruit, or flower bud vegetable. Ages 4-10. 32 pages.
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Here one hundred of the most
irresistible vegetables are described in depth by organic gardener and
food historian, William Woys Weaver, through history, culinary
suggestions, practical information, and personal anecdotes. Peppers,
potatoes, peas, gourds, onions, tomatoes, greens, and many more veggies
get their stories told - like the Petaluma Gold Rush Bean brought to the
United States from Peru (ideal for everything from bean dips to
cassoulets). Hardcover, 5 1/4" x 7 1/4" 288 pages. For all ages.
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A Day at the Market!
$14.95
The market is
more than just a place where food is sold. Set at Seattle's infamous
Pike Place Market, the market comes to life with the sites, smells, and
sounds of the market. The buzz and excitement of the market with fish
flying through the air, the aroma of freshly baked bread, the colorful
vision of the fresh fruit and vegetable stands, and the sound of music
playing in the streets are vividly captured in this poetic
description. Hardcover, 22 pages. Ages 0-4.
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An Alphabet Salad -
Sarah Shuette
$17.95
Are you hungry? Feast your eyes on
information about your favorite fruits and vegetables in An Alphabet
Salad. Get to know the alphabet in both uppercase and lowercase letters.
At the same time, learn interesting facts about foods that interest
young children. Hardcover Library Edition, 32 pages. Ages 3 and up.More...CS-1683
Harvest Year - Cris Petersen
$19.95
Harvest takes place all through
the year in the United States. Did you know that in January it's harvest
time for carrots, pineapple and grapefruit? The full color photos and
text beautifully convey the bountiful harvests in our states...
Hardcover, 48 pages. Ages 5-8.More...BM-5718
Let's Eat: What Children Eat Around the World - Beatrice Hollyer
$16.95
What we eat says a lot about who
we are and where we come from. The five children in this book live in
very different countries, South Africa, Mexico, Thailand, France and
India. They each have their own ideas about what tastes good. Packed
with colorful photographs that explore the role of food in daily life,
Let's Eat! Gives thought-provoking insight into the way people eat and
live around the world. Also, it includes one recipe from each country
such as Thembe's Condensed Milk Tart and Luis's Tomato Salsa. Hardcover,
48 Pages. Ages 4-8.More...
MPS-3225
Fruit and Vegetable
Play Food Basket
$18.95
Kids can learn about and play with their favorite fruits
and vegetables! Set of 13 includes a basket, apple, pear,
banana, carrot, 2 strawberries, tomato, red onion, cucumber, green
pepper, celery, and a head of lettuce. Foods are made of soft, unbreakable, non-toxic ,
washable plastic. Ages 3 to 7. LER-7222
Count on Pablo -
Barbara deRubertis
$5.95
Pablo is excited about helping his
grandmother sell vegetables at the farmer’s market. But no one comes to
buy. Pablo’s solution is clever - and delicious! Math Matters books help
children make the connection between the math they are learning in
school and their everyday world. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 5-7.More...KP-0908