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Food: A Lift-the-Flap Shadow Book

From MPS

Each flap shows a food in silhouette and underneath, the food is shown again in a full-color photo. Includes a cupcake, broccoli, cheese, an apple, a banana, peas, and a strawberry, all with text labels. Board book, 14 pages. Ages 0-4.

Food: A Lift-the-Flap Shadow Book MPS-8364......$4.99

Up We Grow!:
A Year in the Life of a Small, Local Farm

By Deborah Hodge

Warm photos invite children into the world of a small, co-operative farm over four seasons. Readers will get to know the hardworking farmers who plow, plant, compost, mulch, harvest and market fruits and vegetables, and care for animals. Children will gain a new appreciation for the importance of small, local farms as they discover people of all ages and abilities working together to grow and share food, while protecting and respecting the land and animals we depend upon for our sustenance. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Up We Grow! KCP-5613......$16.95

Mealtime - touch and feel

From MPS

Each page features full-color photos and simple text labels, plus a touch-and-feel texture for little fingers to explore. Includes peas, a strawberry, kiwis, cheese and a cookie. Board book, 10 pages. Ages 0-4.

Mealtime - touch and feel MPS-8432......$4.95

In the Garden with Dr. Carver

By Susan Grigsby

Sally is young black girl living in rural Alabama in the early 1900s, a time when people were struggling to grow food in soil that had been depleted by years of cotton production. One day, Dr. George Washington Carver shows up to help the grownups with their farms and the children with their school garden. Dr. Carver tells the children that plants, like people, need nutritious food, along with water and sunlight. He teaches them how to restore the soil and respect the balance of nature. He prepares a delicious lunch made with garden plants, like sweet potato, peanuts and dandelion greens, and afterwards he shows the students how to plant their own kitchen garden filled with okra, snap beans, lima bean, squash, melons and more! Sally never forgets the lessons this wise man leaves in her heart and mind. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 7-10.

In the Garden with Dr. Carver AW-6308......$16.99

Harvest Year

By Cris Peterson

Back In Print! Harvesting 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 along with the wide diversity and crops grown throughout the country, showing readers that there's more to a bag of groceries than meets the eye. Softcover, 30 pages. Ages 5-8.

Harvest Year BM-7830......$10.95

EAT

From Dwell Studio

This sturdy board book features simple bold images of 8 nutritious fruits and veggies. Board book, 10 pages. Ages 1-3.

Eat HT-0016......$6.99

Inside Science: Healthy Food Choices

From Creative Teaching Press

Whether they are learning about food and food chains, discovering that greenhouses are amazing food machines, or finding out how to make food choices that will make strong and healthy bodies, students will build their scientific knowledge, increase their content vocabulary, and sharpen nonfiction comprehension skills as they read the books in this series. Softcover, 24 pages. Ages 9-12.

Inside Science Series Healthy Food Choices CTP-5734......$4.99

Night of the Veggie Monster

By George McClements

Children and parents alike will relate to this dramatized depiction of what happens when a little boy is faced with eating even one tiny pea. His eyes water, his toes curl and before he knows it, he turns into a Veggie Monster. But before he can smash the chairs and tip the table, he is surprised to find the pea actually tasted all right. No more Veggie Monster, until…broccoli night. Inventive, mixed-media illustrations add to the fun. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Night of the Veggie Monster MPS-0612......$14.95

Picky Nicky

By Cathy East Dubowski and Mark Dubowski

In this picture reader Nicky would rather eat bees and parrots than peas and carrots. But when she combines them with her favorite food, she finds she can eat them after all. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Picky Nicky PP-2950......$3.99

The Beastly Feast

By Bruce Goldstone

Antelope bring cantaloupe and fleas bring peas to this beastly feast of rhyming, chaotic fun and vibrant, playful illustrations. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

The Beastly Feast MPS-7095......$7.99

What's In My Garden?: A Book of Colors

By Cheryl Christian

Young children will learn the names and colors of vegetables and will love sliding each one out of its pocket as they gather a nutritious basketful of produce. Board book, 14 pages. Ages 2-4.

What's in My Garden? A Book of Colors SBB-1662......$6.25

Wiggle and Waggle
(Bank Street College of Education's The Best Children's Books of the Year
& A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book
& Earlychildhood NEWS Directors' Choice Award Winner)

By Caroline Arnold

Worms’ Wiggle and Waggle are no slouches, but a dynamic worm duo who work hard digging through soil helping gardens grow strong and healthy. In five chapters, Wiggle and Waggle balance tough work with plenty of fun- picnics, swimming, and singing. Upbeat text coupled with lively illustrations creates an engaging tale for young readers, along with a page of worm facts to conclude the tale. Softcover, 48 pages. Ages 4-8.

Wiggle and Waggle CB-3077......$5.95

Eating the Rainbow

By Rena D. Grossman

Big and vibrant photos of bright-eyed toddlers enjoying healthy food choices makes learning about food an easy feat!  Color coded pages, from red to brown, showcase an abundance of good for you nutritious food treats.  Children will enjoy learning about wholesome foods as they look at rich pictures of strawberries and litchis to coconuts and figs. Board, 18 pages. Ages 2 and up.

Eating the Rainbow SBB-1747......$6.95

This colorful book filled with watercolor illustrations featuring fruits and vegetables is sure to be “a-peeling” to young readers!  Join in with the students as a classroom project encourages the children to taste samples of over 50 fruits and vegetables along with learning how to plant, water and grow many of them in the school’s community garden and shop for produce at the grocery store! Even unusual produce like rhubarb, rutabagas, jicama, grapefruit, papaya, star fruit and cherimoya are included. Ages 3-7. Softcover, 31 pages.

All Our Fruits and Vegetables DA-6035......$7.95