Healthy Food Choices - From the Farm to Your Table

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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

Inside Science: Food Machines

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 Food Machines CTP-5734......$4.99

Kiss the Cow

By Phyllis Root

Annalisa milks her family’s magic cow just like Mama. But when she refuses to thank the cow with a customary kiss, the cow refuses to give milk. Now Mama and her plethora of multicultural kids have to go without fresh milk or cheese until stubborn Annalisa finally gets curious about what it might be like to kiss a cow. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Kiss the Cow CW-0035......$6.99

John Deere: How Does It Grow?

By Catherine Nichols

Tag along with Johnny Tractor as he explores farms and the numerous crops they produce. This enticing picture book is loaded with facts and photos that show how corn, apples, carrots, and other plants grow. Includes a sheet of farm-themed stickers and concludes with a matching picture game. Softcover, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.

How Does It Grow? DK-4475......$3.99

Take an old family recipe, add four funny friends, and mix in some cooking confusion – the result is sure to bring on belly laughs from beginning bakers and gourmet chefs alike! This gloriously illustrated picture book brings the farmyard into the kitchen with parody and puns that kids will love. Also included with the story are scattered sidebars with cooking tips that offer information on the ingredients, measurements, and techniques mentioned in the text. Hardcover and Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Cook-A-Doodle-Doo Hardcover HMH-1924......$17.00 Softcover HMH-6580......$7.00

Introduce young children to a variety of farms of different sizes, in different climates and growing different crops. Softcover, 16 pages. Ages 4-8.

All Kinds of Farms English CS-8710......$5.95 Spanish CS-9482......$5.95

This simple introduction to harvest time shows children that foods are harvested in many different ways. Some are picked from a plant or plucked from a tree while others are dug up or cut down by a machine. Softcover, 16 pages. Ages 4-8.

Harvest Time (La cosecha) English CS-8850......$5.95 Spanish CS-9628......$5.95

This fascinating, fact-filled series would make a great addition to any science library. Easy-to-understand explanations and clearly labeled, full-color photographs illustrate the life cycle of a variety of plants. Each book includes a life-cycle diagram, a glossary, an index and suggestions for both another book and an internet site where you can learn more. Softcover, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.

Scholastic News Food Series From Eye to Potato CP-7883......$6.95 From Kernel to Corncob CP-7890......$6.95 From Pit to Peach Tree CP-7913......$6.95

If you don't like potatoes, you may after joining in on the sing-a-long fun of Greg and Steve's version of the classic, "One potato, two potato, three potato, four." A farmer and his farm animal friends rhyme about all the different yummy dishes that they love made with potatoes. Softcover, 14 pages. Ages 4-8.

Greg and Steve: I Like Potatoes CTP-6251......$3.49

Buy this with:
Sing & Read with Greg & Steve CD (CTP-6263)

Brings young readers on an exciting field trip to many different types of farms. It describes the history, the crops and animals, the machines and the people who work on farms. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-6.

Living on Farms CP-7085......$5.95

Have you ever eaten part of a flower? You have if you have eaten an apple! Find out how an apple grows from a bud to a flower to a fruit. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 5-9.

How Do Apples Grow? HC-4451......$5.99

Presents 26 common and not-so-common vegetables. Learn about fiddleheads, munchkin pumpkins, sweet peas, walla wallas, and more. This informative book also includes a brief introduction to soil preparation and seed planting. 30 color illustrations. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 5-9.

The Vegetable Alphabet Book CB-4688......$7.95

*Formerly titled "The Victory Garden Vegetable Alphabet Book"