Healthy Food Choices - NEW ITEMS!

This book gives simple, step-by-step instructions for starting and caring for a garden. Library binding, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.

In this age of elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food  Rules brings a welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food. This easy-to-use guide lays out 64 straightforward (Avoid food products that contain more than 5 ingredients.), memorable (The whiter the bread, the sooner you’ll be dead.) rules for eating wisely, one per page, accompanied by a concise explanation. Softcover, 140 pages. Ages 10 and up.

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.

What grain has seeds in all the colors of the rainbow, can grow 20 feet high, and is more valuable to the United States than Gold? Corn! Learn about this giant of grains that feeds families around the world and is used to make just about everything, from batteries and fuel to ink and laundry starch. This book provides a cornucopia of fascinating facts about corn. Library binding, 32 pages. Ages 4-11.

Join Max and Zoe at the grocery store where they pick out ingredients like dried fruit and mixed nuts for a trail mix snack. Library binding, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.

This simple book provides full-color photos and easy-to-read text on 8 different types of apples and how they are grown. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Learn which foods belong in the meat and beans group in the food pyramid and how these foods help you to stay healthy and strong through easy to read text and full color photos. Library binding, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.

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.

This thought provoking book visits 25 families in 21 countries around the world and compares and contrasts what people eat and why. Photographic portraits of each family surrounded by a week's worth of food and groceries are immediately captivating and once the reader is hooked there is much more to explore. Grocery lists and bills, statistical charts and graphs, photographs and maps are all both engaging and illuminating. You’re likely to refer to this fascinating book again and again as a tool to spark endless conversations not only about diet, but other important topics like standard of living, globalization, family makeup, culture, obesity, disease and more. This essential resource is a “must have” for dietitians and health and social studies teachers to name a few. Hardcover, 160 pages. Ages 9 and up.

This comprehensive book of fruit and vegetable poems make reference to over 50 different fruits and vegetables, even more unusual ones like bok choy, kumquats, okra, papaya and rutabaga! Check out Part Two of the book to learn more about popular fruits and vegetables and find fun activity suggestions, website recommendations and delicious recipes! Softcover, 112 pages. Ages 5-11.

This durable board book with a suction-cup back provides a unique preschool learning experience about food and eating schedules. Each page is filled with vibrant, whimsical photos of vegetables, fruits and babies eating in their high chairs. Easy to wash and easy to enjoy. Boardbook, 12 pages. Ages 1 and up.

Text and photographs describe the growth of an apple from blossom to ripe fruit, ready to be picked. Softcover, 24 pages. Ages 9-12.

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.

Our children seem to grow up overnight.  They are asking questions and wondering about things that sometimes surprise us.  It’s time for them to learn about healthy eating and this book of short stories is an excellent way to help them learn about fruits and vegetables. From Apples to Zucchini, they can learn about how fruits and vegetables grow, how to prepare them and also how good they can taste. Softcover, 65 pages. Ages 6 and up.

*Please note that this book has no images or illustrations.

Fascinate young readers with this vibrant look at the origins of eight commonly consumed foods, including tomatoes, oranges, potatoes, bread, eggs, and milk. Softcover, 24 pages. Ages 5-7.