Food
Let’s Eat!
This book features a photographic exploration of children around the world and what they eat and cook. It includes several recipes in the back for sweet treats from each continent.
To Market, To Market
On market day everyone in town gathers to buy fresh produce, baked goods, and cheese. Good for students of all ages, this book introduces each item at the market in simple terms, then goes into more detail about how it is produced.
How Did That Get Into My Lunchbox?
This book traces the origins of common foods like bread, cheese, apple juice, and chocolate chip cookies from the farm to the factory to the lunchbox. Brightly colored illustrations depict every stop along the way.
Food Rules: an Eater’s Manual
New York Times Bestseller Michael Pollan, known for his books like Omnivore’s Dilema and In Defense of Food has collaborated with illustrator Maira Kalman to create a beautiful book filled with wisdom about how to eat well. From rule 22, “It’s not food if it arrived through the window of your car” to rule 56
Carlos and the Squash Plant
Carlos’s mother warns Carlos to take a bath each evening after a long day of gardening. See what happens day after day as Carlos refuses to was the dirt from his body, specifically from inside his ears. Printed in both English and Spanish, this story offers an inside look to Hispanic heritage.
