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.
Vegetables
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.
In the Garden with Dr. Carver
It’s an exciting day in a small Alabama town – Dr. George Washington Carver has arrived to show the community how to improve the soil and grow a variety of delicious crops! A great introduction to early “farm to school.”
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.
Harvest
After a summer of tending the garden it is time to harvest the delicious rewards of all that hard work.
Gregory the Terrible Eater
Gregory is a terrible eater, he doesn’t like eating trash like the rest of the goats, but prefers fruits and vegetables. With a little bit of work, mother goat is able to set him straight.
The Vegetables We Eat
Did you know that broccoli is actually a flower bud? Explore other parts of plants and how we eat them. This book also explains how vegetables are grown and why they are healthy. Before reading, make a list of all the vegetables you can think of that are actually the fruit of the plant! (Hint: they all have seeds.)
Pick Pull Snap: Where Once a Flower Bloomed
This book introduces students to new vegetables and fruits and how they grow. It features beautiful illustrations and foldout pages that capture students’ attention. A calendar on the last page displays images related to each month and season and a planting guide describes how to grow all of the plants featured in the book.