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By Sarah Elton. 2014
Beginning with an exploration of taste and the way it works, the author explains how ingredients have been on the…
move for centuries, resulting in the unique and fusion flavours we love today. She breaks down the science of food and cooking into bite-sized, easily digestible pieces of information. Young readers will be able to make sense of recipes, measure and substitute ingredients, and stock a pantry. They'll also discover that food is much more than just a pre-packaged meal. Grades 4-7. 2014.By Nikki Tate. 2013
Kids all over the world help collect seeds, weed gardens, milk goats and herd ducks. From a balcony garden with…
pots of lettuce to a farm with hundreds of cows, kids can pitch in to bring the best and freshest products to their families' tables - and to market. Takes a close look at everything from what an egg carton tells you, to why genetic diversity matters - even to kids. Grades 4-7. 2013.By Claire Eamer. 2012
A ham sandwich on white bread. Macaroni and cheese. Peanut-butter-and-banana roll-ups. They may sound like ordinary items, but they take…
us on an amazing journey through the history and science of food. Explore a week of lunches by taking a romp through thousands of years of extraordinary events, from the tragic Spice Wars to the accidental invention of the potato chip. Includes violence. Grades 2-4. c2012.By Nadiya Hussain. 2016
Enter a scrummy world of stories and recipes plus exclusive puzzles, all written and devised by Nadiya Hussain. Bake some…
delicious blueberry and orange soda bread and, while it is in the oven, enjoy the story of Little Red Hen and her friends. Meet some very confused elves in 'The Elves and the Chouxmaker', then make the salmon and green bean curry from the story. This is a World Book Day 2018 book. Grades 2-4. 2016.By Andrea Curtis. 2012
Whether their school is under a banyan tree, in a dusty tent held up with poles, or in a sturdy…
brick structure in the heart of a city, all children need a healthy lunch to be able to learn and grow. As the world becomes more interconnected, what we eat has become part of a huge global system. Unpack a school lunch, and you'll discover that food is connected to issues that matter to everyone and everything such as climate change, health and inequality. The author reveals the variety and inequality to be found in the food consumed by young people in typical school lunches from thirteen countries around the world. Grades 4-7. 2012.By Lizzy Rockwell. 2014
By Janet Nolan, Julia Patton. 2014
"PB & J Hooray!" is all about how peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are made. The story begins with the…
kitchen and works backward to the shopping, delivery, production, harvesting, farming, and planting processes. In fun, rhythmic language, readers discover how peanuts become peanut butter, grapes are made into jelly, and wheat turns into bread. Grades K-3. 2014.By Victoria Boutenko, Katya Korobkina. 2013
By Susan Reuben, Sophie Pelham, Jan Panke, Nicholas Posner. 2011
From fasting at Ramadan to feasting at Diwali, a great deal can be learned about a religion through an understanding…
of its link with food. This book covers six major religions: Judaism, Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism, Christianity and Buddhism, and looks at celebrations, rules, fasting, and the use of food and drink in rituals. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2011.By Maria de Fatima Campos. 2007
Follows a day in the life of a child who has Down's syndrome, showing her with family and friends in…
day-to-day situations, including eating breakfast, going to school, and cooking. Grades K-3. 2007.By Catriona Berry. 1999
By Christine Butterworth, Lucia Gaggiotti. 2010
The best part of a young child's day is often opening a lunchbox and diving in. But how did all…
that delicious food get there? Who made the bread for the sandwich? What about the cheese inside? Who plucked the fruit? And where did the chocolate in that cookie get its start? From planting wheat to mixing flour into dough, climbing trees to machine-squeezing fruit, picking cocoa pods to stirring a vat of melted bliss, here is a clear, engaging look at the steps involved in producing some common foods. Grades K-3. 2011.By Laura Alary, Andrea Blinick. 2022
In simple but expressive language, a mother describes to her young daughter how the sun’s light becomes the energy in…
her body through the oats, blueberries, and milk in her home-cooked breakfast.By Joanna Farrow. 2021
Forty-three tasty recipes inspired by the world of Harry Potter, including Nicolas Flamel's Parcels, Deathly Hallows Bread, Quidditch Pitch Focaccia,…
Whomping Willow Cheese Straw, Honeydukes Haul Cake, Wizard's Chess Squares, Mandrake Bread, Hogwarts Treacle Tart, Wand Breadsticks, and more. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2021"What can be as yucky to look at as it is yummy to eat? Your dessert! Learn how to make…
a variety of desserts that are both repulsive and tasty. Create dishes like worms in dirt, gooey alien limbs, and "poisoned" apples. Baking dessert has never been so much fun-or so gross!" -- Provided by publisherBy Zac Williams. 2022
"40 creepy, icky, sweet, or sticky kid-friendly recipes for Halloween parties and events. Make your Halloween party a scream with…
these frightfully fun snacks, munchies, sweets, and drinks. Zac Williams serves up the best treats in the neighborhood, sure to elicit squeals of delight from your young guests and goblins. With 40 recipes to choose from, you and your child can stir up a cauldron of Wolfsbane Elixir, scare up a platter of Vampire Bites, Coffin Crunchers, and Dusty Old Bones, or wrap up some Mummy Pups and Spare-Parts Salad that will keep trick-or-treaters of all ages feeling ghoulish and full. Boo!" -- Provided by publisher"Your guests will be delightfully horrified by these disgusting yet delicious entrees, snacks, and party foods! Would you like Maggot…
Burgers for dinner? How about some Crispy Fried Mice for appetizers and Gooey Alien Limbs for dessert? You'll squeal with happy horror at the disgusting, terrifying (and totally tasty) recipes in this book. Clear step-by-step instructions and helpful photos make it easy to cook up each horrifying dish. With frightful delicacies like Bulging Cake Eyeballs, Juicy Bat Wings, and more, will you dare take a bite?" -- Provided by publisherBy Houghton Mifflin Company Staff. 1997
By Michael Hingson, Jeanette Hanscome. 2013
Hingson, blind since birth, describes Roselle's energetic days as a puppy to becoming a confident guide dog. The author recounts…
how their special bond helped them survive the terrorist attacks on September, 11, 2001. For grades 6-9. 2013By Shari Green. 2017
A novel in verse. Sixth-grader Macy, who is deaf, expects disaster when she is sent to help elderly neighbor Iris…
pack for a move to an assisted-living home. To her surprise, Iris soon becomes a firm friend who helps Macy face her own major life changes. For grades 4-7. 2017