{"title":"Food \u0026 Nutrition","description":"Food is culture, science, health, family, and fun. Read more about it.  \u003cbr\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"goldy-luck-and-the-three-pandas","title":"Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca title=\"Author Natasha Yim\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/natasha-yim\"\u003eNatasha Yim\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca title=\"Grace Zong\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/grace-zong\"\u003eGrace Zong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA favorite fairy tale set in a bustling contemporary Chinatown.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne Chinese New Year, Goldy Luck’s mother asks her to take a plate of turnip cakes to the neighbors. The Chans aren’t home, but that doesn’t stop Goldy from trying out their rice porridge, their chairs, and their beds—with disastrous results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this funny and festive retelling of \u003ci\u003eGoldilocks and the Three Bears\u003c\/i\u003e, Natasha Yim and Grace Zong introduce a plucky heroine who takes responsibility for her actions and makes a new friend (and a whole plate of turnip cakes!), just in time for Chinese New Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes back matter about Chinese New Year and a recipe for turnip cakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Kindergarten Day USA and China\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/products\/kindergarten-day-usa-and-china\"\u003eKindergarten Day USA and China\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/goldy-luck-and-the-three-pandas-spread.jpg?7640617991487252248%22\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatasha Yim, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatasha Yim is the author of \u003ci\u003eSacajawea of the Shoshone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCixi: “The Dragon Empress”\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOtto’s Rainy Day\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Ukiah, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Illustrator Grace Zong\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/natasha-yim\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Natasha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Zong, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Zong is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eOrange Peel’s Pocket\u003c\/i\u003e. She splits her time between New York and Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Illustrator Grace Zong\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/grace-zong\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this clever picture-book retelling of \"Goldilocks and the Three Bears,\" Chinese New Year starts with Goldy Luck's mother asking her to bring turnip cakes to their panda neighbors, the Chans. Goldy heads next door, promptly spilling her plate of turnip cakes as she walks in the front door; from there, things unfold as might be expected. She eats up Little Chan's rice porridge, breaks his rocking chair, and falls asleep on his futon. Goldy Luck's conscience gets the better of her, though, and she learns some valuable lessons about friendship and being a good neighbor. Zong's acrylic cartoon-style illustrations benefit from well-balanced one-and two-page spreads. Red, a color strongly associated with Chinese New Year and symbolic of good luck, is used as a motif throughout; fittingly, Goldy Luck wears a red sweater and tights. Employing complementary and analogous colors provides balance, and the illustrations are appealing and humorous without being over-the-top. This is a fun retelling of a familiar tale with Chinese-American characters and cultural references, using the celebration of Chinese\/Lunar New Year as the backdrop for a story that can be enjoyed year round. An author's note about Chinese New Year and a recipe for turnip cakes are appended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoldy Luck, not an especially lucky child, is awoken by her mother one Chinese New Year and sent to the neighbors' to wish them \"Kung Hei Fat Choi\" and deliver a plate of turnip cakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTired and hungry, and thinking of the neighbor boy who doesn't share, she is reluctant, but she takes her mother's advice seriously: To avoid bad luck in the new year, she must resolve arguments and be kind. Though no one is home at the Chans', she enters--and drops the cakes. In trying to clean up, she follows the typical \"Goldilocks\" storyline, eating the Chans' congee, breaking a chair, falling asleep in a bed. When the Chans (anthropomorphized pandas) return home, the embarrassed Goldy runs away, but her conscience gets the better of her. In a moral addendum, Goldy returns to the Chans' to put things right, forming a friendship with Little Chan in the process. Zong's acrylic illustrations bring Goldy's culture to life through small details in the households as well as the Chinese New Year parade glimpsed through the doors and windows, though some of the details (Mr. Chan's massage chair) may seem stereotypical. An author's note explains more about Chinese New Year and is followed by a chart, unfortunately yearless, of the Chinese zodiac and concludes with a recipe for turnip cakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA welcome Chinese addition to the fairy-tale shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving set out to transpose the story of Goldilocks into the key of the Chinese New Year, Yim (\u003ci\u003eOtto’s Rainy Day\u003c\/i\u003e) turns in a solid performance. The forest becomes a Chinese neighborhood, the bears become pandas, the porridge becomes congee (rice porridge), and the errand becomes Goldy Luck’s delivery of turnip cakes to the parents of her friend Little Chan. “He never shares stuff with me,” Goldy Luck grumbles, and her mother replies, “Wash away old arguments and be nice, or you’ll have bad luck.” Zong’s (\u003ci\u003eOrange Peel’s Pocket\u003c\/i\u003e) paintings provide additional information about life in a Chinese family with close looks at scenes inside both houses; there’s even a household altar with offerings placed before a picture of a panda ancestor. In Goldilocks tradition, Goldy Luck wreaks havoc and the Chans discover her: “Look. 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His combine interesting facts, detailed research, humor, and realistic illustrations that mesmerize children everywhere. \"Alphabet books constructed around a theme helpfully provide an extra clue for deciphering the word in question. Jerry Pallotta is the king of this subgenre...\" \u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author Jerry Pallotta\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/jerry-pallotta\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Jerry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeslie Evans, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn enthusiastic and devoted drawer since she was a child, Leslie Evans was raised in Michigan and later trained as a printmaker at the Rhode Island School of Design. She often brings her printer's aesthetic to her work as an artist and illustrator, producing many of the illustrations for her children's books in her letterpress studio. When time allows she enjoys developing her own projects including calendars, prints, books and broadsides under her imprint, the Sea Dog Press. She has illustrated many books including\u003ci\u003e Leaf Jumpers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Yummy Alphabet Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Alphabet Acrostic series (Clarion). Leslie lives in Watertown, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Illustrator Leslie Evans\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/leslie-evans\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Leslie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrough the Looking Glass Children's Book Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere was a time when Europeans prized their spices above almost everything else. There was a good reason for this. Food back then often tasted awful and spices helped to make it palatable. Herbs too were highly valued both for their culinary and their medicinal uses. 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Learn the truth about William Tell and his famous archery trick, find out about Johnny Appleseed and his mission to cover America with apple trees, discover the nutritional benefits of apples, try a delicious apple pie recipe, and bite into a bushel of apple facts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhyllis Limbacher Tildes's bright, fresh illustrations are like a crisp day in autumn when apple picking is at its peak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDid you know?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOctober is National Apple Month.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccording to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest known apple weighed 3.2 pounds. The world’s longest apple peel, 172 feet 4 inches long, was carved by Kathy Wafler Madison on October 16, 1976.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwenty-five percent of an apple’s volume is air. That is why it floats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore than 7,500 varieties of apples are grown around the world. China grows 41 percent of all apples, making it the leading producer of apples in the world. The United States is the second largest apple producer. The states of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Michigan, and Washington are the biggest producers in the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresident John Adams drank a pitcher of apple cider every morning and credited it for his long life. He died at the age of 90.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge-books.com\/previews\/apples\/apples_preview1.html\" target=\"new\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead an excerpt!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/pumpkins\" title=\"Pumpkins\"\u003ePumpkins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/popcorn\" title=\"Popcorn\"\u003ePopcorn\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/how-do-you-raise-a-raisin\" title=\"How Do You Raise a Raisin?\"\u003eHow Do You Raise a Raisin?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/apples-spread.jpg?1645695625005212306\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJacqueline Farmer, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacqueline Farmer is the author of \u003ci\u003ePumpkins\u003c\/i\u003e. She also supports Greensboro Beautiful, a program dedicated to tree replacement and environmental cleanup. She lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author Jacqueline Farmer\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/jacqueline-farmer\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Jacqueline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhyllis Limbacher Tildes, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhyllis Limbacher Tildes is the author and illustrator of many children's books, including \u003ci\u003eAnimals Black and White\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEye Guess\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWill You Be Mine?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Illustrator Phyllis Limbacher Tildes\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/phyllis-limbacher-tildes\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Phyllis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank Street College of Education Best Books of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003ePumpkins\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) turn their focus to apples in this informative picture book. In a text that covers how \"the most popular fruit in the United States\" is grown and harvested, Farmer delves into both basic botany - that parts of a flower; how pollination occurs - and more advanced concepts, such as grafting. Children encountering plant science for the first time will need help puzzling through the challenging concepts and vocabulary; photosynthesis, for example, is alluded to but not fully explained. Later spreads offer more accessible overview of apple varieties (pictured in a handsome, illustrated chart), nutrition, and historical significance. The watercolor-and-pencil artwork includes helpful, labeled diagrams as well as multicultural apple lovers, picking, eating, and enjoying the fruit, in the past and today. A recipe for apple pie and list of more apple facts close this solid choice for science units. Pair this with Betsy's Maestro's \u003ci\u003eHow Do Apples Grow? \u003c\/i\u003e(1991) and Gail Gibbons' \u003ci\u003eApples \u003c\/i\u003e(2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFarmer provides a wealth of information here. The process of grafting is clearly explained, as are the differences between apple juice and cider, the nutritional value of the popular fruit, and the apple in history and legend. A handy chart detailing the various kinds of apples and their appropriate uses is included, as is a page of facts and records and a recipe for apple pie. Watercolor illustrations feature a multicultural cast of smiling children. The pictures accurately reflect the text and are attractive, although a bit stiff. Libraries owning Gail Gibbons’s \u003ci\u003eApples \u003c\/i\u003e(Holiday House, 2000) will still find this book useful for supporting those fall\/apple units.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurriculum Connections\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacqueline Farmer’s \u003ci\u003eApples\u003c\/i\u003eprovides a more detailed look at a fruit that is “pretty to look at and a treat to eat.” The text gets to the core of the subject, delving into such topics as grafting and cross-pollination, nutritional value, cultivation history, and even some apple lore. Easy-to-understand explanations written in a conversational tone and warm watercolor paintings keep this packed-with-facts treatment accessible to young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal's Focus on Food\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConversational text and warm-hued watercolors present a bounty of facts about theses American favorites, clearly describing the cultivation and harvesting, uses, and history of each fruit. From a clear explanation of grafting apples to a lively recounting of why people carve pumpkins, these books will inform and delight young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Apples book cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/apples-cvr.jpg?9653342190437593107\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/apples-hires.zip?9653342190437593107\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/apples-recipe.pdf?9653342190437593107\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eJackie Farmer's Easy-as-Pie Apple Pie Recipe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/jackie-farmer-apples-qa.pdf?1567923295081015650\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eRead a Q\u0026amp;A with Jackie Farmer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-57091-694-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book PDF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-020-1 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 5-8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e8 \u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 11\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":2418251201,"sku":"16953","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/apples-cover.jpg?v=1586783813"},{"product_id":"the-ugly-vegetables","title":"The Ugly Vegetables","description":"\u003ch6\u003eCelebrating the 20th Anniversary of \u003ci\u003eThe Ugly Vegetables \u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/grace-lin\" title=\"Grace Lin bio\"\u003eGrace Lin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's easy to appreciate a garden exploding with colorful flowers and fragrances, but what do you do with a patch of ugly vegetables? Author\/illustrator Grace Lin recalls such a garden in this charming and eloquent story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe neighbors' gardens look so much prettier and so much more inviting to the young gardener than the garden of \"black-purple-green vines, fuzzy wrinkled leaves, prickly stems, and a few little yellow flowers\" that she and her mother grow. Nevertheless, mother assures her that \"these are better than flowers.\" Come harvest time, everyone agrees as those ugly Chinese vegetables become the tastiest, most aromatic soup they have ever known. As the neighborhood comes together to share flowers and ugly vegetable soup, the young gardener learns that regardless of appearances, everything has its own beauty and purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ugly Vegetables\u003c\/em\u003e springs forth with the bright and cheerful colors of blooming flowers and bumpy, ugly vegetables. Grace Lin's colorful, playful illustrations pour forth with abundant treasures. Complete with a guide to the Chinese pronunciation of the vegetables and the recipe for ugly vegetable soup! Try it . . . you'll love it, too!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/our-seasons\" title=\"Our Seasons\"\u003eOur Seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/our-food\"\u003eOur Food\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/the-vegetable-alphabet-book\" title=\"The Vegetable Alphabet Book\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/one-little-lot\"\u003eOne Little Lot\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/the-ugly-vegetables-spread.jpg?v=1584472316\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Lin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Lin grew up in Upstate New York with her parents and two sisters. While the other sisters became scientists, Grace became an artist. Surprisingly enough, being an artist was not Grace's first choice. She first dreamed of being a champion ice skater, and drew many pictures of herself twirling and dancing on the ice. Unfortunately, Grace had neither the talent nor coordination to make it to skating stardom. However, the pictures she drew of herself held much promise and quickly became Grace's career focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/grace-lin\" title=\"Grace Lin bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eABA Kids' Pick of the Lists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNCSS\/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildren's Books Mean Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustin Young Engineer's Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?18127980511287865543\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA savory storytime companion to Helena Clare Pittman and Victoria Raymond's Still-Life Stew(1998). In a bright landscape of small houses and backyards, a girl and her mother dig a garden, as do their neighbors. The green shoots come up and grow, and the daughter notices that while the neighbors are cultivating flowers that fill the air with sweetness, her mother is growing ugly dark green leafy things. They are labeled not with pretty seed packets but with Chinese characters. At the end of the season, her mother picks the vegetables, and makes them into a soup that smells so good it brings all the neighbors to their porches looking as if \"they were trying to eat the smell.\" They come to the girl's house bearing gifts of flowers, and mother and daughter invite them all in to share the soup. The next year, mother and daughter grow a few flowers alongside their vegetables, and the neighbors have small plots of vegetables next to their flowerbeds. The gouache paintings emphasize pattern: florals, grasses, stripes, and dots on clothing and rooftops. The colors are of a sunny world, with an emphasis on rose, purple, brown, and a multitude of greens. Pictures of all of the vegetables with their Chinese and English names along with the soup recipe are included. Lin tells her charming story simply, and the pictures reflect its many joys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this debut children's book, a girl and her mother chart their own course in spring planting--and reap the benefits. The girl narrator is clearly disappointed when, unlike her neighbors who prepare flower gardens, she and her mother plant Chinese vegetables that, her mother insists, are \u0026amp;qout;better than flowers.\" While the other backyards yield colorful blooms, her garden becomes crowded with \"ugly vegetables,\" lumpy, bumpy and \"icky yellow.\" But when the girl's mother uses them to make a soup, its \"magical aroma\" attracts neighbors to their door--carrying bouquets of flowers from their gardens. Though the pacing of the text is a bit uneven, the mother's confidence in the garden's success and Lin's message of community togetherness buoy up the narrative. A charming, childlike quality infuses the artwork; boldly hued gouache pictures feature skies and lawns as patterned as the girl's kitchen wallpaper and curtains. For ambitious young gardeners and would-be-chefs, an illustrated glossary of the vegetables and their Chinese characters along with a soup recipe conclude the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Chinese-American girl and her mother grow a vegetable garden in a neighborhood where everyone else grows flowers. The girl thinks their plants are ugly compared to flowers, but soon learns that vegetables can make a very delicious soup--one that the whole neighborhood wants to try. Soon everyone is growing Chinese vegetables as well as flowers. A recipe for \"Ugly Vegetable Soup\" is included. Lin's brightly colored gouache illustrations perfectly match her story, creating a patchwork-quilt effect as the neighbors' backyards all converge. Families of all kinds engage in all sorts of activities while children play happily together. Each double-page spread is a different color with a different pattern scattered lightly across it, serving as a frame for the illustrations and as background for the text. A lovely, well-formatted book with an enjoyable multicultural story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the neighbors' gardens burgeon with bloom, a troubled child sees nothing but wrinkled leaves and dark vines growing in hers. She doubts her mother's claim that what she is growing is actually better than flowers--until the harvested sheau hwang gua, torng hau, and other Chinese vegetables have been chopped into the soup pot, and neighbors, drawn by the delicious smell, appear at the door with armloads of flowers and big appetites. Filling spaces with curlicues and dabs of color, Lin places her characters in a tidy suburban setting replete with happy families playing on unfenced, wildflower-dotted lawns. Closing with a recipe and glossary, this brief consciousness raiser makes a mouth watering companion for Rosemary Wells' Yoko (1998) or books like Nora Dooley's multicultural standby, Everybody Cooks Rice (1991).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the gardens in her suburban community look like \"rainbows of flowers,\" and \"the wind always smelled sweet,\" the unnamed narrator is disappointed with her family's Chinese vegetable garden. All she sees are \"lumpy,\" \"icky yellow,\" \"thin and green\" vegetables, and she wonders why her family doesn't grow flowers instead. Her mother patiently reassures her that the ugly vegetables are better than flowers, telling her \"wait and see.\" As the plants grow and finally produce vegetables, readers experience vicariously the simple pleasures of gardening. The simply told first-person text is well matched with the lively, color-saturated paintings. With slightly distorted, flattened perspectives and rounded, comforting shapes, Lin's style borders on the naive with a fresh folklike quality. Each page bristles with movement enhanced by pattern: swirls of blue in the sky; variegated brown and green hues of the trees; imaginative designs on fabric; even the washes of background color on which many of the paintings are set are lightly decorated with such motifs as vine, seed, leaf, or flower shapes, adding energy to the design and the illustrations. Most readers will identify with the narrator's feeling of mild discontent about her family's differences, and some will be introduced to another culture and cuisine. After the vegetables have been harvested, there's a new scent in the air: ugly vegetable soup, which, the young girl says, \"seemed to dance in my mouth and laugh all the way down to my stomach.\" A final page features a glossary\/pronounciation guide for the vegetable's names in Chinese as well as a soup recipe. Grace Lin's debut picture book serves up the savory delights of the harvest in a satisfying story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChina Sprout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Lin is one of our family's favorite authors. We started out with Round is a Mooncake, graduated to The Seven Chinese Sisters, and for the past year, WeiWei has picked up and re-read The Year of the Dog and The Year of the Rat more times than I can remember. I finally signed WeiWei up for Grace's monthly email newsletter so that she would stop asking ME when Grace was going to release a follow up to her favorite books (like I know).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile reading Grace's March newsletter, I discovered that The Ugly Vegetables turns 10 today. I know that there are many families who have enjoyed this award-winning book together over the past decade. If your copy is as worn as ours, you'll be glad to know that the publisher is releasing a special anniversary edition that includes a new cover design and an updated pinyin glossary to make pronouncing the book's vegetables much easier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven better, Grace has created Ugly Vegetable activities that include a coloring page, a scripted play by FCC-Portland Maine, audio pronunciations of the vegetables, and a lesson plan and recipe for Ugly Vegetable soup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Girl Scout troop, which is made up primarily of girls adopted from China, is planning to use Grace's lesson plan as an activity next month. I look forward to sharing how the girls react to bringing this book to life. In the meantime, be sure to check out Grace's website where you can find out more about her first book The Ugly Vegetables, as well as many others that will undoubtedly be enjoyed for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJama Rattigan's Alphabet Soup\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMmmmmm!! What's that tantalizing aroma?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCould it be a delicious soup made with Chinese spinach and bitter melon?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's so intoxicating that I have a sudden urge to close my eyes, take a deep breath, and smell the sky. AH! It's simply magical -- I definitely want to eat that smell!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast week, when I posted a list of my favorite gardening picture books, I purposely left one title out, because I wanted to feature it in a post of its own. It's such a timeless, savory story that its nourishing goodness has already been enjoyed by millions of hungry readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may know that the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Edition of Grace Lin's The Ugly Vegetables was released this past spring. This was Grace's first published picture book -- a charming gem that never loses its freshness and appeal with its enduring themes of diversity, acceptance and community. The Anniversary Edition has new cover art and an updated glossary that makes it easier to pronounce the names of all the Chinese vegetables used in the famous Ugly Vegetable Soup recipe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal \"Food-Fixing Stories to Share\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the growing season, a Chinese-America girl prfers her neighbors' beautiful flower gardens to her family's patch of Chinese vegetables--until harvest time, when her mother cooks up a pot of scrumptious soup. Childlike storytelling and folksy, vividly hued paintings delineate nature's bounty and a special mother-daughter relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVegbooks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn The Ugly Vegetables, author and illustrator Grace Lin's narrator is excited about planting a garden with her mother, but her joy quickly turns to concern as she notices all of the things that her mom is doing differently from their neighbors. Why, she wonders, does it seem that everyone else is doing it differently? Her mama patiently reassures her that they are growing something better than the flowers everyone else is growing--their garden is dedicated to growing Chinese vegetables!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the summer progresses and it comes time to harvest the garden, the narrator learns that her mom's garden does indeed yield something more special than flowers. When the lumpy, bumpy vegetables are cooked together in a soup, the neighbors come knocking, entranced by the smell. And, importantly, they bring an abundance of flowers from their own gardens to share. Ms. Lin's bright illustrations depict a lively communal meal in which even the dog gets her own bowl of Ugly Vegetable Soup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are several reasons that this book is a great choice. The unique-to-us vegetables are fun to think about (and pronounce, even if you do not have fluency in any of the Chinese languages). Ms. Lin has skillfully reproduced the nuances of the child's perspective, from the initial crabiness at doing things differently to the eventual pride that she feels in the fact that the smell of the soup, which wafts throughout the neighborhood, is coming from her house. The celebration of the neighborhood and illustrations of the sharing that occurs in their community are also compelling components of this tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end of the book contains a guide to the vegetables described in the story and a decidedly non-vegetarian soup recipe, (although if you are lucky enough to obtain all of the vegetables, it wouldn't be difficult to veg up the soup by swapping vegetable broth for chicken broth and seitan, tofu or Gardein for the chicken\/seafood if you feel inclined).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParents may enjoy reading Ms. Lin's blog, which is aimed at the grown-up demographic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a great treat for ages 3 and up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/ugly-vegetables-cvr.jpg?5126551950367384441\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/ugly-vegetables-hires.zip?5126551950367384441\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/ugly-vegetables-20th-anniversary-activity-kit.pdf?731\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Activity Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-0-88106-336-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-57091-491-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-070-6 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4-7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":3239152769,"sku":"63363","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":3239762049,"sku":"14911","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/ugly-vegetables-cover.jpg?v=1586805814"},{"product_id":"old-manhattan-has-some-farms","title":"Old Manhattan Has Some Farms","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/susan-lendroth\" title=\"Susan Lendroth bio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSusan Lendroth\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/kate-endle\" title=\"Kate Endle bio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKate Endle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eE-I-E-I-Grow!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clever new spin on \"Old MacDonald,\" this fun book explores the popular trend of urban farming. From rooftop farms and gardens on Manhattan high rises to neighborhood gardens in empty lots in Atlanta to hydroponic gardens in Seattle, growing food locally has become an important part of city-dwelling life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet to the tune of the popular children's song, this bouncy rhyming text will get everyone reading (or singing) out loud. If you're not comfortable singing aloud, download the free recording of the song created by popular children's performer Caspar Babypants (aka Chris Ballew, lead singer and songwriter for the band The Presidents of the United States of America). Six North American cities are highlighted, but included in the back matter are tips and tricks on how to alter the text so you can sing about your own hometown gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKate Endle's illustrations are simply pretty, like a garden at its peak-fresh and colorful and bursting with goodness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack matter also includes more information about the different types of gardens introduced, additional resources, and the sheet music for the song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Old Manhattan Has Some Farms\" href=\"http:\/\/babypantsmusic.com\/album\/150469\/old-manhattan-has-some-farms\"\u003eListen to and download\u003c\/a\u003e the song \"Old Manhattan Has Some Farms\" performed by Caspar Babypants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/one-little-lot\"\u003eOne Little Lot\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/plant-secrets\" title=\"Plant Secrets\"\u003ePlant Secrets\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/ugly-vegetables\" title=\"The Ugly Vegetables\"\u003eThe Ugly Vegetables\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/old-manhattan-has-some-spread.jpg?9701684121087570038\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan Lendroth, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSusan Lendroth grew tomatoes in her backyard when she was a kid. Now she grows herbs on the kitchen windowsill in Southern California. Susan is the author of Calico Dorsey; Maneki Neko; Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep; and Why Explore?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/susan-lendroth\" title=\"Susan Lendroth bio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Susan Lendroth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKate Endle, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKate Endle was born and raised in Northeast Ohio. Encouraged to pursue her love of art, she attended The Columbus College of Art and Design where she received her Bachelor's degree in Illustration. Her work has appeared in children's books, magazines, greeting cards, and educational material. She lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/kate-endle\" title=\"Kate Endle bio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Kate Endle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNCSS\/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld MacDonald would be greatly surprised to find that although his cows and pigs and sheep might need a rural setting, cities are just fine for growing lots of healthy crops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Manhattan to Atlanta to Chicago and beyond, in cities across the United States and Canada, urban farmers are carving out spaces on rooftops and windowsills, in empty lots, backyards and community gardens. Employing a variety of methods, they are raising vegetables and herbs or keeping bees and making honey. Worms and hydroponics aid in the endeavors of these farmers, and even the White House compost bins play their part. There's a lot of information to absorb, but Lendroth literally makes the facts sing to the tune of the old folk song, with the refrain \"E-I-E-I-Grow\" following each city's verse. The verses flow easily and follow the song's pattern in aabb rhyme while managaing to include such words as \"radicchio\" and \"arugula\" without missing a beat. The visual experience matches the text beautifully. An ethnically diverse cast of adults and children are busily digging, weeding and harvesting a variety of tempting foods in Endle's large-scale double-page spreads. Rendered in gouache, the illustrations are thickly outlined in back and filled with the brightest of eye-popping colors set among rich brown soil and myriad greens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle ones will sing along and get their own gardens growing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLendroth (\u003ci\u003eCalico Dorsey\u003c\/i\u003e) commandeers a classic nursery rhyme and moves its agricultural subject matter into the city, allowing readers to literally sing the praises of urban farming efforts in New York City, Atlanta, Toronto, and other locations with an “E-I-E-I-grow!” Working in a vibrant palette of acrylics, Endle (\u003ci\u003eMy Woodland Wish\u003c\/i\u003e) paints active scenes of children and adults planting seedlings on rooftop farms and once-empty lots, stringing up dried herbs, and tending to beehives. Thick black outlines and the characters’ ovoid heads give the scenes an almost coloring-book feel; ringers for Michelle Obama and Bo can be spotted as readers travel to Washington, D.C., to check out compost bins at the White House. Lendroth’s lyrics create a few tongue-twisting moments (“With a heat lamp here,\/ hydroponics there—\/ arugula, radicchio,\/ salad greens are great to grow”), but it’s easy to get into the enthusiastic fun of this adaptation. 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With the exception of Atlanta, each of the city outlines are recognizable by some famous feature, such as the Empire State Building or the Space Needle. Multiethnic families, with charmingly drawn round-headed children, demonstrate the varieties of the gardening projects. The illustrations are brightly colored with heavy black outlines. More detailed information about these approaches to urban gardening appear at the end in a section entitled \"Green Matters.\" The cover includes a link to download the song, sung by Caspar Babypants. Deborah Hodge's \u003ci\u003eWatch Me Grow!: A Down-to-Earth Look at Growing Food in the City\u003c\/i\u003e (Kids Can, 2011) is similar but illustrated with photos. 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One pilot, after a brief encounter with several German children living in war-torn Berlin, began to drop candy and gum into the city, bringing the children not only a little joy, but a great deal of hope. He was known to the children as “Uncle Wiggly Wings,” because he’d signal their treats by wiggling the wings of his plane when he flew over with supplies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat began as a one-time gesture of compassion turned into an official U.S. Air Force operation. “Operation Little Vittles” grew, as more and more pilots volunteered to drop the parachutes, and donations of candy and cloth poured in from all over. This inspiring story of one man’s contribution to the rebuilding of a country after war is a unique look at history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with archival photographs, personal photographs from Lt. 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Tunnell, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael O. Tunnell is a professor of children’s literature who has twice served on the Newbery committee. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eMailing May\u003c\/em\u003e (HarperCollins), \u003cem\u003eThe Children of Topaz: The Story of a Japanese-American Internment Camp Based on a Classroom Diary\u003c\/em\u003e (Holiday House), and other books. He lives in Orem, Utah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author Michael O. Tunnell\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/michael-o-tunnell\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Michael.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrbis Pictus Honor Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNCSS\/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCCBC Choices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Kiddos Forty - Best Pageturners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIRA Young Adults' Choices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNYSRA Charlotte Award Suggested Reading List\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklist's Top Ten Biographies for Youth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeehive Book Awards: Informational\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?18127980511287865543\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurious about the city into which he ferried goods during the Berlin Airlift in 1948, pilot Gail Halvorsen stayed over to visit, met some children, and offered to drop candy and gum when he next flew over. This simple idea grew into a massive project with reverberations today. Tunnell tells this appealing story of a cold war soldier who made a difference clearly and chronologically, weaving in just enough background for twenty-first-century readers and illustrating almost every page with black-and-white photographs, many from Halvorsen's own collection. Opening the book with a shot of a nine-year-old boy looking for the plane that will wiggle its wings, the author captures young readers with the very idea of the \"chocolate pilot\" and keeps them with a steady focus on the German young people, including their letters and drawings. He concludes with a chapter describing Halvorsen's successful military career, his meetings with children who caught the candy, an anniversary drop, and more--highly satisfactory results from his spontaneous good deed. Halvorsen contributes a prologue; biographical, historical, and research notes add information; and selected references, including further-reading suggestions (though no source notes), close out this accessible and positive portrayal of a serviceman who wasn't on the battlefield. Irresistible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho would guess that candy, handkerchiefs and one man would play a significant role in post-World War II Germany? As the subtitle indicates, Gail Halvorsen, a lieutenant in the U.S. Force, became the \"Chocolate Pilot\" when his face-to-face encounter with a group of starving children in Berlin led to a personal mission. Halvorsen gave them two sticks of gum, which they all shared, and that was the start of Operation Little Vittles. Inspired by the children's willingness to forego Soviet-offered food in favor of freedom, Halvorsen and fellow pilots made numerous flights, dropping hanky parachutes that carried tons of candy and gum to eagerly awaiting children, who learned that the planes' \"wiggling their wings\" meant goodies were on their way. Illustrated with black-and-white archival photos, the six chapters convey Halvorsen's life, interjecting comments and correspondence from individual children. The abundance of war details aid in the transition from one chapter to the next but tend to overrun the telling, hampering narrative flow. Readers who stick with it, however, will gain a unusual perspective on the beginnings of the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTunnell brings to life a little-known post-World War II story. What started as a single pilot's car tour of bombed-out Berlin turned into an international campaign to help lighten the suffering of the children of West Berlin. The time was 1948, and the Soviet Union had closed all land access to the isolated Free World sectors of West Berlin in an attempt to starve the people into accepting communist rule. On an impulse, a C-54 cargo pilot, Lt. Gail S. Halvorsen, shared the only two sticks of gum he had with a group of about 30 children. What started as a somewhat clandestine candy-dropping operation by Halvorsen and his buddies eventually became a USAF-sanctioned operation. As the airlift of food and fuel continued for almost two years, tons of candy were dropped (using tiny parachutes) for the children who waited in the flight path below. The text is liberally illustrated with black-and-white photos, copies of letters, and a diagram of how the flight patterns worked. Endpapers contain colored reproductions of a few of the many pieces of children's artwork that Halvorsen received as the \"Chocolate Pilot,\" \"Uncle Wiggly Wings,\" and \"Dear Onkl of the Heaven.\" Vocabulary is relatively easy, but adequate for the topic, which makes the text flow easily. The book concludes with extensive biographical, historical, and author's notes. This is a real treat--a World War II title with a happy ending. Make it a first purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChocolate raining from the sky is something many children would love, but for children living in blockaded post-World War II West Berlin, the delivery of chocolate via bomber plane meant more than just a treat. It began when American pilot Gail Halvorsen noticed a group of German children and gave them the two pieces of gum he had. When he saw how they passed the gum around \"so everyone could breathe in the sweet, minty smell,\" he began to deliver gum and candy, dropping them-attached to handkerchief parachutes-from his plane. Halvorsen persuaded his fellow servicemen to donate theirs, and eventually the candy drops became an institution. The copious photographs and the reproductions of the touching letters Halvorsen received bring the children and their gratitude to life. By beginning with these personal stories, Tunnell piques readers' interest in learning more about the background of the conflict between the Soviets and the Germans, information he provides in later chapters. With its story of the ongoing relationship between the American serviceman and the German children that lasts to the present day, this is not just a glimpse into history but also a look at promoting understanding between former enemies. Appended are an author's note, selected references, further reading, and an index.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1948-9 Soviet blockade of West Berlin left citizens in dire need of food and fuel; American and British troops took to the air to ferry supplies into West Berlin airports every few minutes for the duration of the blockade. United States Air Force Lt. Gail S. Halvorsen launched an unauthorized drop of his own: he tied donated candy rations into small bundles, attached them to tiny silk parachutes, and dropped them through emergency flare tubes in the aircraft as they flew cargo into the Templehof Airport. Sugar-starved kids and their parents quickly learned to scan the skies for Halvorsen's signature wing wiggle; his delivery service made the news, catching the attention of superior officers, who then turned the covert benevolence into an official mission, \"Operation Little Vittles.\" Tunnell, who draws much of his information from personal interviews with Halvorsen, captures not only the excitement on the ground but also the popularity of the mission back in the U.S., where candy and handkerchief-parachute donations allowed civilians to make their own contributions to the Marshall Plan. Moreover, he makes clear to candy-sated twenty-first-century readers the almost unimaginable value of blackmarket sweets--one major shipment, for example, was placed in a locked jail cell under guard awaiting distribution. Heart-tugging prose occasionally gives the text a bit of a saccharine aftertaste (\"The lieutenant's eyes panned the thirty hungry faces, and his heart skipped a beat. These were the children he was here to save\"), but the grassroots goodwill operation can hardly be discussed without eliciting some warm fuzzies. Lots of black-and-white photographs, some from Halvorsen's personal collection, as well as references, an index, and updated information on Halvorsen himself, round out this valuable addition to the growing collection of children's literature on the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBayViews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fascinating true story of a U.S. Airforce pilot's attempt to bring candy to children in post-war West Berlin is brought to life with abundant b\/w photos, letters, and a compelling text. After WWII, the Soviets blockaded food and other vital imports from coming into West Berlin. The Allied forces circumvented the blockade by flying in food and medicine in what was known as the Airlift, but luxuries were not allowed. Lt. Halvorsen started a project of dropping small handkerchief parachutes carrying candy to the children, and this caught on with other pilots and eventually attracted donations from the candy companies and U.S. civilians who wanted to help. Tunnell's text is inviting, with many quotations from Halvorsen, other pilots, and West Berliners, and the author makes it easy for school-age readers to follow the events with just enough historical detail to make sense without overwhelming. The book design is first rate: photos on every other page, letters and drawings from the children, further reading, and index (but no source notes). The book concludes with comments from Halvorsen (who is still alive) and adults who were children in West Berlin at the time of the airlift. Although this describes a relatively small part of history, it is fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fourth Musketeer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalvorsen continued his career with the Air Force long after the candy drop ended, but he and the children never forgot. In fact, when he returned to Berlin in 1970 as Commander of the base there, he was deluged with dinner invitations from grateful children, now grown. Halvorsen was even given the honor of leading Germany's team into the arena in Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Olympics. The book concludes with a biographical note about additional humanitarian missions Halvorsen has participated in, including candy drops to other war-torn regions such as Kosovo. At 87, he was even able to attend a ceremony in Germany commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is lavishly illustrated with photographs and memorabilia from Halvorsen's personal collection, including some of the hundreds of letters he received from Berlin's grateful children. The author also includes a brief bibliography as well as a historical note providing additional background material on World War II and its aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book would be an outstanding addition to school and public libraries, and could be read in conjunction with \u003ci\u003eMercedes and the Chocolate Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e, a lovely picture book on the same topic by Margot Theirs Raven (Sleeping Bear Press, 2002). This picture book focuses on the story of one particular child and her encounters with Lt. Halvorsen, but also provides background on the entire chocolate bomber story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA side note: Today's [July 19th, 2010] \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e ran a front page article on Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, the airport used by the candy bombers and other pilots who airlifted supplies to post-war West Berlin. The airport is now used as a big, unplanned, and very popular park, according to the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEveryday Reading\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCandy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's \"Chocolate Pilot\"\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific non-fiction offering for older elementary students and middle grade readers. It was a story I've never heard before and it also explained the post-war occupation of Berlin more clearly than I'd understood it before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI picked this book out of the Charlesbridge catalog based solely on the title and when it arrived earlier this week, Bart was with me when I opened the box. When I pulled this book out, Bart said, \"Hey, that is my friend's grandfather!\" Who knew?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmusingly, when I opened the book and saw some of the pictures, the family resemblance between the pilot and Bart's friend (who I know quite well) is extremely strong, which made the book even more fun for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story is about Gail S. Halvorsen, an Air Force pilot after WWII, who was stationed in Germany after the war. During a brief tour of Berlin, he met some children and handed them some gum (there were about thirty children and he only had two sticks), but felt badly that there wasn't enough for all of them. He told them he'd collect some candy and then drop it by plane over the fence where they were standing. They asked how they could identify his plane and he said he would wiggle the wings before he dropped it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe thought he might get in trouble for it, so he didn't ask his commanders if it was okay to do so, instead asking his fellow airman to donate their candy rations to him. Despite the great worth of candy (which was practically non-existent in Germany), many of the men pitched in, and Halvorsen made little parachutes out of handkerchiefs so that the candy wouldn't hurt the kids when it dropped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the course of a few weeks, he and a few other airmen a few more drops (the crowds of children getting larger each time), until he was called in by his commander who had been notified by the government after a reporter nearly got beaned by a candy bar and wrote an article that was spreading through Europe. The commander wasn't angry that Halvorsen was dropping candy, he just felt stupid that he'd been called with congratulations on the good publicity for the US military in Berlin and he hadn't known anything about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter that, donations started pouring in and the candy drops became larger and more frequent. And it just got bigger from there, as Halvorsen likes to say, \"for two sticks of gum.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book gives enough background to make the situation make sense, but not so much that it's distracting or that it drags. I didn't know anything about the Berlin Airlift project before this and it explained it in very clear terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is full of great pictures and images and it's a quick read (I finished it in less than an hour). This is a book that is definitely worth picking up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage Arts Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis inspiring story begins in 1945 after the end of World War II. Germany was divided amongst the victorious allies, and all of the Allied powers wanted a presence in Berlin, located within the Soviet-controlled zone. West Berlin was allocated to the remaining Allied powers, but the Russians cut off land and water travel to the city, so air transportation was the only way to deliver food and supplies. Gail Halvorsen, a pilot participating in the humanitarian airlift, was impressed by the enthusiasm of a group of children to whom he gave two pieces of gum. He promised to return with more sweets and told them they would know it was him because he would wiggle the wings of his airplane as he flew overhead. Local newspapers picked up the story of small bundles of candy falling from the sky in parachutes, and the donations poured in, turning the project into an official United States Air Force operation that lasted for almost two years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Author gives just enough historical background to inform but not overwhelm. The text contains numerous photographs--many from Halvorsen's own collection--and copies of heartwarming letters and drawings. The story flows chronologically, with Halvorsen contributing a prologue and back matter that includes fascinating biographical, historical, and research notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKiss the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter World War II, Lt. Gail Halvorson helped with \"Operation Vittles,\" airlifting food, fuel and other essentials to the citizens of West Berlin, who were hemmed in by the Russians. Lt. Halvorsen saw another need and soon became known as the man with the candy, as his operation extended all over West Berlin, to bring a little joy and hope to the children, along with the food they needed to survive. Mr. Tunnell has written a wonderful book about one of Utah's own heroes. I would suggest that every school that teaches Utah history or looks at WWII have this book on hand as a way to bring the human element to this war. Even, or especially, elementary children should know about Gail Halvorsen, as he continues to participate in drops to places such as Kabul, Bosnia and Mississippi (after Hurricane Katrina).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNC Teacher Stuff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLt. Gail Halvorsen was a pilot in Germany during the Berlin Airlift. One day he took a tour into Berlin so he could get a closer look at the bombed-out city. While waiting on his ride, he struck up a conversation with a group of German children. The children told him that they would rather make do with little food than succumb to the Soviet threat. This touched the young lieutenant and he gave the children two sticks of gum and was surprised how the large group was able to share the tiny amount of sugar without squabbling. As this scene unfolded, a C-54 roared above and provided Lt. Halvorsen with the inspiration to start the effort to provide the children of Berlin with candy. What transpired was an amazing story that continues to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCandy Bomber\u003c\/i\u003e is my favorite nonfiction book of 2010. Gail Halvorsen is a real deal hero from the greatest generation. Michael O. Tunnell has crafted an unforgettable tale about how an act of kindness led to a heroic effort by American and British soldiers. The individual accounts of German children and their reactions to the candy drops are incredibly touching. My favorite was Peter Zimmerman and his detailed instructions to Lt. Halvorsen on where to drop the candy. I can't imagine how difficult it was for Tunnell to decide what to include in the book and what to leave out. I think upper elementary and middle school students will enjoy reading \u003ci\u003eCandy Bomber\u003c\/i\u003e and perhaps be inspired to take on a project of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbby the Librarian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn accessible text and with many photos and other visual aids, \u003ci\u003eCandy Bomber\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Lt. Gail Halvorsen, an American Air Force pilot who delivered candy to hungry children in West Berlin after World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt that time, Berlin was divided, with the Allied Forces controlling West Berlin and the Soviets controlling East Berlin. Because Berlin was located within the Soviet territory of East Germany, the Soviets tried to force the Allies out of Berlin by blocking ground and water transportation. The only way to get food and supplies into West Berlin was by air, so the Allies manned hundreds of flights to bring in the necessary staples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne day when Lt. Halvorsen was touring the city, he came across a group of kids watching the planes, hungry for any information about the outside world. Halvorsen gave them two sticks of gum he had in his pocket and he had an idea - he would start dropping sweets for the children of Berlin. Many pilots were willing to give up their candy rations for the kids and the project snowballed into \"Operation Little Vittles\", with candy companies and people all over the United States donating candy and homemade parachutes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo me, this is a great example of the best kind of children's nonfiction - an interesting story, possibly unknown by many kids today, brought to life with readable text and archival photos and other visuals. Author Michael Tunnell includes a great many photos, along with scanned-in letters and drawings from the kids who received the candy (and some who didn't!).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a story with great kid appeal. Not only is it about candy (who doesn't love candy?), but the fact that the story is about children will allow today's kids to put themselves in that place. The book's short enough that it's not overwhelming and the narrative moves along at a clip. 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Amaze your friends with delicious Variable Pizza Pi! Wash down your geometry assignment with some Milk and Tangram Cookies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Topics covered include probability, Fibonacci numbers, tessellations, variability, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/eat-your-science-homework\" title=\"Eat Your Science Homework\"\u003eEat Your Science Homework\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/crazy-concoctions\" title=\"Crazy Concoctions\"\u003eCrazy Concoctions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/eat-your-u-s-history-homework\" title=\"Eat Your U.S. History Homework\"\u003eEat Your U.S. History Homework\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/eat-your-math-homework-spread.jpg?11145435698966393109\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnn McCallum, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnn McCallum is the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eEat Your Math Homework\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eEat Your Science Homework\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eRabbits, Rabbits Everywhere\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eBeanstalk: The Measure of a Giant\u003c\/em\u003e. She is currently a high school teacher in Maryland, though she started her teaching career in a one-room schoolhouse in northern Canada. She also taught English composition in the United Arab Emirates for five years. Ann enjoys reading, traveling, and walking through leaves, and hopes, one day, to climb a beanstalk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/ann-mccallum\" title=\"Ann McCallum bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Ann.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeeza Hernandez, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeeza Hernandez is an illustrator and graphic designer whose art has been featured in magazines, newspapers, and books, including \u003cem\u003eEat Your Math Homework\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eEat Your Science Homework\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eNever Play Music Right Next to the Zoo\u003c\/em\u003e (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster). She's also written and illustrated books, including \u003cem\u003eCatnapped\u003c\/em\u003e (G.P. Putnam's Sons). She is the recipient of the Tomie dePaola Portfolio award from the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators. She lives in Upper Montclair, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/leeza-hernandez\" title=\"Leeza Hernandez bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Leeza.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Links Lasting Connections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMath and cooking have always gone hand-in-hand, but McCallum takes it to a whole new level that allows young number lovers to explore (and eat!) a wide range of mathematical topics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the supply list and preparation time may preclude these from actually being assigned as homework, kids who are mathematically minded will enjoy snacking and learning their way through the recipes. Well-written and easily followed, the recipes include Fibonacci snack sticks based on the famous sequence of numbers, fraction chips made from cut-up tortillas, tessellating two-color brownies, milk and tangram cookies, variable pizza pi and probability trail mix. McCallum does not shy away from using appropriate vocabulary, defining it both in context and in the glossary at the back. She also includes fascinating historical tidbits that allow readers to see the precursors of today’s math and the mathematicians that first explored them. Hernandez cleverly folds math into her illustrations, too—observant readers will notice the numbers emblazoned somewhere on each character, but only the mathematically informed will figure out their pattern. Her high-energy mixed-media artwork is filled with humorous details, while her cartoon rabbits are likely to remind kids of the Arthur cartoons. Excellent backmatter helps review concepts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA yummy way to get parents and kids to more deeply understand math…and spend some time together in the kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChopChop Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomething as simple as making a kabob can be an opportunity for a math lesson. There is no question that cooking involves math skills, from simple addition to the more complicated concepts like infinity and tessellation, that McCallum whimsically explains in her book. With lessons\/recipes for Fibonacci Snack Sticks and Probability Trail Mix, you’ll eat well and learn something in the process. I know I did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMischievous, gap-toothed bunnies rendered in mixed-media collage explore math in the kitchen in this clever activity book. Each of the six simple recipes introduces a math concept (for a lesson on fractions, pie-charts demonstrate what it means to cut something in halves, fourths, eighths, etc.), followed by a recipe that challenges readers to apply that concept (such as \"Fraction Chips\" made from tortillas, or \"Milk and Tangram Cookies\"). Another recipe instructs readers on how to build snack kebabs by following the Fibonacci sequence, and homemade trail mix provides a hands-on way to experiment with probability. Adult supervision doesn't just apply to the recipes - it'll come in handy for working through the mathematical concepts, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBayViews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you imagine math homework might taste like paper, then the appearance of this book’s cover won’t surprise you. However, the recipes inside are appealing. They include fruit kabobs to show Fibonacci numbers, fresh tortilla chips to work with fractions, brownies to play with tessellated polygons, ginger cookies to make tangrams, pizza to measure pi, and trail mix to demonstrate probability. Despite the cooking call number, the content is actually mathematical experiments, and although teachers would be the best audience, a young person could find her way through the material. Each section includes some math background information, one recipe, an experiment or process to apply the math concept to the food, and an “Appeteaser”— an inset question that uses the food to illustrate a related mathematical concept. Some of the specific details of the processes are not well thought through. For example, McCallum suggests people first fry the tortillas and then cut them, but they will crack and break after frying, whereas beforehand, they can easily be cut with scissors or a knife. Similarly, to make half the brownies white, readers are told to use powdered sugar, applied before slicing, which is not the best order to proceed. Hernandez’s cartoon illustrations may appeal to the target readers in third through sixth grades and may also help clarify the instructions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese edible math projects highlight six significant concepts. Each entry includes a brief narrative explanation, followed by cooking instructions that demonstrate teh concept in a practical and hands-on way. From \"Fibonacci Snack Sticks\" (a simple, no-cook kabob recipe) to the more complicated \"Tessellating Two-Color Brownies\" and \"Variable Pizza Pi,\" the recipes will appeal to most youthful palates. The book is heavily illustrated with digitally enhanced cartoon-style pictures of anthropomorphic animals that, unfortunately, lend the presentation of a younger tone than the content demands. Overall, though, larger collections may want to consider this worthwhile attempt to bring math learning into the classroom or family kitchen in a lively way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn easy way to help children learn math? Get them in the kitchen mixing up variable pizza pi, says Ann McCallum, a Maryland mom, math teacher and author of \"Eat Your Math Homework: Recipes for Hungry Minds\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhimsical illustrations fill the slim volume that features six recipes keyed to, among other concepts, fractions, triangles (remember isosceles?) and probability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteer clear of making the recipes into lessons, she cautions: \"That takes all the spontaneity and fun out of it. You're just trying to build a love of math and kind of an inquisitiveness so kids will not be so intimidated.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you've used Cheerios to teach addition or a stick of butter to teach fractions, McCallum takes it to the next step, mixing math words with stories about famous figures like Italian math guy Fibonacci, who came up with a sequence that adds the first two numbers to get the next one (i.e., 112358 …).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcCallum uses kebab sticks and fruit pieces for Fibonacci snack sticks: \"Put one strawberry and one slice of banana. Then two grapes. Then three pieces of kiwi … and you've modeled the Fibonacci sequence. It's a stepping off point for getting into patterning and sequencing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcCallum's efforts to make math fun extend to her blog (annmccallumbooks.com\/blog\/), where meatballs take the drudgery out of learning multiplication by arranging a dozen meatballs on a plate (3 by 4, or 2 by 6). \"It's much better if you can have something tangible, something visual … something edible.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcCallum combines math with cooking in this attractive book. After a brief introduction and a few basic cooking tips, she explains the Fibonacci sequence and shows how to demonstrate it using chunks of fruit on skewers. Fractions are expressed through fried flour tortillas cut into fractional portions; tessellations with two-tone brownies; tangrams with flat cookies; variables and pi with pizza; and probability with trail mix. In six-page chapters, the recipie sounds good, the math is clearly explained, and there's a playfulness of presentation that makes each activity look inviting. The mixed-media illustrations feature dressed rabbits, whose zany attitudes broaden their appeal. A math-review section and a glossary are appended. Although the activities will make lively additions to classroom units, they are also well suited to home use. Witty and smart, this unusually upbeat math book offers edible rewards for learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWashington Parent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn math lessons into tasty treats with “recipes for hungry minds” created by local author Ann McCallum. Two funny bunnies whip up snacks, such as “Variable Pizza Pi,” “Fraction Chips,” “Probability Trail Mix” and “Tesselating Two-Color Brownies.” McCallum serves up a mix of kitchen tips and recipes, math history, problems and a glossary. Leeza Hernandez sprinkles the whole with lively mixed-media illustrations. Look for the wordless subtext involving a persnickety pup and the homework in his dog dish. This book offers much food for thought—and tummies. Budding chefs may even wish to contribute some “Fibonacci Snack Sticks” to the family's Thanksgiving feast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePicture Book Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFun recipes put emphasis on key math concepts to transform math into fun edible projects. What better way to spice up math than to pair it with kids friendly foods? Choose your level of difficulty from easy to somewhat challenging. Combining cooking and math under one cover is brilliant and is sure to ignite an interest in both subject areas. Cartoon illustrations add to the fun. Learn Fibonacci’s sequence with skewered snacks and so on. Don’t be deceived by the playful cartoon artwork; the concepts within are more advanced than would be expected by appearance. 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Vamos\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca title=\"Rafael Lopez bio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/rafael-lopez\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRafael López\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA bilingual celebration with a delicious ending.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of how the farm maiden and all the farm animals worked together to make the rice pudding that they serve at the fiesta. With the familiarity of \"The House That Jack Built,\" this story bubbles and builds just like the ingredients of the arroz con leche that everyone enjoys. Cleverly incorporating Spanish words, adding a new one in place of the English word from the previous page, this book makes learning the language easy and fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRafael Lopez covers each page with vibrant, exuberant color, celebrating tradition and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack matter includes a glossary of Spanish words and a recipe for arroz con leche—perfect for everyone to make together and enjoy at story time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"El gusto del mercado mexicano\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/el-gusto-del-mercado-mexicano\"\u003eEl gusto del mercado Mexicano\/A Taste of the Mexican Market\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Ve lo que dices\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/ve-lo-que-dices-see-what-you-say\"\u003eVe lo que dices\/See What You Say\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/cazuela-that-the-farm-maiden-stirred-spread.jpg?14974684956146997297\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha R. Vamos, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSamantha R. Vamos is the author of Before You Were Here, Mi Amor (Viking Children's Books), winner of the 2010 Washington State Book Award for Picture Book and The Scandiuzzi Children's Book Award, and The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred, a 2012 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Samantha Vamos bio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/samantha-r-vamos\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Samantha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRafael López, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRafael López is the illustrator of My Name is Celia\/Me llamo Celia (Rising Moon Books), a Pura Belpré Honor Book and winner of the Américas Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHear Rafael discuss \u003ci\u003eThe Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred\u003c\/i\u003e at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teachingbooks.net\/book_reading.cgi?id=11927\u0026amp;a=1\"\u003eTeachingBooks.net\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Rafael Lopez bio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/rafael-lopez\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Rafael.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNY Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTexas 2x2 Reading List\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePura Belpré Illustrator Award honor book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNCSS\/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCCBC Choices 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eALA Notable Children's Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading is Fundamental's STEAM Multicultural Booklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?18127980511287865543\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the help of her animal friends, a farm maiden begins to cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe goat lends some butter; the cow, fresh milk; the chicken, a few eggs—all for a pot of rice pudding. Inspired by \"The House that Jack Built,\" Vamos offers a fresh, new twist, playfully introducing Spanish into this cumulative tale. The pot becomes the \u003ci\u003ecazuela\u003c\/i\u003e; the goat, the \u003ci\u003ecabra\u003c\/i\u003e; the butter, the \u003ci\u003emantequilla\u003c\/i\u003e; and so forth, until the text is bursting with bilingual energy. With each repetition, the momentum builds and bubbles until it reaches a boiling frenzy. Vamos then skillfully ties it all together, as each animal’s Spanish name and accompanying ingredient is reiterated in a simple phrase—allowing readers to recall their meaning and relationship to the rice pudding. A party ensues, and all return to the \u003ci\u003ecazuela\u003c\/i\u003e to give thanks and share in their communal creation. López’s artwork, with its desert palette punctuated by brilliant primary colors and its graphic, hard edges, suggestive of folk art, is a perfect match. His sophisticated, multilayered textures create depth, give form and work together to create an image that’s easily readable, humorous and harmonious. Complete with an \u003ci\u003earroz con leche\u003c\/i\u003e recipe and glossary of Spanish words, this thoughtful work will appeal to both Spanish speakers and learners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful read-aloud, filled with merriment and conviviality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage Arts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne look at the cover art, and readers will want to join the parade of animals prancing behind a farm maiden as she dances across the sun-saturated landscape. As the story begins, the vibrant panorama disappears, and the reader is left with a table, covered in a green cloth, set against a white background, and the simple sentence, \"This is the pot that the farm maiden stirred.\" So begins this new cumulative tale. As each additional step in a recipe for arroz con leche, or rice pudding, is introduced, additional layers are added via pictures and words. The illustrations move from simple to vivid warm colors and detailed scenes. Readers are first introduced to important ingredients and equipment in English, accompanied by a concrete image. On the next page, they meet that concept again in Spanish. And thus the presence of the Spanish alongside English builds within the story, accompanied by rising action and visual momentum, and culminating in a celebratory feast. Fans of \"The House That Jack Built\" will want to hear this read-aloud again and again, to chant along in both English and Spanish, and to enjoy the satisfying certainty of the cumulative tale. For young chefs, a recipe is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFarm animals collaborate to make a pot of rice pudding in this energetic riff on \"This Is the House That Jack Built.\" Animals and their contributions are first introduced in English (\"This is the donkey\/ that plucked the lime\"), but ensuing verses feature Spanish translations in bold (a multitasking hen lays eggs \"while grating the limón\/ plucked by the burro\"). López's acrylics-on-wood paintings have a burnished copper glow, while the menagerie exudes cartoonish joie de vivre. The seamless integration of Spanish vocabulary makes this a rousing primer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?18127980511287865543\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a colorful nod to \"The House That Jack Built,\" a young farm girl stirs her pot (cazuela) with the help of all the animals, and the resulting accumulation of ingredients and helpers produces a celebratory explosion of music and festivity. Past the first simple sentences, increased text and single images suddenly blossom into paintings of vibrantly warm and detailed graphics that quickly pull readers into the rhythmic repetition of the tale; animals (and foods) are given their Spanish names and a riot of jewel-toned colors emerge in full-page illustrations. \"This is the duck\/that went to the market\/to buy the sugar\/to flavor the \u003cb\u003eleche\u003c\/b\u003e\/made fresh by the \u003cb\u003evaca\u003c\/b\u003e\/while teaching the \u003cb\u003ecabra\u003c\/b\u003e\/that churned the \u003cb\u003ecrema\u003c\/b\u003e\/to make the \u003cb\u003emantequilla\u003c\/b\u003e\/that went into the \u003cb\u003ecazuela\u003c\/b\u003e that the farm maiden stirred.\" Spoons, banjo, maraca, and drum sound to tapping feet while voices sing-all as the cazuela bubbles-in anticipation of the final stir of arroz con leche (rice pudding). A recipe is appended to this delicious cumulative tale. Its images are spiced with a feast of richly colorful characters, the warmth of a Southwestern palette, and lush, swirling colors. The artistry of this book makes it a must buy for all libraries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the cumulative style of the traditional children's chant \"This is the House That Jack Built,\" this joyful, bilingual picture book, set on a vibrantly colored farm, describes each step in making \u003ci\u003earroz con leche\u003c\/i\u003e, or rice pudding. An appended glossary defines each Spanish word used in the text, but within the context of the rhythmic lines, Vamos cleverly makes the meaning of each word clear by starting with the English term: \"This is the pot that the farm maiden stirred. This is the butter that went into the \u003ci\u003ecazuela\u003c\/i\u003e that the farm maiden stirred.\" The barnyard's smiling animals help to gather the ingredients until the pudding comes together, creating a moment of suspense: will the pot bubble over? The perfectly paced words are well matched with the richly shaded, acrylic-on-board illustrations, which extend the sense of cooperation and fun as everyone works together and are reminiscent of Eric Carle's art in their patchwork-collage texture, clearly defined shapes, and joyful energy. An excellent choice for interactive, multilingual read-alouds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBayViews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA traditional Mexican dish and a traditional nursery rhyme melt into a bubbly, delicious read-aloud. In the style of “This Is the House That Jack Built,” author Samantha Vamos (\u003ci\u003eBefore You Were Here\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMi Amor\u003c\/i\u003e, Viking, 2009) tells the story of a farm maiden who makes a pot of \u003ci\u003earroz con leche\u003c\/i\u003e. One by one, animals join in the action—a goat churns butter, a hen grates lime, a duck buys sugar—and in all the excitement, they almost let the pot boil over. Illustrator Rafael López (\u003ci\u003eBook Fiesta\u003c\/i\u003e, Rayo, 2009) creates a warm tableau with his rich acrylic-on-grained wood style; the characters appear vivacious, happy, and energetic. Spanish words for each of the ingredients are introduced seamlessly; each item is named once in English and every time thereafter in Spanish. A recipe is included at the end. An expert collaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/cazuela-that-the-farm-maiden-stirred.jpg?11069852933401528191\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/cazuela-that-the-farm-pb-hires.zip?11069852933401528191\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/cazuela-that-the-farm-activity-guide.pdf?11069852933401528191\"\u003eDownload the Discussion \u0026amp; Activity Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/cazuela-that-the-farm-maiden-arroz-con-leche-recipe.pdf?11069852933401528191\"\u003eDownload the recipe for arroz con leche\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-243-8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-605-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-606-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book PDF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-269-4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 5-8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e10 x 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":4927255681,"sku":"92438","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Spanish Hardcover","offer_id":47851108729069,"sku":"46052","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Spanish Paperback","offer_id":47851108794605,"sku":"46069","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/cazuela-that-the-farm-pb-cover.jpg?v=1741973820"},{"product_id":"no-monkeys-no-chocolate","title":"No Monkeys, No Chocolate","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/melissa-stewart\" title=\"Melissa Stewart bio\"\u003eMelissa Stewart\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/allen-young\" title=\"Allen Young bio\"\u003eAllen Young\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/nicole-wong\" title=\"Nicole Wong bio\"\u003eNicole Wong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaking chocolate is monkey business.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEveryone loves chocolate, right? But how many people actually know where chocolate comes from? How it’s made? Or that monkeys do their part to help this delicious sweet exist?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis delectable dessert comes from cocoa beans, which grow on cocoa trees in tropical rain forests. But those trees couldn’t survive without the help of a menagerie of rain forest critters: a pollen-sucking midge, an aphid-munching anole lizard, brain-eating coffin fly maggots—they all pitch in to help the cocoa tree survive. A secondary layer of text delves deeper into statements such as \"Cocoa flowers can’t bloom without cocoa leaves . . . and maggots,\" explaining the interdependence of the plants and animals in the tropical rain forests. Two wise-cracking bookworms appear on every page, adding humor and further commentary, making this book accessible to readers of different ages and reading levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack matter includes information about cocoa farming and rain forest preservation, as well as an author’s note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/at-home-in-the-rain-forest\" title=\"At Home in the Rainforest\"\u003eAt Home in the Rainforest\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/whats-for-dinner\" title=\"What's for Dinner?\"\u003eWhat's for Dinner?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/trout-are-made-of-trees\" title=\"Trout Are Made of Trees\"\u003eTrout Are Made of Trees\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/feathers-not-just-for-flying\" title=\"Feathers: Not Just for Flying\"\u003eFeathers: Not Just for Flying\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/no-monkeys-no-chocolate-spread.jpg?2046926409880935074\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelissa Stewart, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMelissa Stewart is the award-winning author of more than one hundred fifty science books for children, including No Monkeys, No Chocolate; Under the Snow Tree (Peachtree); and the A Place for series (Peachtree). She holds degrees in biology and science journalism. She lives in Acton, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/melissa-stewart\" title=\"Melissa Stewart bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Melissa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllen Young, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAllen Young is the world’s leading expert on cocoa tree pollination and growth. He is the author of The Chocolate Tree: A Natural History of Cacao. Allen lives in Fox Point, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/allen-young\" title=\"Allen Young bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Allen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicole Wong, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicole Wong is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design. Her illustrations have been featured in the children's book Why Are You So Sad? and in several magazines and educational books. Nicole, her husband, Dan, and their dog Sable, live in Massachusetts, where they enjoy eating licorice, peanut butter cups, and jelly beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/nicole-wong\" title=\"Nicole Wong bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Nicole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn NSTA\/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKirkus Reviews' Best Children's Books of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading is Fundamental's STEAM Multicultural Booklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArizona Grand Canyon Reader Award \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?4673889858015672850\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eStructured as a poetry anthology, this collection thoughtfully curates a range of forms, including free verse, sonnet, concrete, nonet, and kenning, in ways that ­intentionally reflect the central premise of neurodiversity. A glossary of poetry types teaches this variety. The opening kenning poem, “We Are the Future,” layers identity through metaphor, naming young people as “open dreamers” and “justice leaders,” and establishing a steady cadence of affirmation that reverberates across the text. The diction is precise yet accessible, balancing lyrical intensity with clarity so that readers can both feel and cognitively process the activists’ lived experiences. Form and content work in tandem, mirroring the complexity, variability, and strength of the individuals featured. Bradley’s digitally rendered illustrations, with their textured paper effects and warm earth tones punctuated by intentional bursts of color, extend the poems rather than merely accompany them. For example, in Connor DeWolfe’s spread, the sense of movement and expressive detail visually reinforces the poem’s pacing and emotional charge. Across the anthology, text and image collaborate to position neurodivergence as brilliance, ­agency, and creative force.\u003cbr\u003e\nVERDICT A ­rhetorically intentional and visually cohesive anthology that models inclusion not only in message but also in craft. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis clever circular tale with a curious title opens with a common scene: a party including chocolaty treats. The authors explain, \"[Y]ou can't make chocolate without... \/ ...cocoa beans.\" With the turn of the page, readers find themselves in the rain forest microhabitat of the cocoa tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn each spread, the authors take children backward through the life cycle of the tree: pods, flowers, leaves, stems, roots and back to beans. The interdependence of plants and animals is introduced in the process: Midges carry pollen from one flower to another; aphids destroying tender stems are kept in check by an anole. Graceful ink-and-watercolor illustrations range from an expansive view of the rain forest to a close-up of aphids. Explanations are delivered in a simple manner that avoids terms such as pollination or germination. \"Bookworm\" commentators in the corner of each spread either reinforce the concept—\"No lizards, no chocolate\"—or echo youngsters' impatience: \"I thought this book was supposed to be about monkeys.\" Indeed, the book closes with a monkey sitting in a branch with an open pod, eating the pulp and spitting out the beans, which fall to the ground and take root: no monkeys, no chocolate. Backmatter helps young naturalists understand why conservation and careful stewardship is important.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren—and more than a few adults—will find this educational you-are-there journey to the rain forest fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNSTA Recommends\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis delightful, easy to read, and beautifully illustrated children's book describes the production of chocolate from the cocoa tree. It explains the intricate way that the cocoa tree depends on many other organisms (including monkeys!) to produce the cocoa beans that are ultimately used to make chocolate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story starts with the fertilization of the cocoa flower by midges, and continues with an explanation of how leaf-cutting ants are controlled by coffin flies, how aphids that bore into the cocoa plant's stem are controlled by lizards, and how the actions of soil fungi release nutrients to nourish the plant. The significance of the monkeys is revealed at the conclusion of the story by explaining that the role of monkeys is to break open the pods and scatter the seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end of the book contains a list of things people can do to help preserve rain forests. Although this section is factually accurate, it would have been better if the help points were more specifically related to the specific topic of the book--chocolate! Overall, the story is very well told and the 'sidebar' comments by a pair of wise-cracking bookworms on every page keep the story lively and interesting, as well as reinforcing the main points of the story. This book would be an excellent way to introduce young students to the concepts of interdependence among organisms in an ecosystem. So with no monkeys there might be no chocolate!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRain-forest monkeys like to nosh on a nice cocoa pod, but it’s the goo surrounding the cocoa beans that appeals, not the beans themselves, which they spit onto the ground. Happily for chocolate lovers, discarded beans seed a new cocoa tree, thus keeping cocoa-loving primates of all ilk satisfied. Here Stewart traces the journey to chocolate treats in reverse, starting with cocoa beans, which develop in pods, which \"can’t form without flowers,\" which can’t bloom without leaves, etc., all the way back to the monkeys that scatter the beans that produce the trees. It’s initially an elegant framework, with each step explained in a couple of short, accessible paragraphs. However, the narrative gets tangled several times when insects come into play and explanations lengthen to fully explain the process. By the time the role of midges in flower pollenization is covered, or the role of coffin flies in controlling leaf cutter ant predation, the momentum is broken. Wong’s watercolor illustrations, much in the style of Let’s Read and Find Out Science series books, offer detailed close-ups of important stages of cocoa development and of the critters that various aid or impede its growth. The cartoon bookworms kibitzing in each recto corner supply additional levity but are also somewhat distracting. This title covers the same ground as Adrian Forsyth’s \u003ci\u003eHow Monkeys Make Chocolate\u003c\/i\u003e; however, with its shorter page count and lower reading level, \u003ci\u003eNo Monkeys\u003c\/i\u003e could be a good alternate for use in many classrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChocolate and monkeys may seem worlds apart, but as Stewart and Young point out in their clear text, it takes monkeys (and other critters) to scatter the cocoa beans (seeds) throughout the rain forest. Munching on the soft, tasty pulp lining the pods as they travel through the trees, the monkeys discard the not-so-tasty beans, scattering them indiscriminately. In a format slightly reminiscent of the old \"This Is the House That Jack Built,\" the authors present a simply written look at a complex ecosystem encompassed by one tree's life cycle. Flowers, midges, leaves, maggots, ants, lizards, roots, and more all form parts of the process of producing the cocoa beans so essential to our candy bars and brownies. In a lighter note, two \"bookworms\" provide an amusing counterpoint in a tiny triangle at the bottom of the page. Wong's realistic watercolors stretch across the pages in warm cocoa browns and soft greens, with occasional splashes of rosy pink. Appended is a page pleading for more rain-forest preservation (not much mention of cocoa \"plantations\"), another with lists of things to do to make one's life \"greener,\" and still another with an author's note on the origin and development of the book. For slightly older readers, a more traditional look may be found in Adrianna Morganelli's staid \u003ci\u003eThe Biography of Chocolate\u003c\/i\u003e (Crabtree, 2006), but Stewart's book has more visual appeal (and then there are those \u003ci\u003emonkeys\u003c\/i\u003e...).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting with the finished products (cake! candy bars! hot fudge sundaes!) and working backward, Stewart and Young explain where chocolate comes from. The expository text begins with cocoa beans, which are dried and processed by humans, then the story moves back to cocoa pods, which come from cocoa flowers pollinated by midges, going all the way back to monkeys dropping cocoa seeds on the rainforest floor and thus allowing new trees to grow. In this way, readers deduce the interdependence of life in the rainforest rather than relying on didactic telling from the authors. Full-bleed ink and watercolor illustrations zoom in on each step along the way, lending visual support to help identify potentially unfamiliar plants and animals. In a corner of each spread, two little worms provide a running commentary, with knee-slappers and puns galore. A concluding note describes the fragility of the environment, and an author's note from Stewart outlines her writing process. 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Jerry lives in Boston, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author Jerry Pallotta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/jerry-pallotta\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Jerry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRob Bolster, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Bolster has worked in illustration for more than 20 years. For most of that time, his work has appeared in newspaper and magazine advertisements for major corporations. He produced most of those illustrations using airbrush and watercolor. However, in recent years Bolster has taught himself how to do his work using a computer. Much of his illustration is now created digitally. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Airplane Alphabet Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Jet Alphabet Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoing Lobstering\u003c\/i\u003e and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Illustrator Rob Bolster\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/rob-bolster\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Rob.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStunning full-color paintings illustrate the story of a brother and sister who spend a day aboard a lobstering boat with a lobsterman named Big Joe. The children learn a lot about lobstering and marine life in general by watching and listening to Big Joe as he pulls up his lobster traps, examines the contents, and measures the lobsters. 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Workers took a break for lunch, children played in the park, trains made trips between North and South Stations. Then all of a sudden a large tank of molasses exploded, sending shards of metal hundreds of feet away, collapsing buildings, and coating the harborfront community with a thick layer of sticky-sweet sludge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeborah Kops takes the reader through this bizarre and relatively unknown disaster, including the cleanup and court proceedings that followed. What happened? Why did the tank explode? Many people died or were injured in the accident—who was to blame? Kops focuses on several individuals involved in the events of that day, creating a more personal look at this terrible tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSidebars offer more information on Prohibition, World War I, women’s rights, and other issues of the time for a well-rounded depiction of this period of American history. An index and cast of characters for quick reference are also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“I’ve always felt that cinematic narrative driven by compelling, well-drawn characters were musts to engage young readers in historical nonfiction—Deborah Kops has achieved both in this story that is very close to my heart!”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Stephen Puleo, author of \u003ci\u003eDark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge-books.com\/previews\/great-molasses-flood\/GreatMolassesFlood_preview1.html\" target=\"new\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead an excerpt!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"The White House is Burning: August 24, 1814\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/the-white-house-is-burning\"\u003eThe White House is Burning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Candy Bomber\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/candy-bomber\"\u003eCandy Bomber\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eWatch the Trailer\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/va0mNdynbFg\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER SPREAD BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/great-molasses-flood-spread.jpg?4465878212930781936\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeborah Kops, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeborah Kops is the author of more than a dozen nonfiction children’s books, including \u003cem\u003eZachary Taylor: America’s 12th President\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eScholastic Kid’s Almanac\u003c\/em\u003e, and her Wild Birds of Prey series. She lives in Westford, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/deborah-kops\" title=\"Deborah Kops\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Deborah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBulletin Blue Ribbon from the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNCSS\/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImagine a 40-foot wall of molasses turning a harborside neighborhood upside down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It was a hopeful time in Boston. The worst of the Spanish influenza was over, World War I had just ended and Babe Ruth had helped the Red Sox win the World Series the previous fall. But on January 15, 1919, in Boston's North End, on a sunny, warm day, the molasses tank in the neighborhood blew. More than 2,300,000 gallons of molasses, weighing 13,000 tons, flowed down the street, uplifting houses, twisting railroad tracks and killing 21 people. Fallen elevated train tracks, dead horses, collapsed buildings and crushed cars made the areas look as though a tornado had come through. The smell of molasses in the neighborhood didn't fade until 1995, though the memory of the event has. Using firsthand testimony from the 40-volume transcript from \u003ci\u003eDorr v. U.S. Industrial Alcohol\u003c\/i\u003e, the hearings that followed the event, Kops has done a fine job of resurrecting the story and recreating the day through third-person stories of the actual players. Had she retained some of the first-person accounts she may have lent her narrative greater immediacy, but it is nevertheless and intriguing read. A useful map, abundant archival photographs and sidebars offering historical context complement the lively prose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating account of a truly bizarre disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book chronicles the catastrophic events resulting from the collapse of a large tank containing molasses in the North End neighborhood of Boston in 1919. The straightforward account centers on workers and area residents who either perished in the flood or miraculously survived. Those involved in the lengthy court case that followed also figure prominently in the narrative. Background information about the neighborhood, as well as the political activity that led to some of the speculations about the cause of the calamity, is expanded in numerous lengthy sidebars. A select number of well-placed archival photographs show the damage caused by the surge with the cleanup and rescue crews sloshing around in the aftermath. The combination of the sepia-toned photographs, the use of brown to highlight the chapter headings, and the choice of cream-colored paper gives this book a rich, elegant quality while staying consistent with the subject matter. Fictionalized accounts of the molasses flood can be found in Joan Hiatt Harlow's \u003ci\u003eJoshua's Song\u003c\/i\u003e and Blair Lent's picture book \u003ci\u003eMolasses Flood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn January 15, 1919, a two-million-gallon holding tank filled with molasses exploded, flooding Boston's North End near the port. In all, 21 people died in the disaster, and around 50 were injured. The sticky flood swamped the area, and cleanup proved difficult until it was discovered that seawater seemed to break it up. At that point, the judicious use of a fire boat aided the effort. Even though all the molasses was eventually gone, the smell persisted until 1995. This briskly paced recounting of the disaster focuses on the human element—the people involved, their lives disrupted and never the same thereafter. Covering not only the Molasses Flood, but the impact of Prohibition on businesses and the anarchist movement, the engaging narrative paints a very different picture of the Roaring Twenties than is typical. Of special interest, given the current national obsession with terrorism, is the number of deadly explosions set off by anarchists along the Eastern seaboard between 1919 and 1923. In a satisfying conclusion, the auditor pointed his finger firmly at the United States Industrial Alcohol Company, the owners of the tank, claiming that the company had done a poor job of building the tank and that it could withstand neither the weight of the molasses nor the pressure of the gas from fermentation. While this is an excellent study of the problems of unregulated industry, readership is nonetheless problematic. While there may be social studies tie-ins, options for selling the title seem few. A fine, if slightly obscure, addition on a topic not previously covered in book form fro this age range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnita Silvey's Book-A-Day Almanac\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis week marks Children’s Book Week, a nationwide celebration of children’s book. The Almanac, of course, celebrates Children’s Books every day of the year! But Children’s Book Week gives me a chance to reflect on what’s new in books for children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One of the things I have noticed this spring is how many first-rate natural disaster books have appeared. I suppose that is inevitable with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Besides Titanic books, Sally M. Walker has given us a thrilling account of the Halifax Explosion of 1917 in \u003ci\u003eBlizzard of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e. And our book of the day by Deborah Kops, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Molasses Flood\u003c\/i\u003e, takes a look at one of my favorite disasters, which took place in Boston in 1919.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kops begins her account with exactly the right description: “Of all the disasters that have occurred in the United States, the Great Molasses Flood in Boston was one of the most bizarre.” How right she is. Imagine going out in the yard, or walking to school, hearing a loud explosion, and then finding yourself confronted with a wave of brown molasses— “that dark-brown sweet-and-sour liquid that sticks to everything.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kops sets the stage historically—the Spanish flu, Babe Ruth helps the Boston Red Sox win the World Series, and Prohibition on the horizon—and then she skillfully brings readers to lunch hour on January 15, 1919, when the huge molasses tank in Boston’s North End exploded. A wave of 2,300,000 gallons of molasses crested fifty feet high and swept away everything in its path including about a hundred men, women, and children at a speed close to 35 miles per hour. As the sticky substance made its way through the city it uprooted buildings, train lines, and the lives and property of Boston citizens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kops has effectively used original photographs from the event to show the story of Boston’s destruction; she scanned newspaper accounts and archival records of the trials that followed the disaster. Through these primary sources she brings readers right into the action, describing what it felt like and how it appeared to the citizens of the city. She does for the Molasses Flood what Walter Lord did for the Titanic in\u003ci\u003e A Night to Remember.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For classroom or book group discussion purposes, the most important part of the book comes in the final chapters. Here Kops deals with the issues of industrial mismanagement. What do industries owe citizens for damage to life and property?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e While reading this beautifully designed book, at one point I had to look out my window to make sure that no wave of dark brown could be seen. I am happy to report that Boston appears to be molasses-free this morning. But I am really grateful for narrative nonfiction like \u003ci\u003eThe Great Molasses Flood\u003c\/i\u003e, which so vividly re-creates the events of another era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Here’s a passage from \u003ci\u003eThe Great Molasses Flood\u003c\/i\u003e: Martin Clougherty, the owner of the Pen and Pencil, was in his bed rubbing the sleep from his eyes. His sister, Teresa, had just awakened him and was still in his bedroom. Suddenly, she let out a scream. “Something terrible has happened to the molasses tank!” she cried. Martin shoved the curtains aside and saw a murky liquid swirling outside. He gave his sister a hug and said, “Stay here.” Before he could investigate the situation, he heard his mother shriek in the kitchen. A moment later Martin went sailing through the air.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A wave of molasses had lifted the Cloughertys’ house right off its foundation and pushed it across Commercial Street toward the elevated train. The house smashed against the columns supporting the tracks. The next thing Martin Clougherty knew, he was in a dark sea surrounded by pieces of his house, and he could not stand up. He was facing the ocean. Had he fallen in? he wondered. Clougherty managed to get his nose out of the goo and took some deep breaths. Something was floating on the surface, something he could use for a raft. He tried to swim toward it, but the dark sea was too thick, and he couldn’t move. Luckily a wave pushed the raft right in his direction. It was a bed, and Clougherty, who was still in his pajamas, climbed on top.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He looked around. His neighborhood had suddenly become a strange world. Sticking up out of the heavy liquid was a limp hand. Could it be his sister? As he pulled the body up onto the raft, he saw that it really was Teresa. And thank goodness, she was alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBayViews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKops documents the horror created by a tank, containing 2,319,525 gallons of molasses, exploding in Boston’s North End in 1919. It took years to settle the claims of the people involved. No one appeared to be responsible. Hugh Ogden, the acting judge, persevered to come up with a fair settlement. Photos and first person narratives add to the book’s drama. A little-known part of history, but one that clearly demonstrates human nature at its best and worst. The smell finally faded in 1995!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLibrary Media Connection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeborah Kops tells the story of Boston's Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in this account of a lesser-known event. Part chronology and part biography, this exciting piece of nonfiction brings together the people affected and the timeline of events leading up to the disaster, disaster management, and the communal, legal, and political aftermath. A massive tank of molasses burst and flooded the city with a giant wave of sticky goo. The greater story explains the devastation the flood caused, from twisting steel to moving entire homes to death from drowning and suffocation, leaving the reader engaged in the story of human suffering, resilience, and recovery. The author presents different perspectives of responsibility for this disaster, including conspiracy theories, legal arguments, and stories from contemporary Bostonians. The account was compiled from primary source documents, including reproductions of historical photographs and transcripts from the molasses flood hearings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNC Teacher Stuff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn January 15, 1919, a molasses truck at 529 Commercial Street exploded under pressure, killing 21 people. A 40-foot wave of molasses buckled the elevated railroad tracks, crushed buildings and inundated the neighborhood. \u003c\/i\u003e           —Commemorative plaque on Commercial Street in Boston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It was an unusually warm day in January 1919. Workers were eating lunch while housewives were hanging laundry and children were playing. Standing out among the buildings on Commercial Street was a tank that held over 2.3 million gallons of molasses. Owned by the U.S. Industrial Alcohol Company (USIA), this tank held the equivalent weight of 13,000 Fords. The molasses was going to be converted into rum. This needed to be done quickly as the 18th amendment was about to be ratified and Prohibition would rule the land. Laws banning alcoholic drinks would go into effect a year after ratification. In Chapter 1, you are introduced to many people who are going to be affected by the explosion of the tank. There is nothing abnormal about this day, but that is about to change. Between 12:30 and 12:40 p.m., the tank gave way and a wave of molasses came crashing down upon the buildings and other structures on the north end of Commercial Street. Deborah Kops presents the personal stories that make history come alive for children. You feel the heartache of nine year old Antonio DiStasio who, along with his older sister Maria and two friends, was trying to get a taste of the excess molasses that came from the tank. Antonio ended up losing his sister and one of his friends in this tragedy. Along with the personal stories, there is a mystery element to this narrative. How did the tank explode and how will acting judge Hugh Ogden rule in the civil case brought by the victims against USIA? You keep reading as the case unwinds because you want answers to these questions and that is what a good nonfiction read will accomplish. Two other features in \u003ci\u003eThe Great Molasses Flood\u003c\/i\u003e enhance the reader's knowledge. Sepia toned photographs give you a sense of the setting and how the flood unfolded. Kops also added sections in several chapters to provide background knowledge for the reader. We learn about the anarchist movement of the early 20th century which could be connected to the issues of terrorism that are prevalent today. Other topics include women's suffrage and historical figures of the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Great Molasses Flood\u003c\/i\u003e would make for an interesting contrast to the Titanic tragedy of 1912. How were these two tragedies similar? Do we have similar tragedies today that are caused by human error? 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Ancient seeds have been discovered in caves in Mexico. Native Americans revered pumpkins as a gift from God. Patuxet chief Squanto taught the Mayflower survivors how to plant pumpkins, helping them survive another winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will learn the auspicious history of the pumpkin as well as the many different varieties, how to grow them, nutrition facts, and how to carve pumpkins for scary Halloween decorations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included are stories of pumpkin lore, recipes, pumpkin trivia, and suggested further reading and websites. 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She lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/jacqueline-farmer\" title=\"Author Jacqueline Farmer\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Jackie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhyllis Limbacher Tildes, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhyllis Limbacher Tildes has written and illustrated many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eAnimals Black and White\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnimals in Camouflage\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Savannah, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Illustrator Phyllis Limbacher Tildes\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/phyllis-limbacher-tildes\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Phyllis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOhio Farm Bureau Award for Children's Literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIRA Children's Book Award Notables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNSTA Recommends\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePumpkins\u003c\/i\u003e, the perennial fall fruit--from red, white, or blue to the Atlantic Giant-is pictured in all its glory. The author identifies the scientific classification of pumpkins and their historical significance. It will be a great reference for elementary teachers, especially those who incorporate \"pumpkin science\" or \"pumpkin math\" into their fall curricula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudents will learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin from carefully planted seed to vine, flower, and fruit. The process is beautifully illustrated, and students will be amazed to learn that a pumpkin is actually a berry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author traces the history of the pumpkin back thousands of years, and students will grow to understand their importance as food and medicine in the Americas. Although pumpkins were an essential food source for early American settlers, nine out of ten of today's pumpkins are carved into jack o' lanterns rather than eaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author shares two stories about the origin of carving pumpkins and includes directions for creating a jack o' lantern with an adult's help. There are even recipes for pumpkin-maple pie and toasted pumpkin seeds! Pumpkins is a wonderful resource for an elementary classroom, and I will be sharing it with my class this season. The book may be used as a read-aloud or for independent reading. A list of additional books and websites will provide readers with even more learning opportunties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a conversational style, Farmer relates facts, history, legend, and growing tips about one of the favorite fruits of fall. In addition to the de rigueur instructions on pumpkin carving a (and safety) and seed toasting, the author includes the word for the berry in other languages, a brief list of pumpkin world records, and recommended readings and Web sites. The serviceable watercolor-and-pencil illustrations feature a multicultural cast of bright-eyed, slightly stiff young children; the art is surrounded by plenty of white space. More detailed than Gail Gibbons's \u003ci\u003eThe Pumpkin Book\u003c\/i\u003e (Holiday, 1999) and less poetic than George Levenson's \u003ci\u003ePumpkin Circle \u003c\/i\u003e(Tricycle, 2004), this holiday patch of pumpkin facts will find a place in collections looking for material for Halloween and harvest time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBay Views\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nContaining pumpkin lore for primary grades, this will be in demand in October and November, and teachers will find it useful. A solid supplement to Gail Gibbons' \u003ci\u003eThe Pumpkin Book\u003c\/i\u003e (Holiday, 1999) and George Levenson's \u003ci\u003ePumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden\u003c\/i\u003e (Tricycle, 1999), the watercolor and pencil illustrations give this a picture book appearance at first glance. But it is factual, with information on growing pumpkins, the tradition of jack-o-lanterns, recipes, and list of related websites.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacqueline Farmer pays tribute to fall's favorite fruit in \u003ci\u003ePumpkins\u003c\/i\u003e. Like seeds in the familiar, fat Halloween staple, this book is stuffed with fun facts. Kids learn how to carve their own jack-o-lanterns and that this spooky symbol came out of an Irish folktale about a foolish man and his candle-lit turnip. They can follow a seed from planting to growing to deliciously filling a piecrust (recipe included). They can even call pumpkins by their names in other languages: the Italian zucca, Mexican calabaza, or (my favorite) the Swedish poompa. Watercolors by Phyllis Limbacher Tildes capture the charm and many functions of this popular fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNSTA Reports\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePumpkins\u003c\/i\u003e, author Jacqueline Farmer identifies teh scientific classification of pumpkins and their historical significance. K-4 students will learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin from planted seed to vin, flower, and fruit. A list of additional books and web-sites can provide readers with even more learning opportunities. \u003ci\u003eNSTA Recommends\u003c\/i\u003e reviewer Judy Kraus says that this book is \"a great reference for elementary teachers, especially those who incorporate 'pumpkin science' or 'pumpkin math' into their fall curricula.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pumpkins-cvr.jpg?14635129391456173832\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pumpkins-hires.zip?14635129391456173832\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pumpkins-coloring-sheet.pdf?12673935714717045768\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload a \u003ci\u003ePumpkins\u003c\/i\u003e Coloring Sheet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-57091-558-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book PDF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-325-7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/calabazas\" title=\"Calabazas\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Language Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-57091-696-0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 5-8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e8 1⁄2 x 11\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":6543585729,"sku":"15581","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Spanish Language Edition","offer_id":6543873089,"sku":"16960","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/pumpkins-cover_af6116bf-851f-45da-ab3c-2fa136a6a15c.jpg?v=1600788489"},{"product_id":"candy-shop","title":"Candy Shop","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca title=\"Jan Wahl's Bio\" href=\"\/pages\/jan-wahl\"\u003eJan Wahl\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca title=\"Nicole Wong's Bio\" href=\"\/pages\/nicole-wong\"\u003eNicole Wong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDaniel wants to help–but how?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen an act of bigotry scars the sidewalk in front of the candy shop and frightens the store owner, Daniel knows he must do something to fight back in this tender story of a young boy's courage in the face of prejudice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/collections\/ages-3-6\/products\/be-my-neighbor\" title=\"Be My Neighbor\"\u003eBe My Neighbor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/the-cazuela-that-the-farm-maiden-stirred\" title=\"The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred\"\u003eThe Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/collections\/ages-6-10\/products\/a-carp-for-kimiko\" title=\"A Carp for Kimiko\"\u003eA Carp for Kimiko\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJan Wahl, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJan Wahl is the author of nearly one hundred books for young readers including \u003cem\u003ePleasant Fieldmouse\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Art Collector\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Toledo, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/jan-wahl\" title=\"Jan Wahl\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Jan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicole Wong, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicole Wong is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design. Her illustrations have been featured in the children's book \u003cem\u003eWhy Are You So Sad?\u003c\/em\u003e and in several magazines and educational books. Nicole, her husband, Dan, and their dog Sable, live in Massachusetts, where they enjoy eating licorice, peanut butter cups, and jelly beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/nicole-wong\" title=\"Nicole Wong\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Nicole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNCSS\/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn act of bigotry gets a sharp and practical response in this message-driven tale. Daniel, a young African-American boy, together with his old-soul aunt, is heading to the penny candy store. They pass through the city neighborhood - a bustling, poor part of town, both inky and colorful in Wong's artwork - and set a nearly too-stagy atmosphere of goodness and rectitude: waving to neighbors, saying they'll see them in church, sharing their short funds. The act of racism they confront at the candy store - something, unseen by the reader, has been scrawled on the sidewalk - is thus isolated, the more so when Daniel's aunt, a figure of righteous authority, tells the Korean shop owner: \"Honey, don't pay no nevermind. There's mean, nasty folk in the world, but most are fine as gold.\" As are Daniel and his aunt: One scrubs the sidewalk while the other invites the shop owner home for pie. Still, the message is simple and effective and the story can be used as a springboard for just such a discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn act of intolerance jolts a child's world in this affecting collaboration between Wahl (\u003ci\u003ePleasant Fieldmouse\u003c\/i\u003e) and Wong (\u003ci\u003eWhy Are You So Sad?\u003c\/i\u003e). Daniel, a pint-size urban cowboy in bright purple chaps, can't wait to spend his hard-earned allowance at Miz Chu's candy store. Accompanied by his doting Aunt Thelma, the boy confidently navigates his multi-ethnic neighborhood - even the dicier blocks where \"some houses are boarded up... There are empty lots.\" After gradually introducing readers to Daniel's landscape, the story's climatic revelation seems all the more shocking: someone has scrawled a slur on the sidewalk outside the candy store. The author wisely never reveals the graffiti's content or perpetrator, although Miz Chu is Taiwanese and her fearful despair points to a racial epithet. Instead the book focuses on the character's steps to make their world feel whole again. Daniel, convinced that a cowboy would \"do something,\" scrubs the words away with soap and water. Wahl beautifully captures the voice and psychological tumult of the young African-American narrator, while Wong's muted palette, careful ink detailing and emotionally astute characterizations serve as the story's anchors. The team doesn't offer any easy, uplifting answers to bigotry, but the modest acts of kindness (Miz Chu refuses payment for Daniel's candy, Aunt Thelma invites the storekeeper home for sweet potato pie) feel both authentic and heartening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaniel, an African-American boy dressed as a cowboy, and his aunt are off to do some shopping, including a visit to his favorite place, the Candy Shop. He describes the urban neighborhood they pass through to get to the stores: \"Men sit on porches. Some houses are boarded up. We walk faster. There are empty lots.\" When they finally get to their destination, they find a crowd gathered and the Taiwanese owner, Miz Chu, in tears. Someone has written hateful words on the sidewalk in front of her shop. Daniel desperately wants to help and so he takes a bucket and brush and scrubs away those \"dumb words.\" Wong's detailed, mixed-media illustrations capture the cityscape and the people who inhabit it. Wahl's story shows the love and caring that bind good people together. Aunt Thelma tells the upset woman, \"...don't pay no never mind. There's mean, nasty folk in the world, but most are fine as gold.\" Like the characters in Eve Bunting's \u003ci\u003eSmoky Night\u003c\/i\u003e (Harcourt, 1994) and Christopher Myers's \u003ci\u003eWings\u003c\/i\u003e (Scholastic, 2000), Daniel and his aunt help love triumph over hate. This picture book about tolerance will sit proudly on any library shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Links\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a young boy and his aunt discover a crowd staring at words written on the sidewalk outside the candy shop, and a tearful Miz Chu, the Taiwanese owner, they shoo away the crowd, scrub off the words, and offer her their friendship. Without being explicit about the slur, the message of standing up against bigotry is clear and accented with lively illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/candy-shop-cvr.jpg?v=1442265985\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/candy-shop-hires.zip?14635129391456173832\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/candy-shop-activity-guide.pdf?14635129391456173832\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Discussion \u0026amp; Activity Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-57091-668-7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book PDF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-175-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: \u003cspan class=\"tab2_data\"\u003e4-8 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e8 x 8\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":6575037057,"sku":"16687","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/candy-shop-cover.jpg?v=1586787595"},{"product_id":"come-and-eat","title":"Come and Eat!","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca title=\"Author\/photographer George Ancona\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/george-ancona\"\u003eGeorge Ancona\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho’s hungry?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo matter where they are in the world, people need to eat in order to live. But how they go about it differs from country to country and culture to culture. In many countries people eat with knives and forks. In some Asian countries people use chopsticks. In India sometimes people just use their fingers to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCome and Eat\u003c\/em\u003e offers a multicultural look at mealtime customs around the world. Told through photographs enhanced with simple text, readers are introduced to a feast of food traditions from countries such as the United States, Mexico, China, India, Sweden, and many more. Back matter includes an author’s note, and images of various dishes are shown throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/el-gusto-del-mercado-mexicano\" title=\"El gusto del mercado mexicano\"\u003eEl gusto del mercado mexicano\/A Taste of the Mexican Market\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/the-cazuela-that-the-farm-maiden-stirred\"\u003eThe Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Ugly Vegetables\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/ugly-vegetables\"\u003eThe Ugly Vegetables\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Yummy Alphabet Book\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/the-yummy-alphabet-book\"\u003eThe Yummy Alphabet Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/come-and-eat-spread.jpg?8609588419998264261\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Ancona, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge Ancona is an author and photographer. His photographs have appeared in many children’s books, including \u003cem\u003eJoin Hands\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Piñata Maker\/El piñatero\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003e¡Ole Flamenco!\u003c\/em\u003e, the last two of which he wrote. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author\/photographer George Ancona\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/george-ancona\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout George.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBank Street College of Education\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (selected for 2012's Best Children's Books of the Year, ages 5-9)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnticing, delicious photographs present regular meals and celebrations from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost identical in concept to Beatrice Hollyer's \u003ci\u003eLet's Eat\u003c\/i\u003e (2004)—right down to the cover photo of a young Asian girl eating noodles with chopsticks—this introduces food customs around the world for younger children. As focused on culture as on food, the brief, chatty text discusses the varied ways foods are eaten (with a spoon and fork, with chopsticks, slurped from a bowl, or with fingers); other customs about mealtimes, such as traditions in which men and women eat separately; and more. Veganism and vegetarianism are not mentioned, which seems strange given their growing prevalence, but the omission makes some sense here—dietary regimens do cross cultures, after all. The clean design features full-color photos, often in the shape of circles (like plates!) on bright white backgrounds. An introduction and an author's note explain more about Ancona's food heritage and how he worked with the people pictured here. \u003ci\u003e—Diane Foote\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAncona explores the universal activity of eating, but the accomplished master of the photo essay doesn’t add enough spice to this pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting with an image of a nursing baby (but excluding a bottle-fed infant), photos of children and adults from different cultures are enclosed in circles and rectangles on white backgrounds. The clear photos highlight meal times, utensils, types of food and special celebrations, such as Hanukkah with its potato pancakes and St. Lucia’s Day with its saffron buns. Some double-page spreads feature large photos of people enjoying a meal with a corresponding detail of the foods. The most attractive one shows Nigerians dipping \u003cem\u003efufu\u003c\/em\u003e, ground cassava root, into various meats and vegetables. Mealtime prayer is shown in photos of an interracial family saying grace and a Tibetan family praying before digging into their meat dumplings, \u003cem\u003emomos\u003c\/em\u003e. A Muslim gathering and a Polynesian luau depict examples of sharing and hospitality. The simple, straightforward text largely describes the photos, but there is no mention of how people get their food or the difficulty of getting enough to eat for some children and families. A few recipes would complement the attractive end papers with their checkerboard of food images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA solid repast for the primary-school curriculum but not zesty enough for many tastes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a small, square-format book about kinds of food and ways of eating, bright photographs set within circular and rectangular frames depict children and adults eating alone, in groups, on the go, and in formal celebrations. Three workers eat simple lunches in the back of a pickup truck; a Japanese boy slurps noodles from a bowl; children roast marshmallows around a fire; and Nigerian diners sit on the floor to eat fufu, a cassava root paste. Ancona includes details about the cultures represented in each photograph (\"Muslim friends remove their shoes to kneel on beautiful rugs to pray before sharing a meal\"), providing not only a discussion about food diversity but also an intimate, globe-trotting tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this photo essay, Ancona takes readers on a culinary trip around the world. Different eating habits, celebrations, and foods are discussed. For example, people in India use two fingers and a thumb to eat. In Japan, long noodles are sucked up and swallowed. Tibetans eat meat dumplings known as \u003ci\u003emomos\u003c\/i\u003e. Muslim men and boys usually eat together on one rug, while women and girls dine on another. For Mexicans, \"a tortilla can serve as a plate, a spoon, and even a napkin.\" The informational text is complemented by large, colorful photographs of people partaking of their meals and sharing festive celebrations. Pair this title with Patricia Lauber's \u003ci\u003eWhat you Never Knew About Fingers, Forks, \u0026amp; Chopsticks\u003c\/i\u003e (S \u0026amp; S, 1999), which looks at the development of eating implements from the Stone Age to current times. \u003cem\u003eCome and Eat!\u003c\/em\u003e is a worthy addition to most collections. \u003ci\u003e– Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/come-and-eat-cvr.jpg?v=1447086936\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/come-and-eat-hires.zip?8835958924325928117\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-367-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book PDF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-300-4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 5-8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 48\u003cbr\u003e8 \u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 8 \u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":8206379009,"sku":"93671","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/come-and-eat-cover.jpg?v=1586788682"},{"product_id":"popcorn","title":"Popcorn!","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/elaine-landau\" title=\"Elaine Landau\"\u003eElaine Landau\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/brian-lies\" title=\"Brian Lies\"\u003eBrian Lies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePull up a chair and dig in!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePopcorn\u003c\/em\u003e is chock-full of tidbits about one of America's favorite snack foods. Learn what makes popcorn pop, how Native Americans liked their popcorn, and how television almost wiped out popcorn's future. Cooking tips, recipes, and resources included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/apples\" title=\"Apples\"\u003eApples\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/pumpkins\" title=\"Pumpkins\"\u003ePumpkins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/how-do-you-raise-a-raisin\" title=\"How Do You Raise a Raisin?\"\u003eHow Do You Raise a Raisin?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/popcorn-spread.jpg?8894991065161500021\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElaine Landau, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElaine Landau worked as a newspaper reporter, a children's book editor, and a youth services librarian before becoming a full-time writer. She has written over 200 books for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/elaine-landau\" title=\"Elaine Landau\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Elaine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Lies, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian Lies has illustrated many children's books and written several of his own, including \u003cem\u003eHamlet and the Magnificent Sandcastle\u003c\/em\u003e. Brian also does editorial illustrations for magazines and newspapers. He lives in a seaside town in Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/brian-lies\" title=\"Brian Lies\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Brian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2004\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhode Island Children's Book Award nominee, 2006\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOH Farm Bureau Award for Children's Literature Honor, 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWI Agriculture in the Classroom Book of the Year, 2006\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRespected nonfiction author Landau uses a lighthearted approach in this picture book for older children, which offers popcorn facts and figures and answers questions that children often wonder about, such as, What makes it pop? She presents an interesting history--the snack's Native American origins, the invention of the popping machine, and the popularity of popcorn during World War II, when sugar for other snack foods was in short supply. Lies' brightly colored acrylic illustrations enhance the humor of the text, especially with his use of a pesky raccoon character who insinuates himself into nearly every picture, raiding the refrigerator, roasting corn over an open fire, and stealing the treat from humans. Occasionally, Lies strays a bit over the top (a Pilgrim and Indian share popped corn while watching football on television), but most of the pictures are amusing and accurate. This will be useful for classroom projects and report writers as well as entertaining reading for popcorn munchers, who will appreciate the popping and serving suggestions Landau includes. A list of online and print resources is appended. \u003cem\u003e–Kay Weisman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren will love this enjoyable, oversized compilation of historical facts, legends, trivia, and recipes, featuring the popular snack food. Lies's acrylic cartoons guarantee a good time for all. Students will use this attractive and informative book as both a resource for reports and as a fun read. All that is needed for the ultimate experience is a big bowl of the real stuff, with butter. \u003cem\u003e–Barbara L. 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Her books include \u003cem\u003eThe Flag We Love\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHello Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOur California\u003c\/em\u003e. She often visits schools and conferences to speak about writing and literacy. Pam lives in Leucadia, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author Pam Munoz Ryan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/pam-munoz-ryan\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Pam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraig Brown, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCraig Brown has written and\/or illustrated more than fifteen books, including \u003ci\u003eCucumber Soup\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow Do You Raise a Raisin?\u003c\/i\u003e Craig lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author\/Illustrator Craig Brown\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/craig-brown\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Craig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films 2003 Best Books for Children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOhio Farm Bureau Award for Children's Literature (Honor Book), 2003\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSticky and sweet, raisins are such a universally popular snack that they comes in boxes sized to fit a child's hand and have traveled to outer space with astronauts. In lighthearted, four-line rhyming queries, Ryan wonders where and how raisins grow and how they get from grape vines to grocery stores. Her questions are answered in no-nonsense text, with raisins' nutritional benefits, product development, and \"a little raisin history\" spelled out at the book's end. Brown's robustly colored art, with bold black lines and stippled details, energizes the text, depicting rows of grapevines stretching to the California horizon as well as the cutting, drying, and collecting processes. His whimsical pictures often play with the humorous rhymes, as when a contented raisin soaks in a tub of purple bubble bath with a yellow rubber duck. 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At the turn of the 20th century, Chinese men—whether immigrants or American-born—had little choice when it came to work. Most ended up as cooks in restaurants or laundrymen. But Tie Sing \"had dreams as big as the country he loved\" and made correspondingly expensive plans. Fueled by a love for the outdoors and a passion for cooking, he soon earned a reputation as the best trail cook in California. In 1915, Tie Sing was hired by millionaire Stephen Mather, who had invited a special group of men to go camping in the hopes of convincing Congress to protect the country's natural wonders. For the first few days, Tie Sing kept everyone well-fed with sardine hors d'oeuvres, sizzling steaks, and fresh-baked sourdough rolls. Unfortunately, disaster struck, not once but twice, and Tie Sing lost much of his provisions but tweaked the menu to carry on. Tie Sing's talent and resourcefulness played a huge part in the success of Mather's mission, and within a year, Congress created the National Park Service. Pimentel's lyrically told account is to the point, explaining that \"America was a tough place to be Chinese\" before zeroing in on Tie Sing's culinary wizardry. Lo's illustrations have an appropriately faded look, neatly evoking both the times and the craggy wilderness. A frontier adventure that spotlights one of the many significant roles ethnic Chinese played in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis picture-book biography features a little-known Chinese American who ingenious meal planning was instrumental in the ultimate success of the National Parks Service. During a time when Asians in America had few or no rights, Tie Sing aims high. He takes \"a job cooking for mapmakers as they tramped through the mountains, naming peaks,\" and his reputation for excellent cooking gets the attention of millionaire Stephen Mather, who hires Tie Sing to cook high-class, restaurant-style meals for 30 men on a backcountry tour of what is now Yosemite National Park, in an effort to secure political support for a federal parks program. Tie Sing's creature solutions to the problems of cooking on the trail are fascinating, and stories of minor disasters on the Yosemite tour highlight his ingenuity and resourcefulness. Paragraphs of straightforward text are more advanced than typical picture books, but the soft, expressive watercolor illustrations, some of which are based on historical photos, are a pleasing accompaniment. Ideal for the classroom, particularly this year, when the NPS celebrates its centennial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYosemite's Sing Peak honors Nevada-born backcountry chef Tie Sing. Chosen to be the chef for the Mather Mountain Party in 1915, Sing had to feed 30 men, some of whom were being wooed to back a plan for a national park service. Pimentel sets the stage by introducing readers to the inequality Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans faced at the hands of white Americans. She fictionalizes, but modestly. This title stresses both Sing's foresight and his resourcefulness--resilience being necessary in this era of legal anti-Chinese discrimination. final pages provide extra historical information with period black-and-white photos. The illustrations are well suited for a read-aloud: lively, expansive (usually spreads), and with a bright magenta vest identifying the hero. Considering the overtly positive nature of the work, adult readers might stress that while Sing overcame the immediate setback of accidents, he could not be expected to defeat the systemic prejudice that deprived him--and other Chinese Americans and Chinese immigrants--of countless opportunities, no matter how big his dreams. Only two or three mules are depicted (not possibly enough for the job). Overall, this pencil and watercolor illustrated and eloquently written account of a Chinese American will satisfy every taste. 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Answering questions like \"why are so many vegetables green?\", \"What's the difference between brown bread and white bread?\", and \"Why do beans make you gassy?\", cheerful haiku poems and a simple Q\u0026amp;A format make this book a nutritious treat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe information in this book aligns with both the USDA's MyPlate guidelines and the Harvard School of Public Health's Healthy Eating Plate guidelines. Back matter includes further information about healthy eating and nutritional guidelines, as well as a glossary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/our-seasons\" title=\"Our Seasons\"\u003eOur Seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/ugly-vegetables\" title=\"The Ugly Vegetables\"\u003eThe Ugly Vegetables\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/old-manhattan-has-some-farms\" title=\"Old Manhattan Has Some Farms\"\u003eOld Manhattan Has Some Farms\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/one-little-lot\"\u003eOne Little Lot\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/our-food-spread.jpg?9911641251267534848\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Lin, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Lin is the author and illustrator of more than twenty books for children, including the Newbery Honor Book \u003cem\u003eWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e (Little, Brown), the Geisel Honor Book \u003cem\u003eLing and Ting: Not Exactly the Same!\u003c\/em\u003e (Little, Brown), and \u003cem\u003eThe Ugly Vegetables\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/grace-lin\" title=\"Grace Lin bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRanida T. McKneally, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRanida T. McKneally is a writer and science editor who works in educational publishing. She also co-authored \u003cem\u003eOur Seasons\u003c\/em\u003e with Grace Lin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/ranida-t-mckneally\" title=\"Ranida T. McKneally bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Ranida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Zong, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Zong is the illustrator of \u003cem\u003eGoldy Luck and the Three Pandas\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOrange Peel's Pocket\u003c\/em\u003e by Rose Lewis. She splits her time between New York City and Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/grace-zong\" title=\"Grace Zong bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLanguage Arts\u003c\/i\u003e 2016 Notable Children's Poetry Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis scientifically based exploration of the five food groups showcases their components and nutritional relevance by posing and responding to questions kids frequently ask. Briefly explaining why we eat, the text examines each food group: fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, and dairy. After defining a fruit, listing examples, and discussing their nutritional value, the text investigates what makes fruits sweet and colorful. The vegetable section opens with the difference between fruits and vegetable and moves on to why many vegetables are green and why it's important to eat vegetables. Describing \"what makes a grain a grain,\" the text explains the difference between brown and white breads and \"what makes popcorn pop.\" Protein foods are discussed as important building blocks followed by explorations of why lean meats are healthier than fatty and \"why do beans make you gassy?\" The final, dairy-group section explores the sources of milk, its composition, and nutrients as well as the difference between whole milk and skim and \"why are some cheeses so stinky.\" The clearly written, fact-based text concludes with advice on balancing food groups. Each double-page spread features a haiku that encapsulates the topic or subtopics explored and a prose sidebar that goes into detail. Colorful, acrylic illustrations featuring five inquisitive, racially diverse kids exploring food production on a farm add visual focus and lighthearted humor. Playful poetry and palatable prose provide a useful, kid-friendly introduction to nutrition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Breakfast, lunch, dinner-- \/ Every day, we eat and eat. \/ But I'm still hungry!\" Newbery Honor-winning Lin and science author McKneally join forces with illustrator Zong to explore the five food groups--fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins, and dairy--as well as the nutritional balance needed to give children energy and keep them healthy. Taking up half of each two-page spread, Lin's child-like and often pun-laced haiku (i.e., \"I've always wondered: \/ Do brown chickens lay brown eggs? \/ My thoughts are scrambled\") will appeal to younger audiences. Side panels contain McKneally's intriguing responses to questions such as, \"Why do beans make you gassy?\" and \"Why are some cheeses so stinky?\" which are perfect for older readers and might even capture the interest of adults. Zong ties both narratives together with brightly colored acrylic depictions of playfully inquisitive, ethnically diverse children. McKneally closes with an acknowledgment that not all scientists agree on what constitutes a healthy meal, which emphasizes how changeable the landscape of nutrition guidelines can be. Includes a fairly comprehensive, one-page glossary of food terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple haiku offers a light accompaniment to colorful pages introducing the five food groups and the benefits of nutritional eating. Each of the five groups is broken into topics within the subject--\"What is a fruit?,\" \"What makes fruit sweet?,\" and so on. Bright, cartoonlike acrylics depict a diverse group of children exploring the natural world of food (an orange grove, a vegetable plot). Aligned to the side of each spread, an opening haiku and a chatty, readable paragraph provide further information. The cheerful and informative whole will delight classroom teachers and parents who homeschool alike--a neat, vibrant shopping cart full of attractively packaged explanations on food, diet, nutrition, and health (plus a word to the wise on why beans are \"gassy\"!). This work is simpler than Kim Etingoff's textbookish \u003cem\u003eOn My Plate: Building a Healthy Diet with the 5 Food Groups\u003c\/em\u003e and DK's colorful, more detailed \u003cem\u003eAre You What You Eat?\u003c\/em\u003e VERDICT This title will slip gently into the curriculum with nary a bit of fat or gristle to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Links\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLin's often pun-laced haiku pair with McKneally's intriguing responses to questions such as, \"What's the difference between a fruit and a vegetable?\" and \"Why are some cheeses so stinky?\" to explore the five food groups and the nutritional balance needed for energy and to stay healthy. Bright acrylic depictions of playful, diverse children tie the narratives together. See also Saraj L. 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She is the author of the middle-grade biography, \u003cem\u003eJulia Child: An Extraordinary Life in Words and Pictures\u003c\/em\u003e (Duo Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/erin-hagar\" title=\"Erin Hagar bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Erin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJen Hill, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJen Hill is the illustrator of \u003cem\u003eThe Boy with the Pink Hair\u003c\/em\u003e (Celebra) by Perez Hilton, as well as the author and illustrator of \u003cem\u003ePercy and TumTum: A Tale of Two Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e (Running Press). She has worked in children's television for almost twenty years and is a graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/jen-hill\" title=\"Jen Hill bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Jen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on real events and people, Hagar's story follows college student Helen Stevens during the summer of 1917 as the white \"New York City college girl\" learns farming to support the war effort. As allies in war-torn Europe struggled with food scarcity despite U.S. supplies, American men trained as soldiers or moved from farms to factories. The Woman's Land Army of America recruited and trained women to work on farms. Helen, who yearns to do more than roll bandages and knit socks for soldiers, enrolls in the Women's Agricultural Camp in Bedford, New York, despite her parents' disapproval. She and other \"farmerettes\" learn to whitewash a dairy, fence a coop, milk cows, and drive a tractor. Ida Ogilvie, the camp's director, convinces dubious farmer Davie to give Helen, Alice, and Harriet a day's unpaid trial. At day's end, he directs them to return to test their work with livestock. Helen digs in, saying, \"If you want us back tomorrow, it'll be two dollars a day for each of us.\" Hill's Photoshopped gouache paintings, in a palette of green, gray-brown, gold, and pink, use flat color and simple contours to depict fields, workers, and pastel summer skies. Characters are white, perhaps reflecting the camp's composition. Crisp dialogue and small dramas propel this story of a young woman's summer of service in wartime and women's emerging power on the homefront.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring World War I, the Women's Land Army (WLA) was formed to assist with farming duties while male farmhands were off fighting in the war. These women became known as \"farmerettes.\" This title follows Helen Stevens and her decision to join the WLA. The narrative jumps right into the action with Helen seeing a WLA poster on the street and deciding to join. This could be a potentially confusing moment for readers unfamiliar with World War I and the status of American women in the early 20th century, While a cutaway to a dinner scene in which Helen's family tries to dissuade her from joining does hint at the inequality women faced (\"No farmer in his right mind would hire you girls\"), why her father would say this is not discussed. The WLA and Helen's experience farming are the central focus of the work and, in comparison, are better developed. The hard physical labor the women endured in addition to the discrimination they faced is highlighted. The illustrations, done in gouache and Adobe Photoshop, are colorful and detailed; the folk art feel and light brushstrokes lend well to the time period and plot. The author does note that she embellished much of the details and dialogue within the book. An additional selection for elementary school history buffs looking for lesser-known World War I-era stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was 1917 and America had just entered the great European war; men were enlisting or working in munitions factories, citizens on the homefront were trimming their diets to provide food for the army overseas, and American agriculture was overtaxed and undermanned. Uncle Sam put out the call for young women to keep up the farms—plowing, planting, harvesting, mending fences, managing livestock—and women like Helen Stevens, a college student from New York, signed on for training. Trading demure clothing for sagging overalls and smooth hands for blistered and calloused palms, the women spent weeks acquiring farm skills, only to be faced with skepticism by the very farmers who could benefit from their services. This picture book, based on Stevens’ first year of Woman’s Land Army experience, encapsulates the determination and physical hardship that turned city women into “farmerettes” as well as the opportunity and freedom that opened for young women (even women from farms) who would otherwise have been constrained by family expectations. Hill’s gouache paintings focus on many of the skills the trainees needed to master, but slightly cartooned expressions make the enterprise seem jollier than it may have been. Photograph endpapers of the WLA wielding hoes and plows are a fine supplement, though, and Hagar’s note and bibliography, together with strategies for online searching, will assist readers in fleshing out the tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1917, proper New York City college girl Helen Stevens joins the Woman's Land Army of America to \"do her bit\" for the war effort. Her white-linens-and-fine-china farewell luncheon sets the story's tone, as Helen waves off her mother's fretting \"as if she were swatting a pesky fly. 'I'll be fine,' she said.\" At the Women's Agricultural Camp in Bedford, New York, Helen and other \"farmettes\" trade their dresses for overalls and get to work under the guidance of tough director Ida Ogilvie. While, indeed, \"blisters turned into calluses,\" finding men who would hire them to do farm work was more challenging. But, thanks to Ida, Helen and her fellow farmettes do get hired—and for men's wages (well, after they prove their worth and stand up for themselves). This WWI home front story \"based on real events and real people\" uses invented dialogue and details in a homespun narrative that gets to the heart of an important moment in feminist history. Hill's gouache illustrations in a tawny palette are full of Rosie the Riveter-esque images of women hard at work—just doing their bit—in pastoral landscapes. An informative author's note, a bibliography, and internet-search recommendations are appended; the endpapers display WWI Woman's Land Army posters and sepia photos of the real farmettes. 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She attended the University of the Americas in Mexico City and received her master's degree in education from Lesley College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I am a product of two cultures. In a way, I belong to both the United States and Mexico and in a way, I am a stranger. But this gives me an advantage because I can address both cultures and inform each culture about the other culture. This has been the basis for the children's books I am creating. It is because of the great need I see to bridge cultures that I began these books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/nancy-maria-grande-tabor\" title=\"Nancy Maria Grande Tabor bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Nancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe International Cookbook Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCome along on a trip to the Mexican market. Along the way you can compare, weigh, count, and learn about culture and customs. From bunches of hanging bananas and braids of garlic, to pyramids of melons and baskets of sweet cheese, this market is full of fun and surprises. A set of special questions at the end creates a counting game for curious shoppers who will want to return again and again to find the answers and to make up questions of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStory Friends\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is a book written in two languages. The book helps you imagine yourself walking through a Mexican market. You can use this book to learn the names of foods in another language. Perhaps you could have a party with the foods pictured on the last page of the story. This book could also help you understand and become friends with someone who speaks Spanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific American\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow would you present a bunch of bananas on the printed page? Our author-artist has developed a simple yet engaging technique, which she uses to display more than 100 different foods. She snips out banana shapes of yellow paper and arranges them in bunches and pairs for the camera. For shiny fresh fish, she constructs streamlined shapes of crumpled aluminum foil. All the text is printed twice, one page Spanish, the facing page English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreative Classroom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author invites readers along on a visit to a Mexican market. During the tour, you compare colors and shapes of produce, solve math problems, and learn about Mexican culture. Science, language, math, and social studies concepts are hidden in this brightly illustrated picture book bursting with different kinds of foods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Links\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA trip to a Mexican market for produce illustrates methods of weighing, counting, and making comparisons. 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The dermestid beetle does not mind doing the dirty work, cleaning up animals on the road side and often made busy at museums cleaning up bones for exhibits. And, baby wasps hatch inside an unsuspecting caterpillar and eat their way out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGross, cool, and extremely funny, David Clark’s illustrations get to the heart (and skin and guts) of the food chain and the web of life, depicting the animal world at dinner time in all its gory glory. Back matter includes further information about the animals in the poems and the scientific terms used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/hey-there-stink-bug\" title=\"Hey There, Stink Bug\"\u003eHey There, Stink Bug\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/behold-the-beautiful-dung-beetle\" title=\"Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle\"\u003eBehold the Beautiful Dung Beetle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/now-you-see-them-now-you-dont\" title=\"Now You See Them, Now You Don't\"\u003eNow You See Them, Now You Don't\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/whats-for-dinner-spread.jpg?10818480628896895015\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatherine B. 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Hauth\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Katherine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Clark, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Clark is the illustrator of more than fifteen books for children, including \u003cem\u003eHiggins Hole\u003c\/em\u003e by Kevin Boreen, \u003cem\u003eWhat's for Dinner? Quirky, Squirmy Poems from the Animal World\u003c\/em\u003e by Katherine B. Hauth (a winner of the New Mexico Book Awards), and \u003cem\u003ePirate Bob\u003c\/em\u003e by Kathryn Lasky. He is also the illustrator and co-creator of the syndicated comic strip \u003cem\u003eBarney \u0026amp; Clyde\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Luray, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/david-clark\" title=\"David Clark\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about David.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Mexico Book Award, Children's Picture Book Grade School to Junior High\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNSTA\/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHauth's funny, eloquent poems celebrate the often-grisly realities of the food chain, depicted in Clark's scraggly ink and watercolor illustrations. A mole gags on a banana slug, a rat \"gets a hug\" from a boa constrictor, and a flattened road becomes a roadkill restaurant (\"In adjoining rooms, they dine al fresco-\/ upper thigh for ants, lower thigh for wasps\"). Readers will learn plenty along the way. \"Eating Words,\" points out that \"vore means eat\" and \"carni means meat,\" therefore, \"carnivores eat\/ snakes and lizards, deer and lamb,\/ carrion, birds, fish, and ham.\" Appended notes provide additional animal facts. A satisfying mix of tutelage and repartee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?18127980511287865543\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe conclusion of this volume's title poem--\"finding food\/ is not a joke.\/ Living things must eat\/ or croak\"--with its blunt appraisal of the whey of the world per se, sets the tone of Hauth and Clark's graphic exploration of who eats what. As the poet delicately surveys the somewhat unsavory aspects of survival, the illustrator's hilarious watercolor-and-ink renderings defuse the deadliness of the subject matter. The result is an enriching overview of the natural world spiced with a Dorothy Parker-esque sense of the macabre that children will absolutely relish. A telling example is \"Waste Management,\" in which a light treatment of the turkey vulture's carrion-loving ways--\"it likes to feast before the worms,\/ which saves us all from stink and germs\"--is dramatized. Serenely smiling, it pulls ruby, taffy-like sinews from a ribcage while a tiny fly rests on the tip of a cloven hoof separated from its former haunches by a bloody tire track. Other poems look at the wildly diverse ways in which organisms lure or capture their prey; still others break down sophisticated concepts like symbiosis and parasitism in brilliantly accessible terms. Delectable poetic lessons on the food chain designed to help young readers rather literally digest the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage Arts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the title poem cautions us, \"...finding food\/ is not a joke.\/ Living things must eat\/ or croak.\" In the natural world, all creatures have their place in the food chain. Hauth's 29 poems utilize humor, action verbs, and scientific language to convey information about predator-prey relationships. Clark's illustrations further illuminate Hauth's wit, and serve as concrete exmples of the actions depicted in each poem. While the \"quirkier\" aspects of the food chain receive the lion's share of attention--the mouth-numbing slime of the banana slug, the baby wasps that hatch within the caterpillar they consume for their first meal, and the beetle and moth eggs that receive nourishment from sloth dung, to name a few--Hauth provides the reader with a foundation in food chain relationships and vocabulary. Several poems illustrate various forms of symbiosis; another one, entitled \"Eating Words,\" explains, stanza by stanza, the difference between insectivores, carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores. The juxtaposition of poems across the gutter allows the reader to see similarities between the eating habits of very different creatures. For example, both the nighthawk and the little brown bat catch insects at night while in flight; the marabou stork and the hyena both eat the same kill, but at different times. Two sections within the back matter provide the reader with additional information about the poems and animals, and a book list is included for curious readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese 21 poems about eating and being eaten in the animal kingdom have appealing illustrations and loads of interesting facts. Some of the selections are almost proselike in their descriptions, even occasionally eschewing poetic language or rhythm in favor of more information about animals or how they eat. Some, however, make use of the poetic form, playing with structure to mimic a particular animal or action, or using rhyme to deliver a relevant punch line. For more science-minded readers (or classroom teachers), concluding pages define scientific words, explain each of the poems, and suggest further resources. Ink-and-watercolor images balance grotesque or absurd touches (think bulging eyes, sharp teeth, lolling tongues) with bright colors and attractive details. This book should find an appreciative audience in most libraries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLibrary Media Connection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book demonstrates the predator\/prey relationship in poetry as Ms. Hauth expounds on animals from insects to birds and fish to bears. The title poem offers a smorgasboard of items animals call food, the poems relate the perils of eating and being eaten, and readers learn interesting facts about the animals. This is an excellent book for life cycle studies and food chains. Students could write their own poems to explain a particular science process or concept. Additional information about the poems and explanations of several scientific words are included. Some poems are a few short lines. Some rhyme; many do not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNSTA Recommends\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart with poetry, end with science in this \"quirky, squirmy\" book about predators and their prey. Fanciful drawings make this book fun to share-a nighthawk scooping insects from the air, a wood turtle \"stompin'\/ and slammin'\" in a dance that forces worms out of the ground, four seemingly lazy positions that set a polar bear up to grab prey. Reading each poem aloud starts the fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the real science is found in the appendix, which provides the science. The nighthawk's open-mouthed flying position terrified goatherds. The vibrations of the wood turtle sound like rain to worms. The polar bear has strong, massive jaws and great eyesight. This NSTA\/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book is a great way to introduce the role and adaptations of predators in an interdisciplinary and motivational way at the elementary level. Whether the teacher goes on to provide the explanation or asks groups of students to further research each predator, this book on eating is bound to energize the classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/whats-for-dinner-cvr.jpg?17922892860485704813\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/whats-for-dinner-hires.zip?17922892860485704813\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-57091-472-0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 978-1-60734-279-3 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 7-10\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 48\u003cbr\u003e7 x 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":17397673735,"sku":"14720","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/whats-for-dinner-cover.jpg?v=1586807170"},{"product_id":"pizza-counting","title":"Pizza Counting","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/christina-dobson\" title=\"Christina Dobson\"\u003eChristina Dobson\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/matthew-holmes\" title=\"Matthew Holmes Bio\"\u003eMatthew Holmes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePizza time!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese pizzas have all the right ingredients. Pepperoni, cheese, and onions make a purr-fect pizza cat. Is it time for a clock pizza made of sausages and peppers? Count the toppings on these pizza masterpieces, then divide them up into filling fractions. Zesty pizza facts add to the flavorful fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/the-crayon-counting-book\" title=\"The Crayon Counting Book\"\u003eThe Crayon Counting Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/the-coin-counting-book\" title=\"The Coin Counting Book\"\u003eThe Coin Counting Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pizza-counting-spread.jpg?2525034260962356765\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristina Dobson, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristina Dobson lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with her husband and two children (all pizza lovers). She is a graduate of Harvard University and earned an M.Ed. at the University of Michigan. She has taught high school Russian and Social Studies. Now Christina coordinates a family literacy program and assists with a mentoring program for teenage girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/christina-dobson\" title=\"Christina Dobson\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Christina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Holmes, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBio coming soon!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eILA\/CBC Children's Choices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike Loreen Leedy's \u003ci\u003eMeasuring Penny\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), this takes some basic mathematical concepts and illustrates them winningly--in this case, with pizza. The crust (with cheese and tomato sauce) represents a big, fat zero. Toppings, which illustrate numbers from 1 to 20, make things more interesting; combinations not only produce pictures (clocks, maps, flags) on the pizza but also illustrate a little addition, multiplication, and so on. Thirteen onion strips, 14 chives, 15 pepperoni slices, and 16 basil leaves makes a pretty impressive cat face, and by the time children get to 100 pieces of topping (mushrooms, peppers, olives, etc.), they'll have learned that Americans eat more than enough pizza every year to make a crust-to-crust path to the moon. The computer-manipulated pizzas are masterworks of food art and may inspire not only counting and fractions but also some cheese and pepperoni decoupage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePizza Counting\u003c\/i\u003e by Christina Dobson, illus. by Matthew Holmes, introduces kids to counting and fractions using decorated pizzas. Kids can make a grinning pizza face with varying numbers of vegetables and learn how many pizzas it would take to circle the Earth at the Equator. Realistic artwork keeps the counting easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe math concepts of addition, large numbers, and fractions are illustrated with artfully decorated pizzas depicting a smiling face, a cat, a flag, etc. The accompanying text counts the ingredients: \"...five eggplant stars, six red onion strips, seven cheese stripes, and eight red pepper pieces.\" Numerals are used to show the total of two items, for example, 5+6=11. Another pie is symmetrically decorated with 100 garnishes and duplicated 10 times on one page and 100 times on the next to illustrate the numbers 1000 and 10,000. Millions and billions are demonstrated by citing the number of pizzas needed to circle the globe and to reach the moon. THe book concludes with the pies divided to show fractional concepts. The tone is instructional rather than entertaining, but this title's use for teaching may be complicated by the wide range of topics covered. The concepts are as simple as 1+2=3 and as complex as choosing the larger fraction between 1\/12 and 1\/4. Although the text gives some interesting facts about pizza, it sometimes lacks a clear focus. Still, the use of pizza provides a real-life application for learning. It is most effective in illustrating fractional concepts and helping students visualize large numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeaching Children Mathematics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDid you know that Americans eat more than 131 million pizzas a year? This is just one of the many interesting facts about pizza that you will learn in this book. Pizza is an all-time favorite among students. The book encourages students to think about numbers in a fun context. The text on each page includes a sentence about the various pizza designs and interesting facts about pizza. The illustrations are very appealing and the pizzas feature unique designs, including a whale, triceratops, cat, and clock. The only drawback is that some of them do not look realistic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePizza Counting\u003c\/i\u003e meets many different levels and covers many mathematical concepts, such as number recognition, place value, number sentences, addition, multiplication, and fractions. The book includes a \"Pizza Fractions\" page that illustrates different fractions. Another page helps students determine which fraction is bigger. I would use this book for students in grades 2-4 to introduce and review the mathematical concepts that the book presents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pizza-counting-cvr.jpg?5958927395776043234\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pizza-counting-hires.zip?5958927395776043234\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-0-88106-339-4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 978-1-60734-291-5 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 6-9\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e8 x 8\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":18171748679,"sku":"63394","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/pizza-counting-cover.jpg?v=1586801108"},{"product_id":"the-quest-to-digest","title":"The Quest to Digest","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/mary-corcoran\" title=\"Mary Corcoran\"\u003eMary Corcoran\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/jef-czekaj\" title=\"Jef Czekaj\"\u003eJef Czekaj\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA magical journey through the digestive system\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHumorous text and illustrations follow an apple's journey through the human digestive system. Discover why mucus is so important to your body and how food particles are absorbed by the small intestine and turned into energy. Readers also learn why we burp, vomit, and pass gas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-circulatory-story\"\u003eThe Circulatory Story\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/science-stunts\" title=\"Science Stunts\"\u003eScience Stunts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/quest-to-digest-spread.jpg?6571453886619368415\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Corcoran, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary Corcoran writes a science column for kids, which appears in The Redding Pilot. She is the author of THE QUEST TO DIGEST and THE CIRCULATORY STORY. Mary lives in Redding, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/mary-corcoran\" title=\"Mary Corcoran\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Mary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJef Czekaj, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJef Czekaj is a cartoonist, musician, and poster artist who lives and works in Somerville, Massachusetts. His adventure comic strip, \u003ci\u003eGrandpa and Julie: Shark Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e, is read by over a million children monthly in Spanish and English in \u003ci\u003eNickelodeon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. A Zeric-award-winning collection of the first 3 years of this strip has been collected in a book of the same name (Top Shelf). His self-published comic \u003ci\u003eHypertruck\u003c\/i\u003e has been called \"the funniest indie-obsessed subcultural screed ever photocopied\" by the \u003ci\u003eSeattle Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/jef-czekaj\" title=\"Jef Czekaj\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Jef.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIRA\/CBC Children's Choices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis graphically appealing, colorful, and fact-rich \"story\" describes the importance of food to the body by following an apple as it goes through the human digestion system. While there is no index, it is fairly easy to find information on each stage of digestion, from eating, saliva production, and movement through the esophagus, stomach, and intestines to the happy ending. Abundant, humorous cartoons and clever text handle explanations of belching, passing gas, and diarrhea. This picture book would be useful for reports, but it's more for general interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a well-illustrated book that both kids and adults will enjoy. \u003ci\u003eThe Quest to Digest\u003c\/i\u003e is an easy, fun, interesting, accessible, entertaining account of the digestive process. The funny and witty illustrations are very useful and effective at conveying a complex idea to a child. For example, the brain is portrayed as a sergeant commanding his \"troops\" the salivary glands, to start secreting when the brain smells or thinks about food. Another concept that can be tricky to explain to students of any age is cellular respiration, but author Mary Corcoran does an admirable job with this topic in just a few sentences, a truly remarkable feat. The book has a clear glossary with definitions and pronunciations of the various terms used; however, pronunciations would be useful within the main text. Also, terms such as \"enzyme\" and \"trachea\" are used without lay explanations and thus may be confusing to kids if they don't look them up in the glossary. A minor problem with the anatomy illustrations is that the common bile duct is not shown to be connected to the duodenum. The information in the book is really boiled down and presented in a fun, kid-friendly way. Adults can learn a ton form this as well. 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No reader with a discriminating palate will be able to put this delicious menu of appetizing delicacies down. \u003cem\u003eBugs for Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e caters to a full array of creatures–animal, plant, and human–that munch on bugs. From a mantis perched and ready to prey on ladybugs and butterflies, to the honey-drenched fur of a big brown bear munching on a hive full of bees, Sylvia Long's vivid illustrations show close-up details of all sorts of creatures munching on their lunch. These colorful drawings of creatures that live to eat bugs will be your key to discovering a world of insectivores in your own backyard and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/behold-the-beautiful-dung-beetle\" title=\"Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle\"\u003eBehold the Beautiful Dung Beetle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/ralph-masiellos-bug-drawing-book\" title=\"Ralph Masiello's Bug Drawing Book\"\u003eRalph Masiello's Bug Drawing Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/bugs-for-lunch-spread.jpg?2523072581398557513\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargery Facklam, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargery Facklam never gave much thought to eating bugs until she was served mealworm fritters and cricket tarts at a party at the Buffalo Museum of Science. After receiving a birthday gift of mealworm brittle, she was hooked and was inspired to write \u003ci\u003eBugs for Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e. Margery has authored more than thirty books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Big Bug Book\u003c\/i\u003e (Little, Brown), and \u003ci\u003eI Eat Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e (Boyds Mills Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/margery-facklam\" title=\"Margery Facklam\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Margery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSylvia Long, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSylvia Long graduated from Maryland Institute of Art and has exhibited her work extensively for over twenty years. Her career as a children's book illustrator was launched with \u003ci\u003eTen Little Rabbits\u003c\/i\u003e (Chronicle), which won the International Reading Association award for Best Picture Book and garnered her a loyal and enthusiastic following. Her book, \u003ci\u003eHush, Little Baby\u003c\/i\u003e (Chronicle), was a runaway success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/sylvia-long\" title=\"Sylvia Long\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Sylvia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKids' Pick of the Lists (ABA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead, America! Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eABA\/CBC Children's Books Mean Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParenting Magazine Reading Magic Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParent Council, Selected as Outstanding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMockingbird Reading Program shortlist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award (master list)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFacklam's playful rhymed verses and Long's brightly colored paintings combine to introduce young listeners to a variety of creatures that eat insects. They include well-known species, such as bats, bears and aardvarks, as well as such lesser-known insectivores as rainbow trout and praying mantises and humans; they even include Venus's-flytraps. The artwork, much of it larger than life size, conveys a great deal of scientific information without ever appearing cluttered. Appended facts about the bug eaters portrayed on these double-page spreads help clarify the details in the illustrations and will be welcomed by curious readers. Although some children may be squeamish at the thought of tasting tarantulas, caterpillars, or dragonflies, the tone is matter-of-fact and nonjudgmental, which should diffuse at least a few groans. A good choice for primary science units; pair this with Doug Florian's informative verses \u003cem\u003eInsectlopedia\u003c\/em\u003e (1998). \u003cem\u003e–Kay Weisman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If your lunch was a bug, who could you be? Maybe a nuthatch at work in a tree.\" Turning these wonderfully painted pages you'll meet birds, animals, reptiles and insects that enjoy munching bugs of all sorts for snacks. The copyright page makes sure to tell us that \"bugs\" is used as a catchall word for all kinds of insects, spiders and other crawly things, so you'll be able to counter your four-year-old who zaps you with comments about grasshoppers not being bugs. And if you don't enjoy termites, slugs and bugs yourself, watch out for the last two pages showing certain mammals that think they make a fine meal! \u003ci\u003e–Judy Chernak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gastronomical oddity of eating winged and many-legged creatures is fleetingly examined in a superficial text that looks at animals and people who eat insects. Bugs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner are gobbled up by a shrew, an aardvark, a bear, a gecko, and others. The rhyme scheme limits the information presented; specificity about the types of insects eaten is sacrificed for the sake of making the rhyme flow, e.g., a mouse, a trout, a praying mantis, a nuthatch, and a bat are repeatedly said to eat \"bugs\" or \"insects\" in general, rather than naming the mayflies, moths, or grubs they enjoy. An author's note explains her choice of the word bugs for all crawly things; an addendum takes care of other particulars lacking in the text. Long's exacting pen-and-ink style lends a naturalistic perfection to this visual playground of the insect world, enhancing this glimpse of vital link in the food chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the buzz from this chipper picture book: though they may not be everyone's favorite dish, bugs make tasty treats for many creatures, even humans. In simple rhyming verse, Facklam (\u003cem\u003eThe Big Bug Book\u003c\/em\u003e) offers a list of critters that regularly dine on insects: \"If your lunch was a bug,\/ Who could you be?\/ Maybe a nuthatch\/ At work in a tree... You might be a gecko\/ Or maybe a mouse,\/ Eating the insects\/ In somebody's house.\" An illustrated glossary expands on these basics, providing a plethora of fun facts. Simultaneously crisp and airy, Long's (\u003cem\u003eHush Little Baby\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eTen Little Rabbits\u003c\/em\u003e) pen, ink and watercolor compositions capture the natural world in realistic detail. Many young readers will delight in the \"yuck\" factor of depictions of children eating grubs roasted over a campfire or serving up stir-fried dragonflies on rice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFacklam's cheerful, rhyming text introduces the read-to-me set (and beginning readers as well) to a variety of critters whose collation of choice is insects. A bat, a toad, a spider, a Venus flytrap, and even humans are shown catching an assortment of bugs on every eye-catching double-page spread. The excellent pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations are large, colorful, and realistic, showing not only the designated diner and intended entree, but also a host of other insects, from ladybugs to damselflies, creeping and crawling and flittering about inside and outside of the margins. The closing three pages provide brief, informative paragraphs on each \"bug-catcher,\" emphasizing its hunting methods. Unfortunately, the plethora of prey is largely left unidentified, which will probably lead to frustrating questions from young admirers of this handsome volume. Still, this is an attractive, high-interest book with an intriguing title and dramatic illustrations. \u003ci\u003e–Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific American Explorations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis delightful rhyming book is short on words but full on information about bug eaters. Meet a nuthatch, a gecko, a shrew and eight other bug-eating animals, as well as one plant and a surprise diner—a person just like you. On each two-page spread a variety of bugs burst from the margins. Ink-and-watercolor drawings illustrate the bug eaters in simple and inviting settings. 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Six North American cities are highlighted, but included in the back matter are tips and tricks on how to alter the text so you can sing about your own hometown gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKate Endle's illustrations are simply pretty, like a garden at its peak-fresh and colorful and bursting with goodness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack matter also includes more information about the different types of gardens introduced, additional resources, and the sheet music for the song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Old Manhattan Has Some Farms\" href=\"http:\/\/babypantsmusic.com\/album\/150469\/old-manhattan-has-some-farms\"\u003eListen to and download\u003c\/a\u003e the song \"Old Manhattan Has Some Farms\" performed by Caspar Babypants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/trout-are-made-of-trees\" title=\"Trout Are Made of Trees\"\u003eTrout Are Made of Trees\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/plant-secrets\" title=\"Plant Secrets\"\u003ePlant Secrets\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/ugly-vegetables\" title=\"The Ugly Vegetables\"\u003eThe Ugly Vegetables\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/old-manhattan-has-some-spread.jpg?9701684121087570038\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan Lendroth, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSusan Lendroth grew tomatoes in her backyard when she was a kid. Now she grows herbs on the kitchen windowsill in Southern California. Susan is the author of Calico Dorsey; Maneki Neko; Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep; and Why Explore?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/susan-lendroth\" title=\"Susan Lendroth bio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Susan Lendroth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKate Endle, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKate Endle was born and raised in Northeast Ohio. Encouraged to pursue her love of art, she attended The Columbus College of Art and Design where she received her Bachelor's degree in Illustration. Her work has appeared in children's books, magazines, greeting cards, and educational material. She lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/kate-endle\" title=\"Kate Endle bio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Kate Endle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNCSS\/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews of the hardcover edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld MacDonald would be greatly surprised to find that although his cows and pigs and sheep might need a rural setting, cities are just fine for growing lots of healthy crops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Manhattan to Atlanta to Chicago and beyond, in cities across the United States and Canada, urban farmers are carving out spaces on rooftops and windowsills, in empty lots, backyards and community gardens. Employing a variety of methods, they are raising vegetables and herbs or keeping bees and making honey. Worms and hydroponics aid in the endeavors of these farmers, and even the White House compost bins play their part. There's a lot of information to absorb, but Lendroth literally makes the facts sing to the tune of the old folk song, with the refrain \"E-I-E-I-Grow\" following each city's verse. The verses flow easily and follow the song's pattern in aabb rhyme while managaing to include such words as \"radicchio\" and \"arugula\" without missing a beat. The visual experience matches the text beautifully. An ethnically diverse cast of adults and children are busily digging, weeding and harvesting a variety of tempting foods in Endle's large-scale double-page spreads. Rendered in gouache, the illustrations are thickly outlined in back and filled with the brightest of eye-popping colors set among rich brown soil and myriad greens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle ones will sing along and get their own gardens growing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLendroth (\u003ci\u003eCalico Dorsey\u003c\/i\u003e) commandeers a classic nursery rhyme and moves its agricultural subject matter into the city, allowing readers to literally sing the praises of urban farming efforts in New York City, Atlanta, Toronto, and other locations with an “E-I-E-I-grow!” Working in a vibrant palette of acrylics, Endle (\u003ci\u003eMy Woodland Wish\u003c\/i\u003e) paints active scenes of children and adults planting seedlings on rooftop farms and once-empty lots, stringing up dried herbs, and tending to beehives. Thick black outlines and the characters’ ovoid heads give the scenes an almost coloring-book feel; ringers for Michelle Obama and Bo can be spotted as readers travel to Washington, D.C., to check out compost bins at the White House. Lendroth’s lyrics create a few tongue-twisting moments (“With a heat lamp here,\/ hydroponics there—\/ arugula, radicchio,\/ salad greens are great to grow”), but it’s easy to get into the enthusiastic fun of this adaptation. Resources provided in endnotes underscore the idea that “Anyone can start a farm.” The song is also available for free download, performed by children’s musician Caspar Bossypants [sic].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe traditional song moves into the 21st century as Lendroth explores various types of urban farming, giving children a broader perspective of modern city gardening. Sites and topics include farming on rooftops, composting, growing worms, and cultivating bee hives. The verses are simple, and the concept is clever, with each line ending with \"E-I-E-I Grow.\" Each verse is introduced with the drawings of iconic cityscapes: Atlanta, Chicago, Toronto, Seattle, New York City, and Washington, DC, specifically, the White House. With the exception of Atlanta, each of the city outlines are recognizable by some famous feature, such as the Empire State Building or the Space Needle. Multiethnic families, with charmingly drawn round-headed children, demonstrate the varieties of the gardening projects. The illustrations are brightly colored with heavy black outlines. More detailed information about these approaches to urban gardening appear at the end in a section entitled \"Green Matters.\" The cover includes a link to download the song, sung by Caspar Babypants. Deborah Hodge's \u003ci\u003eWatch Me Grow!: A Down-to-Earth Look at Growing Food in the City\u003c\/i\u003e (Kids Can, 2011) is similar but illustrated with photos. 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Hooray, hooray!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection of poems takes young readers to a day at an urban farmers' market. Who to see, what to eat, and how produce is grown--it's all so exciting, fresh, and delicious. Readers are invited to peruse the stands and inspect vendors' wares with poems like \"Farmer Greg's Free-Range Eggs,\" \"Summer Checklist,\" and \"Necessary Mess.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright and vibrant, this is the perfect guide for little ones to take with them on marketing day to inspire literacy and healthy eating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Our Food\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/our-food-a-healthy-serving-of-science-and-poems\"\u003eOur Food\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Our Seasons\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/our-seasons\"\u003eOur Seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Old Manhattan Has Some Farms\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/old-manhattan-has-some-farms\"\u003eOld Manhattan Has Some Farms\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/fresh-picked-poetry-spread.jpg?10018996013220768931\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichelle Schaub, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichelle Schaub's poems have appeared in several anthologies and magazines. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThis or That Sports Debate: A Rip-Roaring Game of Either\/Or Questions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVehicles of World War I\u003c\/i\u003e (Capstone Press). Michelle lives in Downers Grove, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/michelle-schaub\" title=\"Michelle Schaub\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Michelle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmy Huntington, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmy Huntington illustrated \u003ci\u003eGrandma Drove the Garbage Truck\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrandma Drove the Snowplow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGrandma Drove the Lobsterboat\u003c\/i\u003e (Down East Books) among others. Amy lives in Williston, Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/amy-huntington\" title=\"Amy Huntington\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Amy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?18127980511287865543\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA multiethnic crowd of people saunter through a farmers’ market, investigating produce, accompanied by cheerful poetry. Does the “smell of a melon give clues you can use”? Are free-range eggs truly “eggs-traordinary,” and is honey really “liquid-gold alchemy”? Along with this delectable sampling of sweet corn and the search for gooseberries are a list of reasons to shop at such a market, from “Tempting Your Taste Buds” to “Befriending a Farmer.” Huntington’s light watercolor brushstrokes provide a pleasing window into the world of the farmers’ market, from the early morning unloading of the truck to packing up in the late afternoon. Pair this delightful visit with Grace Lin’s mix of science and haiku in \u003cem\u003eOur Food: A Healthy Serving of Science and Poems\u003c\/em\u003e and Gail Gibbons’s exuberant \u003cem\u003eThe Vegetables We Eat\u003c\/em\u003e for a nicely balanced diet. VERDICT When “a line wraps around the corner for fresh-squeezed lemonade” and the “farmers mist the Swiss chard and themselves,” you know you’re in the right place. Yes!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collection of poems celebrates farmers markets. Beginning with \"Market Day Today,\" Schaub encourages readers to \"spy the wonders \/ on display\" where \"farmers chat\" and \"musicians play.\" In \"Early Risers,\" farmers \"harvest, sort, \/ wash, and load\" produce at dawn, and in \"Transformed,\" they convert city spaces into \"tasty transformations.\" \"Pile Up\" describes brown-skinned Farmer Rick meticulously stacking cauliflowers, peppers, beets, and peas in \"perfect symmetry,\" while \"Is It Ripe\" offers clues on testing cherries, peaches, melons, and apricots. Other poems extol the scrumptious scent of freshly baked goods, the twang and rattle of market music, the \"ear to ear\" joy of sweet corn, honey's \"liquid-gold alchemy,\" and \"eggs-traordinary\" free-range eggs. Empty produce crates and brimming cupboards offer closure in \"Day's End.\" Humorous, detail-rich, fresh-toned water-color, graphite, ink, and Photoshop illustrations introduce a brown-skinned farm boy, a white city girl, and their respective dogs, who provide a diverting visual subtext as they explore the market while chasing their rambunctious pets across double-page spreads. \"Fresh-Picked Reasons to Spend a Day at the Market\" offers useful data on farmers markets. Sprightly illustrations and engaging rhymes will leave readers eager to sample market bounty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her first picture book, poet Schaub celebrates farmers' markets in 18 buoyant, mostly rhymed poems; readers can follow two children and their respective dogs through one such market in Huntington's (Grandma Drove the Lobsterboat) airy watercolors. The poems sing praises of the edibles on sale at the market, as well its sights and entertainment. \"Get your roasted sweet corn here!\/can't beat this time-of-year!\" reads \"Sally's Sweet Corn,\" while \"Delightful Bites\" highlights the market's delicious smells: \"Alluring aromas float over tent-tops—a whiff of vanilla, a whisper of spice.\" Occasional moments of excitement (one of the dogs makes a beeline for a table of free fruit samples) capture the bustling energy of an outdoor market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreating a casual, summery vibe, this attractive book presents a chronological series of short poems describing a farmers’ market. Before dawn, farmers load their trucks and drive toward town. At daybreak, they set up their tents and tables. Soon the market buzzes with people talking and dogs chasing around the stands. Besides the usual produce, shoppers find honey, eggs, baked goods, a knife sharpener, a face painter, and dress-up costumes for kids. Schaub handles rhythm and rhyme with a light, sure touch. Individual poems feature topics such as the selling of sweet corn, the music of fiddle and banjo, and the need for dirt. Created with watercolor, graphite, ink, and digital elements, the illustrations suggest the happy chaos of a busy marketplace in a racially diverse community. Recurring characters, both people and dogs, can be found in many scenes as they observe and interact with one another. As fully illustrated as a picture book, this cheerful collection of verse offers an enticing introduction to farmers’ markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/fresh-picked-poetry-cvr.jpg?7715911125647041449\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/fresh-picked-poetry-hires.zip?10801835734055143822\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-547-7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-63289-573-8 EPUB\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 978-1-63289-574-5 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4-8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e8 x 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorrelated to Common Core State Standards:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Language Arts-Literacy. Reading Literature. Grade 1. Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Language Arts-Literacy. Reading Literature. Grade 2. 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Her son, John, is a highly eligible bachelor, and three local women vie for his hand in marriage by attempting to cook as well as Ma. At the last minute, a surprise contestant named Princess arrives at the door. Princess and John are well-matched, but Princess has her own ideas. When told she has won John's hand, she asks him to scrub the pots and pans before she'll give him an answer. Her answer, it turns out, is that she wants to spend some time getting to know John first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack matter includes an author's note and a recipe for Princess's Black-eyed Peas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/rabbi-benjamins-buttons\" title=\"Rabbi Benjamin's Buttons\"\u003eRabbi Benjamin's Buttons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/the-cazuela-that-the-farm-maiden-stirred\" title=\"The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred\"\u003eThe Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/goldy-luck-and-the-three-pandas\" title=\"Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas\"\u003eGoldy Luck and the Three Pandas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/the-ugly-vegetables\" title=\"The Ugly Vegetables\"\u003eThe Ugly Vegetables\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/princess-and-the-peas-spread.jpg?3944688877052755937\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachel Himes, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRachel Himes is a museum educator, children's book author, and illustrator. She is a graduate of Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design. This is her debut children's book. Rachel lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2018 Cooperative Children's Book Center choice, Picture Books for School-Age Children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDebut author and illustrator Himes reimagines the classic fairy tale \"The Princess and the Pea\" and sets her story in an African-American community in the mid-1950s. There is a princess, and there are peas, but that's the extent of the connection to the original tale. Here, Ma Sally is the best cook in Charleston County, South Carolina, famous for her black-eyed peas and supper tables piled high with collard greens, sweet potatoes, and hot rolls. But she's concerned about finding a wife for her son, John. \"She couldn't bear the thought of her only child sitting down to an ill-cooked meal.\" So a cooking contest ensues, and a young lady named Princess wins hands down, making the best black-eyed peas Ma Sally's ever tasted. But Princess has a mind of her own, and John must live up to her standards as well. Turns out Princess and John are two peas in a pod, and Ma Sally couldn't be happier. Himes uses a variety of media—acrylic, watercolor, pencil, ink, and collage—to create a series of double-page spreads that complement her story about a strong and embracing African-American community on the brink of the civil rights movement. Dedicated to \"black families everywhere,\" this heartwarming story, with its fairy-tale tone, will have broad appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood, family, and community are the heart of debut author\/illustrator Himes’s retelling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen story. Ma Sally, “the best cook in Charleston County, South Carolina,” is concerned when her son John wants to get married, because the local gals might not feed him right, so she plans a cooking contest to see if anyone is worthy. Kind and thoughtful John is considered a catch, and several women answer the call. After they fail to impress Ma Sally in the kitchen, a newcomer to town arrives at Ma Sally’s, saying she heard about some kind of contest. Introducing herself, Princess sets to work making the best peas Ma Sally has ever tasted. Princess then suggests that John might take her dancing—after he washes the dishes, of course. The narrative’s rhythm and pacing hearken back to its fairy-tale roots, and the rich text (“tables groaned under crocks”) will have readers’ mouths watering. Himes immerses children in the Formica world of the 1950s setting, and the pastel-colored backgrounds make the characters practically pop off the page. Her textured acrylic, watercolor, and mixed-media illustrations add dimension, bringing readers into a vibrant African American community that they’ll want to return to again and again. Princess’s winning pea recipe is appended. VERDICT This retelling of a classic tale is a fresh interpretation and a fun read-aloud. 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Covering familiar North American berries like blueberries and strawberries, as well as lesser-known ones such as mulberries and salmonberries, this fruity board book combines evocative adjectives with beautiful botanical illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBerries are a healthy finger food toddlers are familiar with. 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This is her first children's book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?4673889858015672850\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren can learn to count from one to 10 in a berry appetizing way.This lovely counting book, reminiscent of old-fashioned botanical illustrations, introduces children to a variety of berries. Examples range from the well-known staples, such as raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, and blackberries, through the less-familiar, such as mulberries, salmonberries, and elderberries, to the surprising, such as green grapes and red grapes. Yes, those are berries too. Each berry illustration is set against a soft cream background that further contributes to the antique feel of the book. The number—presented in both numerical and word form—is followed by a simple two-word descriptor of the berry in question: \"sour cranberries,\" \"tasty blackberries,\" \"plump green grapes,\" \"tart elderberries.\" The color of the text matches its berry. The presentation is deceivingly simple, yet it offers so much: numbers, colors, vocabulary in the form of berry names and adjectives, and, last but not least, art appreciation. Here's hoping it will also open up appetites and a taste for the simple, healthy pleasures in life. 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She lives in Roseville, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/janay-brown-wood\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about JaNay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePriscilla Burris, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePriscilla is a graduate from The Fashion Institute of Design \u0026amp; Merchandising and the illustrator of the Heidi Heckelbeck series (Little Simon), Maggi and Milo (Dial), and more. She is also both author and illustrator of Five Green and Speckled Frogs: A Count-And-Sing Book (Scholastic). Priscilla lives in Southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicago Public Library’s 2017 Best of the Best Books selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?18127980511287865543\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA grandmother welcomes her family, friends, and neighbors into her small home, and everyone arrives with lots of food and energy. As the guests show up, Brown-Wood counts up to \"15 hungry grandkids,\" writing in breezy, confident rhymes: \"Nine chatting aunties all head for the den,\/ and set down the cheesecakes that add up to ten.\" Burris introduces the mostly African-American cast in smudgy digital illustrations with crayonlike outlines, creating a vibe of good-natured chaos. With no room indoors, the party moves into the backyard: \"Perfect in size, at the edge of Brown Street,\/ sits Grandma's backyard, where we all go to eat.\" A warmhearted tribute to the messy joys of a big, impromptu gathering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fantastic feast unfolds as Grandma's family gathers at her very small home.There are \"TWO turkeys send[ing] scrumptious smells through the air,\" \"FOUR pots of hot greens and ham hocks galore.\" And that's just to start. Beyond the food, there are the bearers of all these treats. \"SEVEN cool uncles stroll up in a line, \/ with EIGHT jugs of lemonade, ice-cold and fine.\" This rhyming counting book features a large family with brown skin, mostly of the same shade with some slight variations in skin tone but lots of different hairstyles, body types, and looks. The party doesn't seem to be celebrating any particular holiday, just an excuse for family, neighbors, and friends (there are a few white faces among the friends) to come together and enjoy a multigenerational summer day. But there is a problem accommodating everyone, and one of the \"FIFTEEN hungry grandchildren,\" a logical little girl with a yellow headband holding back her Afro, has the solution. She suggests using the backyard, and the party moves outside without skipping a beat. There is a great sense of movement and bustle, and Grandma's cat and dog can be spotted in each double-page spread. 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Realizing that she had become the Spirit and Lady in the Moon, Hou Yi honored Chang’e by presenting her favorite foods, including round cakes. One double-page spread features family members around a circular table, which emphasizes the motif of the full moon. The cartoonlike illustrations are reminiscent of Tomie dePaola, with warm reds and yellows effectively used to depict the heat of the 10 suns, while cool greens and blues show the earth’s relief under only one sun. Useful for introducing a significant festival celebrated in Chinese and other East Asian cultures. An author’s note includes a recipe for mooncakes with red bean filling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this title, a grandmother (aka Ahma) tells the story behind the Mid-Autumn Festival. 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A graphic designer and former children's book art director, she's taught children's book writing, illustration, and design at the School of Visual Arts in NYC for eighteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jane-breskin-zalben\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Jane Breskin Zalben.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMehrdohkt Amini, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMehrdohkt Amini is the illustrator of many award-winning children's books, including \u003ci\u003eChicken in the Kitchen, Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e How the Olympics Came to Be\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Moe and Mo meet by chance at the grocery store where their moms happen to be shopping. Because of their similar curly dark hair, brown eyes, and olive-toned skin, Moe and Mo are mistaken for twins by the store owner, who gives them each a falafel. They are also quick to realize that they share more than just a similar look and have the same—at times reckless—passion for sweets and bouncing balls. Weeks pass, and they return to the store, Mrs. Feldman for Rosh Hashanah, the holiday celebrating the Jewish New Year, and Mrs. Hassan for Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. The kids' mothers are not indifferent to the developing camaraderie and agree to a picnic bringing the two families together to enjoy rugelach and date cookies. Author Zalben and illustrator Amini are immensely successful in creating parallels between the two boys' lives, with each aspect mirrored both in the narrative and graphically. Amini's vibrant collages capture both the busyness of the neighborhood and the growing friendship between the families. Completing the educational effort are two succinct informational sheets on both Rosh Hashanah and Ramadan along with two recipes for each tradition. A gem.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nWhile shopping with their mothers on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, Moses Feldman, or \"Moe,\" and Mohammed Hassan, also \"Mo,\" meet and become friends. When their families share a picnic in the park, Mo's family brings date cookies, a traditional dessert enjoyed after the Ramadan fast, and Moe's family shares raisin rugelach in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. 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Echoing the multiethnic and multiracial nature of the group of neighbors who gather to do the work (white-presenting figures are in the minority), the eventual crops include bok choy, collard greens, and kittley along with beans, bell peppers, and cherry tomatoes—all of which end up incorporated in the climactic spread into a community dinner spread out on tables among the planting boxes. Typically of such garden-themed picture-book tributes, the spirit of community and joy at the eventual bounty elbow out any real acknowledgement of the necessary sweat equity (there’s not even a glancing reference to weeding here, for instance) or the sense of an entire season’s passing between planting and harvest. Also, as that public feast is created by considerably more than “Ten newfound friends,” the counting is just a conceit. Mullen closes with notes on the actual garden in Minneapolis that inspired her and on making gardens bee-friendly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt breaks no new ground, but even the worms are smiling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the Soo Line Community Garden in Minneapolis, where Mullen has gardened for years, her debut employs a counting framing device paired with a refrain of “hungry honeybees buzz...” to share a community garden’s origin story. A chance visit by passersby (“two helping hands”) galvanizes a neighborhood into cleaning up “one little” abandoned lot. Step by step, the group installs raised beds “in a straight, lovely line,” plants “six plentiful seed packets,” and harvests “nine prized plants,” including bok choy, cucumbers, and kittley. “One little lot is full of delicious!” reads the penultimate spread, which portrays a bustling community dinner. Webcomic-style characters appear diverse, and Vidal’s intricate digital and mixed-media backdrops and aerial shots, representing the honeybees’ point of view, offer the small garden a warmly expansive feel. 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Autumnal hues in the color palette support the story perfectly, showing a diverse population that is happily collectively problem-solving. The pictures are detailed enough to encourage one-on-one sharing but large enough for story hours. The text has a catchy beat, with some unusual vocabulary sprinkled in to help with language skills. This story would be an excellent choice to add to a fall unit of study or to pair with a nonfiction look at harvests and fall festivals. VERDICT An entertaining story with exciting surprises along the way, this is a strong ­addition to most collections\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet’s hear it for smashed pumpkins! Excitement’s running high when students take a field trip to a pumpkin patch. Each child will pick a pumpkin, then return to school and decorate it. The trip is filled with cheery anticipation; the pumpkin patch offers many choices. On the ride back, however, the latches on the bus’s exterior storage bins loosen, and, unbeknownst to riders, the gathered gourds roll out onto streets, lawns, and everywhere; most are ruined. All’s not lost, however. Residents witness the fiasco and devise a plan to save the day. Back at school, the kids and teachers finally realize what happened and observe that only the enormous pumpkin strapped to the bus’s roof survived. Students collaborate to decorate it. But the best is yet to come. The kindly neighbors turn up with a bounty of treats they prepared from the salvaged pumpkin bits. This sweet, upbeat charmer’s bouncy rhymes roll along merrily and are thus nicely suited to the story’s theme—and satisfying conclusion: If life hands you smashed pumpkins, turn them into pumpkin pie, cake, cookies, etc. Illustrations are lively, childlike, and suffused with bright shades of autumnal orange. Both kids and adults are racially diverse; some children and adults wear glasses. A pumpkin cookie recipe appears in the backmatter. A jolly story that readers can appreciate during the Halloween and harvest seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA class field trip to the local pumpkin patch has an unexpected—and tasty—ending in this seasonal romp. Once their bus unloads at a farm, “Students run and point and call.\/ It’s turned into a free-for-all!” Their carefully selected squashes loaded into the bus’s lower storage bins, the excited children scamper on board for the bouncy ride back to school, visions of jack-o’-lanterns in their heads. But unbeknownst to the passengers, “latches holding hatches tight\/ were almost fastened,\/ but not quite,” leaving the prized pumpkins crash-landed in a quiet cul-de-sac. 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No hot pot experience required! Youngsters both familiar and unfamiliar with this dish will find plenty to enjoy in Vincent Chen's buoyant writing and exuberant illustrations, which bring young and old together from all walks of life in celebration of good food. A natural choice for read-alouds and storytimes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack matter includes Chen's family recipe for hot pot, a dish traditional to China, Japan, and other Asian countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/one-little-lot\"\u003eOne Little Lot\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/fresh-picked-poetry\"\u003eFresh-Picked Poetry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-ugly-vegetables\"\u003eThe Ugly Vegetables\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n[TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spread\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/hot-pot-night-spread.jpg?v=1583178312\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVincent Chen, author-illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDebut author-illustrator Vincent Chen is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in illustration. Ever since he was a kid, he has loved sharing hot pot with his family and friends. Vincent lives in New Jersey\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vincent-chen\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Vincent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\"What's for dinner?\" is an end-of-day call to action in homes everywhere. Debut author\/illustrator Vincent Chen answers with Hot Pot Night!, a toothsome treat that gathers family, friends and neighbors for what will be an evening of delectable communal dining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nAs the residents of an apartment building return home, thoughts turn to an evening meal. For one young man, his refrigerator doesn't have much to offer. An older woman sits alone. A daughter queries her mother, who seems to have run out of satisfying ideas. As the hungry lean out of windows, not quite sure how to quell the pangs, a boy shouts out for all to hear, \"Let's have hot pot!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nApartment by apartment, the neighbors assemble, each bringing a necessary component. The boy (and his adorable puppy) offers the electrical cooking pot. Mother and daughter provide the broth. The older woman contributes stacks of meat. The young man arrives with a smorgasbord of fresh veggies. Everyone takes turns preparing--boiling the broth, washing and chopping the ingredients, adding the meat. The anticipation is well worth the results, as spoons, chopsticks and bowls sate the brood with \"hot pot, hot pot, tasty hot pot\" until all that's left is the promise of future gatherings for more hot pot to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nRhode Island School of Design-trained Chen creates a diverse community with characters of various ages, ethnic backgrounds and familial units. His short and rhythmic text invites even the youngest readers to join in. \"Hot pot,\" Chen explains at book's end, \"is a Chinese soup that literally brings people together and encourages them to share.\" Adding his mother's recipe further encourages participation--with the added caution to \"always cook with an adult.\" He reveals his own love of sharing hot pot with family and friends \"ever since he was a kid,\" with fatty pork belly as his favorite hot pot ingredient.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nChen's digitally rendered pages, presented predominantly in a palette of golds, oranges and browns, seem to reflect the fading light outside, while beckoning audiences into brighter cozy spaces inside, where friends gather, appetites grow and hot pot entices. As arms reach toward the ready feast, Chen cleverly zooms above for a birds-eye view, turning the text on the side, presenting a well-laden table of diners, dips, dishes and an oversized pot brimming with happy deliciousness. The cooperation doesn't end with empty bowls, as the satiated group ensures clean-up also remains a communal event. Warm and welcoming, \u003ci\u003eHot Pot Night!\u003c\/i\u003e proves to be a nourishing experience for bellies and hearts alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nShelf Talker: Neighbors and friends gather together, combining myriad ingredients to share an abundant, nourishing feast on Hot Pot Night!.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe story opens with four families in an apartment building asking the eternal question, “What’s for dinner?” One little boy’s enthusiastic answer of “Hot pot!” is met with jubilation and spurs ­immediate action. One family provides the hot pot, another the broth, while the remaining two families bring the meat and vegetables. With broad digital illustrations and minimal text, readers witness the whole feast come to life. All of the neighbors heartily dig in with chopsticks and eat to their hearts’ content. When there is no more they all pitch in to wash the dishes. As the neighbors return to their own apartments, they agree to do it again but alternate who will bring the pot and who will host. A recipe at the end is the ideal finishing touch. VERDICT A delightful celebration of food and community in the vein of the European stone soup folktale, with a Taiwanese twist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/hot-pot-night-cover.jpg?v=1583178311\" alt=\"Hot Pot Night! book cover\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/hot-pot-night-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1583178318\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"\/pages\/hot-pot-party\"\u003eSee the Downloadable Party Resources\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-120-0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoard Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-666-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-63289-893-7 EPUB\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 3–7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e9\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003ex 9\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":31840498384975,"sku":"41200","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Board Book","offer_id":47851128619245,"sku":"46663","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/hot-pot-night-cover.jpg?v=1741975282"},{"product_id":"quill-soup","title":"Quill Soup","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eQuill Soup\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eA Stone Soup Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/alan-durant\"\u003eAlan Durant\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/dale-blankenaar\"\u003eDale Blankenaar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIf only I had something more . . . \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeary traveler Noko the porcupine asks Meerkat, Monkey, Pangolin, and all the other villagers for shelter and a meal, and each one refuses. So, putting his wits to work, Noko asks for a fire and a pot of water. He adds some of his quills to the pot and proudly tells onlookers that he's making his famous quill soup-a dish fit for the king! Now if only he had a little something extra to add . . . 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His picture books include \u003cem\u003eBurger Boy\u003c\/em\u003e. Alan lives in Brighton, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/alan-durant\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Alan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDale Blankenaar, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDale Blankenaar has illustrated about thirty picture books and won several international awards, including the IBBY Honour list and the Publishers Choice Award at the 201 7 Shanghai International Book Fair. Dale lives in South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/dale-blankenaar\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Dale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom South African, an animal retelling of the “Stone Soup” folktale. The stranger in this version is Noko, a porcupine. Having traveled without food “through the Valley of a Thousand Hills,” he arrives in a village hungry. When the villagers refuse him food, he creates a “thick and rich” soup with nothing but hot water and three of his own quills—and, of course, all the other ingredients that the villagers contribute. Impressed by Noko’s claim to have fed this soup to the king, they fork over carrots, mealies, beans, spinach, and more. The king, not present but imagined, is a lion; the villagers are Meerkat, Warthog, Rabbit, and bunches of others. The setting, called a village, is both bustling and ambiguous—an amalgam of village, forest, and jungle. The scenes are intensely crowded and bursting with energy; both animals and backgrounds are styled in two dimensions, so everything overlaps on one plane. These animals aren’t living in a specific static location so much as a world of bright red, yellow, blue, green, black, and white shapes and patterns. Occasionally an element seems industrial, such as small rounded rooms connected by ladders and tunnels that evoke factory pipes, but it’s not definite. Flap copy says that illustrator Blankenaar took inspiration from African sources ranging from broad to specific: “Tanzanian artwork, the wood sculpture of Western Africa, and the costumes and masks of the Bwa people of Burkina Faso.” Visually dynamic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDurant’s appealing twist on “Stone Soup” follows the adventures of Noko, a porcupine, who comes to a village after “traveling through the Valley of a Thousand Hills.” Upon arrival, he is delighted—at last, somewhere to rest, and something to eat. The suspicious local animals hide and refuse to give him food, but Noko’s “brain was as sharp as the quills on his back.” When he starts to cook a quill soup and claims that it is beloved by the king, the other animals, impressed, join in—Meerkat finds “mealies” and Pangolin adds worms—to make it just the way His Majesty likes it, and soon enough, there is soup enough for all to share. The book’s greatest appeal is Blankenaar’s vibrant, layered illustrations, which use stylized, blocky shapes and bold shades of red, blue, yellow, green, and black to conjure the bustling biodiversity of South African wild places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis retelling of the traditional \"Stone Soup\" tale stars a porcupine named Noko, hungry, tired, and seeking hospitality in a small village; and features animals of South Africa—monkeys, meerkats, aardvarks, and warthogs, who refuse to share their obvious plenty. Noko plucks three of his quills and sets about making soup, \"just how His Majesty likes it.\" The text is engagine and readable (\"his brain wasa as sharp as the quills on his back\"), albeit with few of the structural hallmarks of an oral tale (and no source note). It is South African artist Blankenaar's imagery that pulls readers into the story. Stylized shpes in strong colors spill off every page. The illustrations, with the texture of block prints, are bold and flat. The animal homes, seen in a cutaway side view, are an intriguing jumble of natural and human-made elements for instance, rabbits live underground in warrens but use electirc light fixtures and ladders). Opening endpapers in black, white, and shades of gray, wet the stage for Noli's hnger and isolation. The book closes with colorful endpapers when \"with a full tummy and a happy heart, Noko the traveler went to sleep at last.\" Birds, snakes, three branches, and animals' tails twine together, creating an interconnected world in which animals will eventually—even if they have to be tricked—accept a needy stranger into their community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Quill Soup book cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/quill-soup-cover.jpg?v=1586192683\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/quill-soup-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1586192699\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-147-7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-63289-923-1 EPUB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 3-7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e9 \u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 10 \u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":31948935069775,"sku":"41477","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/QuillSoup_FNL_300.jpg?v=1586801572"},{"product_id":"lia-and-luis","title":"Lia \u0026 Luís: Who Has More?","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ana-crespo\"\u003eAna Crespo\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/giovana-medeiros\"\u003eGiovana Medeiros\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSnacks are great. 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Get in on the ground floor of learning with this series that combines essential math topics, diverse characters, and engaging stories!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-animals-would-not-sleep\"\u003eThe Animals Would Not Sleep!\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spread\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/lia-and-luis-spread.jpg?v=1586275759\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAna Crespo, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally from Brazil, Ana Crespo moved to the United States to pursue a master's degree in education. Ana is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sock Thief: A Soccer Story\u003c\/i\u003e, which won an International Latino Book Award, and the My Emotions \u0026amp; Me series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ana-crespo\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Ana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGiovana Medeiros, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally from Brazil, Giovana Medeiros is now a freelance illustrator based in Lisbon, Portugal. She is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eRunning on Sunshine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, and several other children's books from publishers around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/giovana-medeiros\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Giovana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 2021 Mathical Award Winner\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn International Latino Book Award Silver Medalist (Best Educational Children's Picture Book [English or Bilingual] category)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePBS Southern California, \"10 of Our Favorite Math Picture Books for Kids\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA classic sibling debate sets the stage for this effective, child-led exploration of measurement methods. After Lia and Luís visit their family’s store to get their favorite Brazilian snacks, they wonder: is Luís’s one bag of tapioca biscuits “more” than Lia’s two chicken croquettes? In text sprinkled with Portuguese words (a glossary with a pronunciation guide is included at the end), the two children go back and forth, counting, comparing, and measuring: “She has two croquettes. Luís has only one bag of biscuits. Maybe Lia does have more.\/\/ Or maybe not... Luís has... 98, 99, 100 biscuits.” Eventually, Lia discovers who has more by weight and finds a way for each child to have an equal amount. Medeiros’s cheery, colorful digital illustrations capture the children’s frustration, concentration, and joy. Includes four additional adult-led activities to encourage children to think more about measurement and comparison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLia y Luís: ¿Quién Tiene Más? \/ Lia and Luis: Who Has More?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin siblings Lia and Luis as they explore the math concepts of comparing and measuring in this bilingual picture book written in both English and Spanish. Lia usually does not mind when her brother Luis brags. After they pick out Brazilian treats from their family’s store and Luis starts to brag about having more, Lia does not like his bragging. Lia notices that Luis’ bag of tapioca biscuits is bigger than her bag of croquettes. Lia assumes that means he must have more than her. But then Lia notices that she has two croquettes and Luis only has one bag of biscuits so maybe she has more. The children decide to use a kitchen scale to weigh their treats. Lia’s croquettes weigh more so she has more! Luis feels sad about this result so Lia takes a bite of one of her croquettes. The scale balances and the two have equal amounts of treats! The math component of the book is straightforward and relatable for young children. The main text is written in both English and Spanish but the captions also include Portuguese. There is a glossary, exploring the math, and try this section at the back of the book. This book is a part of the storytelling math series. The illustrations are large and simple. This would make a great addition to an early childhood classroom or a home library!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Lia \u0026amp; Luís: Who Has More? book cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/lia-and-luis-cover.jpg?v=1586193000\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/lia-and-luis-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1586193013\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/lia-and-luis-activity-kit.pdf?v=1600873949\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Activity Kit (English)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/lia-luis-activity-kit-portuguese.pdf?v=1634744114\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Activity Kit (Portuguese)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/stm-spanish-activity-kit-lia-luis.pdf?v=1645641082\"\u003eDownload the Activity Kit (Spanish)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-127-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-185-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpanish Bilingual Paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-208-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpanish Bilingual Hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-207-8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-63289-903-3 EPUB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 3-6\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e9\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 9\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":31953358782543,"sku":"41279","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":31953365827663,"sku":"41859","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Spanish Bilingual Paperback","offer_id":39363121610831,"sku":"42085","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Spanish Bilingual Hardcover","offer_id":39562425204815,"sku":"42078","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/LiaLuisMathicalseal.png?v=1644609897"},{"product_id":"lunas-yum-yum-dim-sum","title":"Luna's Yum Yum Dim Sum","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/natasha-yim\"\u003eNatasha Yim\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/violet-kim\"\u003eViolet Kim\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBut I'm the birthday girl!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s Luna’s birthday, and that means the whole family gets to go out for dim sum—Luna’s favorite. 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She is the author of many picture books, including \u003ci\u003eGoldy Luck and the Three Pandas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rock Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMulan's New Year\u003c\/i\u003e. Her favorite type of dim sum is egg custard tarts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/natasha-yim\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Natasha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViolet Kim, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorld traveler Violet Kim studied illustration at Rhode Island School of Design and now lives in Taiwan. She is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eIf You're Going to a March\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Gray Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEarth Day, Birthday! \u003c\/i\u003eWherever she travels, she looks for a restaurant where she can enjoy her favorite dim sum: shrimp dumplings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/violet-kim\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Violet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatasha on Matthew Winner's Children's Book Podcast!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17592860\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is Luna’s birthday and as a celebration, her parents, Ma Ma and Ba Ba take Luna and her siblings to a dim sum restaurant. It is here where smells of dumplings, buns, sweets, and desserts caress Luna’s senses. The smells are exquisite and invoke lasting traditions. When a mishap occurs, Luna and her two siblings are forced to solve problems, negotiate, collaborate, share and celebrate. Luna y su riquisimo dim sum-Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum story is an exploration of tastes, flavors, scents, culture, family relationships, discovery and more. Educators and parents will appreciate the surprise integration of math and Chinese traditions. Children of all ages will enjoy Luna’s culture and learn so much from this wonderful and vivid story. A bonus to this wonderful book is the Spanish bilingual version. The Spanish translation is superb and can easily be integrated into the classroom, at home or read to a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/lunas-yum-yum-dim-sum-cover.jpg?v=1597073154\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/lunas-yum-yum-dim-sum-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1597073167\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/lunas-yum-yum-dim-sum-activity-kit.pdf?v=1612798098\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Activity Kit (English)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/luna-yum-yum-dim-sum-chinese-activity-guide.pdf?v=1630342659\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Activity Kit (Chinese)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/stm-spanish-activity-kit-lunas-yum-yum-dim-sum.pdf?v=1645640944\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Activity Kit (Spanish)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-130-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-199-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Bilingual Hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-1-62354-211-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Bilingual Paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-1-62354-212-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-63289-907-1 EPUB\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 3-6\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e9\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 9\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":32511763841103,"sku":"41309","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":32511763873871,"sku":"41996","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Spanish Bilingual Hardcover","offer_id":39509921726543,"sku":"42115","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Spanish Bilingual Paperback","offer_id":39509922873423,"sku":"42122","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/YumYum_FNL_300.jpg?v=1611775429"},{"product_id":"bracelets-for-binas-brothers","title":"Bracelets for Bina's Brothers","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/rajani-larocca\"\u003eRajani LaRocca\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/chaaya-prabhat\"\u003eChaaya Prabhat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eI can do it myself!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Hindu holiday of Raksha Bandhan, Bina is determined to make beaded bracelets for her brothers all by herself. 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Working with her every-other-one beading pattern causes Bina to discover something new about patterns—and her brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis installation in the Storytelling Math series celebrates the magic of pattern-making, the beauty of holiday celebrations, and the bond between siblings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/lia-and-luis\"\u003eLia \u0026amp; Luis: Who Has More?\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-animals-would-not-sleep\"\u003eThe Animals Would Not Sleep!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/lunas-yum-yum-dim-sum\"\u003eLuna's Yum Yum Dim Sum \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spread\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/bracelets-for-binas-brothers-spread.jpg?v=1612900523\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRajani LaRocca, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRajani LaRocca is a book lover, doctor, and foodie who was born in India, raised in Kentucky, and now lives in the Boston area. She is the author of the middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eMidsummer's Mayhem\u003c\/i\u003e. This is her first picture book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/rajani-larocca\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Rajani.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChaaya Prabhat, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChaaya Prabhat is a graphic designer, illustrator and lettering artist. She holds a master's in graphic design from Savannah College of Art and Design. Chaaya lives and works in Chennai, India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/chaaya-prabhat\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Chaaya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s the Hindu holiday Raksha Bandhan, when sisters give brothers bracelets to ask for their protection from harm.\u003cbr\u003eThis year, Bina is old enough to make bracelets for her three older brothers: Vijay, Siddharth, and Arjun. To prepare, she asks each brother about their favorite and least favorite colors. At the craft store, Bina and her mother pick out blue, orange, and green beads along with some special beads that represent each of the brother’s interests: a book, a basketball, and a pair of musical notes. When they return from the store, and with the help of her dog, Tara, Bina gets to work. For each bracelet, she creates a pattern using the colors that each brother likes—something that can be confusing to remember and results in a few do-overs. Eventually, Bina creates three different bracelets using three different color patterns, each one perfect for her brothers. On Raksha Bandhan, Bina’s gifts are a hit—and so is the gift that the brothers give Bina, even if it doesn’t necessarily follow a pattern. Basing a plot on Raksha Bandhan, which has come under criticism for its gendered emphasis on girls’ needing protection from boys, feels like a strange way to introduce a spunky female protagonist like Bina. Still, the text does seamlessly integrate the mathematical concept of patterning into a fun and accurate modern twist on an ancient religious tradition. The colorful illustrations perfectly capture Bina’s impish spirit as well as her love for her family. An author’s note expands on both Raksha Bandhan and patterns.\u003cbr\u003eThis culturally relevant, STEM-savvy picture book showcases a strong female protagonist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nBina loves her three brothers, even though they can be annoying, and every year, their family celebrates Raksha Bandhan, a Hindu custom that affirms the bond between brothers and sisters. According to the tradition, sisters tie bracelets on their brothers’ wrists to protect them, and in return, brothers give their sisters gifts. This year, Bina decides she will make the bracelets herself, using beads of their favorite colors along with an “extra-special” bead to symbolize their unique interests. Here Bina’s task takes on a mathematical twist as she arranges the beads using an every-other-one pattern. Readers will enjoy being swept up into Bina’s conundrum, along with her constant companion, Tara the dog, as she tries different color combinations of beads. The vibrant colors and perky tone of this culturally specific yet universally appealing book make for a fun read-aloud with a bit of a math lesson sneaked in. Back matter explains Raksha Bandhan and suggests some fun activities.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Hindu holiday of Raksha Bandhan, which celebrates the bond between siblings, Bina, who has warm brown skin and dark wavy pigtails, sets out to make her three older brothers—book-loving Vijay, musical Siddharth, and athletic Arjun—bracelets to keep them safe. There’s just one thing she must keep in mind: each brother has one color he favors and one that he doesn’t. After Mommy helps Bina buy green, blue, and orange beads, the girl sets out to make individualized bracelets, relying on the family dog for emotional support. LaRocca’s prose is accessible, with plenty of dialogue, and Prabhat’s digital art charms via vivid, dynamic spreads. This latest installment of Charlesbridge’s Storytelling Math series proves both educational and appealing. Back matter includes an author’s note and an explanation of the patterns involved in Bina’s bracelet making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrate a special holiday called Raksha Bandhan with Bina and her family in this lovely picture book written in both English and Spanish. Rakhsa Bandhan is a Hindu holiday that celebrates brothers and sisters. Every year Bina’s has given her two brothers bracelets to keep them safe and her brothers give her a gift as a promise to take care of her. Usually Bina and her mom buy the bracelets but this year Bina wants to make the bracelets! She goes to the bead store with her mom and picks out the colors that her brothers like. She uses her math skills to make patterns of beads for each of the bracelets. On the day of Raksha Bandhan Bina gives her brothers the bracelets and they love them! Bina’s brothers made her a necklace that she adores! The sibling love in the story is wonderful. The illustrations are very colorful and engaging. This book is part of the storytelling math series. 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Recent titles include \u003cem\u003eButterflies in Room 6; Hatching Chicks in Room 6; \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Living Fossils: Clues to the Past.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/caroline-arnold\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Caroline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProlific author Arnold has crafted another winning book that explores how real-life teacher Mrs. Best and her students explore hands-on science. The book opens with the children in her class curiously observing the seeds and young plants their teacher has brought to school, choosing ones to grow and harvest before the end of the school year. Photo illustrations throughout the book depict a diverse class of students participating in every phase of this project. They prepare the soil, plant and transplant seedlings, tend the garden, harvest the vegetables, and prepare the vegetables that will be used in the final product—a salad. Along the way, they also learn about composting and find out which insects are helpful to have in your garden. Factoids denoted with a watering can icon are sprinkled throughout the book to highlight additional gardening facts. A multitude of supplemental features are included for further reference, including a glossary, a bibliography of print and online resources for further investigation, and frequently asked questions about gardening and plants. 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Chaos in the kitchen leads to matzo ball soup, spicy gazpacho, meatball soup, and a trio of grandmas united in their love for their family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComplete with all three soup recipes, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrand-New Bubbe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e captures the warmth of blended family and honors the joys of cooking with the ones you love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/how-long-is-forever\"\u003eHow Long Is Forever?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-ugly-vegetables\"\u003eThe Ugly Vegetables\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/brand-new-bubbe-spread.jpg?v=1643818260\" data-mce-style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/brand-new-bubbe-cover.jpg?v=1643818261\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/brand-new-bubbe-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1643818260\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/brand-new-bubbe-family-constellation.pdf?v=1660673556\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eThe Family Constellation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Aronson, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSarah Aronson is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust Like Rube Goldberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the middle grade series, The Wish List, and YA novels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHead Case\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Lucky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelieve\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She holds an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sarah-aronson\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Sarah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAriel Landry, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAriel Landy is an educator and illustrator of books for children, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is the Church\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Riddle of the Wild Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Landy began writing and illustrating stories as soon as she could hold a pencil and she never stopped. She currently lives in France with her husband and their dog, Sid.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ariel-landry\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Ariel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?4673889858015672850\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA skeptical girl overcomes hesitations to connect a blended family in Brand-New Bubbe, an interfaith celebration of open-mindedness and the unifying power of a good bowl of soup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJillian, happy with her theater-loving Noni and adventurous Gram, greets her new \"really nice\" stepdad's mother, the boisterous bubbe (Yiddish for grandmother), with outright hostility. \"She didn't want [Noni and Gram] to feel left out. Or, even worse, replaced.\" Eventually Jillian's mom scolds her for her unwelcoming behavior and forces her into a matzo ball soup-making lesson. The delicious broth Bubbe cooks opens Jillian's mind: \"Like soup, family was made with love. And there was always room for more.\" Understanding now that \"family is more than blood,\" Jillian connects several generations of relatives over a homemade, multicultural meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Sarah Aronson (Just Like Rube Goldberg) offers an empathetic emotional arc for readers who might relate to changes in their family structure. Her presentation of a growing, global and interfaith family speaks to a broad audience, but her story is also culturally specific, highlighting Judaism and introducing the concept of machatunim, a Yiddish word for the relationship between in-laws. There is no English equivalent for the word, but the feelings connected are certainly universal. Illustrator Ariel Landy (Gitty and Kvetch) contributes cheerful characters with lively expressions through cartoonish artwork with soft lines and vibrant colors. The parallel relationship between Jillian's cat and Bubbe's dog adds a particularly humorous substory. Backmatter includes family resources and recipes for three soups. An adorably charismatic and accepting story honoring problem-solving and found families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJillian likes her new stepfather but isn’t sure about her new grandmother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBubbe, Yiddish for grandmother, is very loving, but Jillian does not appreciate this affection. She already has two grandmas—Gram and Noni—and a great-grandma. She doesn’t need a person who gives lipstick-laden kisses and introduces new holidays and words (kvelling and kvetching) she doesn’t understand. When her mom insists that Jillian “give Bubbe a chance,” Jillian, tan-skinned with brown hair, reluctantly agrees to join her “brand-new” grandmother as Bubbe prepares soup and teaches Jillian to make perfect matzah balls. After tasting the delicious concoction, Jillian plans a celebration for everyone: her mother, her stepfather, her father, and all her grandmothers (and her great-grandma). The three grandmas make their special soups and create a feast for everyone—a lovely way to bring a blended family together. Humorous, expressive illustrations track Jillian’s many moods; the interactions between Bubbe’s dog and her cat are especially funny. Filled with good tastes and intentions, the story will ring true where families have stayed friendly after divorce and remarriage. Jillian’s family is a diverse one—Bubbe is Jewish, and the family members range in skin tone. Backmatter includes recipes for all three grannies’ soups (Bubbe’s matzah ball soup, Noni’s Italian wedding soup, and Gram’s gazpacho).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA winning reminder that though family might evolve, it’s always anchored by love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJewish Book Council\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen her mom remarries, Jillian gets a new stepdad and a new bubbe. Since she already has a Noni and a Gram, Jillian is not interested in adding anyone else new to her family. Bubbe can’t seem to win Jillian’s affections no matter what she tries. But when she brings over the ingredients to make matzo ball soup, Jillian can’t resist..\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter slurping down a few bowls, she has an idea. Jillian invites all three of her grandmothers — plus her dad and her great-grandmother —for a “Super Soup Celebration.” Noni makes Italian meatball soup, Gram makes gazpacho and of course, Bubbe makes matzo ball soup. And, Jillian quickly realizes, “Like soup, family was made with love. And there was always room for more.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final page spread shows Jillian’s pregnant mother, and observant readers will be delighted to discover an adorable new sibling running across the endpages. Bright, colorful, expressive illustrations depict a fun-loving, contemporary, multicultural, and interfaith blended family. And it’s refreshing to see three bicycle-riding and basketball-playing grandmothers: Bubbe with frizzy red hair and hip purple glasses; petite Gram in a stylish headband, hiking boots, and shorts; and tall, slender Noni with a red beret and pearls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll three soup recipes, with detailed instructions, are appended along with a list of resources for inter-faith and blended families. Similar to Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup by Pamela Mayer, illustrated by Deborah Melmon (Kar-Ben, 2016), and Tale of Two Seders by Mindy Avra Portnoy, illustrated by Valeria Cis (Kar-Ben, 2010), young readers who can personally relate to Jillian will feel validated and seen, and all readers will discover that “family is more than blood” and “there is no one right way to blend a family.” As Aronson writes in her afterward: “The only mandatory ingredients for celebrating your family are patience, humor, and of course, lots and lots of love!”—Rachel Kamin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Jillian's mom remarried, that meant that she was getting a new grandma, Bubbe. At first, Jillian did not want to spend time with Bubbe because she already had two grandmothers who she loved very much. Bubbe tried to get to know Jillian by making her matzo ball soup. But after Bubbe exclaimed that her soup was the best in the universe, Jillian drew the line by protesting since she felt there was nothing better than her Noni's meatball soup and her Gram's spicy gazpacho. Later when Bubbe gifted her a teddy bear, invited her to play basketball, and cooked her all of her favorite meals, Jillian ignored her. So Jillian's mom sat with her to explain that family is more than blood and Bubbe deserves a chance. The next time Bubbe came to visit, she brought ingredients to make soup with Jillian. While Jillian was not happy, she helped Bubbe make the soup and ended up realizing Bubbe was not all that bad. Still, she couldn't help but wonder if her other grandmothers felt replaced. She came up with a plan to invite all of them over for a celebration where they would each cook their own soup. After they finished cooking, the book closes with Jillian's family all sitting down to eat a delicious feast together. This heartwarming story showcases the challenges that can come when blending families. Through charming illustrations, readers clearly see Jillian's emotional struggle as well as the immense love her family has for her. Aronson created a character and diverse family that children are able to relate to. Overall, readers learn that blending families is not always easy, it takes patience, openness, and a whole lot of love! 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When her grandchildren ask to hear the story of Thanksgiving, N8hkumuhs tells them that their people call it Keepunumuk, “the time of harvest,” and explains what really happened. The tale opens with Seagull warning Weeâchumun—depicted as a woman with a translucent body—of the Pilgrims’ arrival; Weeâchumun worries because many of the First Peoples who cared for her have gone to the Spirit World, and she fears this will be her last winter. Fox keeps an eye out and in spring tells Weeâchumun and her sisters that the newcomers endured a hard winter; many died. Weeâchumun and her sisters want to help: “We will send the First Peoples to help the newcomers.” The Wampanoag people teach the survivors how to plant corn, beans, and squash. The settlers hold a feast to celebrate the harvest; though it’s remembered by many as the first Thanksgiving, backmatter explains that because of the disease and warfare brought by the settlers, for the Wampanoag people, it is remembered as a day of mourning. Rich, saturated acrylics imbued with a touch of magic add to the vibrancy of this important, beautiful story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA much-needed Thanksgiving retelling that centers the Wamponoag people. (glossary, information on the Wampanoag map, recipes) (Picture book. 3-7)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?4673889858015672850\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eU.S. Thanksgiving is a day of mourning for North American First Peoples, given that European settlers brought disease and warfare to their land. Greendeer (Mashpee Wampanoag) and her Indigenous cocreators here recount a story of the first harvest feast in 1621 from an Indigenous perspective. When her grandchildren request a story, N8hkumuhs tells of Keepunumuk, the time of harvest. When new people arrive, Weeâchumun wonders if they can be trusted. They build houses on top of an empty village, steal corn seeds for planting, and misunderstand the ways of nature. In the spring, the People (particularly Tisquantum) help the newcomers to grow corn, bean, and squash, and in the fall, both groups celebrate together. Simply told, the story includes many Wôpanâak words and concepts. Three different typefaces distinguish the front and back matter from the modern framework and the older story-within-a story, an aid to younger readers. Meeches’ (Anishinaabe) acrylic illustrations are rendered in an Eastern Woodlands style. Greens and blues complement the earth-toned palette employed on most spreads; particularly effective is the depiction of the Three Sisters, spirits representing corn, beans, and squash. This is a perfect choice for anyone looking for an alternative perspective to the traditional Thanksgiving story or an Indigenous Peoples’ Day read. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis picture book features a contemporary Wampanoag grandmother and her grandchildren. N8hkumuhs shares the story of the Three Sisters—Corn, Beans, and Squash—and the first Thanksgiving,known as “Keepunumuk” by the Wampanoag people. The book transitions into a combination of history and storytelling about contact between the “First Peoples” and the newcomers. This format will be novel to some young children given the setting and timeframe of the story, though the book attempts to differentiate the parts that are the story by changing the typeface and including ethereal-like images of the Three Sisters. “Before You Begin” and “Important Words to Know” sections also provide context. Rich back matter includes more information about the Wampanoag tribes, a traditional recipe, and a photo and information about the real Maple and Quill, the grandchildren in the story. Overall, this story is a good addition for the historical knowledge of the first Thanksgiving from the Wampanoag viewpoint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERDICT A good choice for libraries striving to share Indigenous perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpening sidebars contextualizing the Wampanoag tribes’ cultivation of their ancestral homeland and a glossary of Wôpanâak words is an edifying setup for this First Peoples narrative around Thanksgiving. While harvesting food from her garden, N8hkumuhs tells her grandchildren the tale of how the corn spirit Weeâchumun and her sisters, despite hesitance from watchful Fox, encouraged the First Peoples to teach European newcomers how to plant, fish, and hunt. In celebration, the newcomers prepared a feast and, together with the First Peoples, rejoiced for three days, leading to what most Americans call the First Thanksgiving, and “many of our people,” call a “day of mourning.” The creators’ poetic prose sensitively conveys the First Peoples’ lived history and foreshadows historical hardships to come. Meeches’s delicate brushstrokes, paired with bold swathes of earthen toned acrylic, add vibrancy. Additional information, including a traditional recipe, concludes. Ages 3–7.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Many Americans call it a day of thanksgiving. Many of our people call it a day of mourning.” A team of Native creators provides a refreshing look at what the Wampanoag called Keepunumuk, or “the time of harvest,” highlighting that the Pilgrims’ survival was largely due to the assistance offered by the Indigenous people who lived on the land. In the framing narrative, an elder speaks to children about their ancestors, and how weeâchumun, the seed of corn and one of the Three Sisters (corn, beans, and squash), witnessed the struggles of the newcomers. Using an earth-tone palette, the impressionistic illustrations beautifully convey their settings. Front and back matter include a glossary, a recipe, and more information about Wampanoag traditions, storytelling, and contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeepunumuk: Weeâchumun’s Thanksgiving Story Danielle Greender, Anthony Perry, and Alexis Bunten Although storytelling is at the heart of the Wampanoag tradition, their perspective of the first Thanksgiving is all too frequently left out of American classrooms. Fortunately, this picture book brings the Native American or First Peoples’ side of the story to life. The book begins with a note for context, alongside a short glossary with pronunciations of the authentic Wampanoag words used throughout. The story itself is framed with a modern-day grandmother telling the tale to her two grandchildren in the oral tradition of their people. The grandmother sets the scene with Weeâchumun, the spirit of corn, glimpsing the incoming ships of the new arrivals. A harsh winter hits the settlers, who are unprepared and unfamiliar with the new land. It is up to Weeâchumun, Fox, and the other spirits and animals of the land to determine whether they will help these strangers. They prompt the native First Peoples to offer assistance by sharing their knowledge of the land and crops. Eventually, the two groups of people gather together for the famous feast that represents the first Thanksgiving. Although this specific meeting was peaceful, there are also reminders of the negative, lasting impacts of colonialism as well. The book concludes with a map of the Wampanoag tribes and other information, and even a nasamp recipe. The authors are all tribal members, lending their authentic voices and viewpoints to this story. 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She is the author of \u003ci\u003eI'm a Gluten Sniffing Service Dog \u003c\/i\u003eand lives in California with her husband, three kids, three dogs, one cat, and a bearded dragon named Gus Pirate Potato. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/michal-babay\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Michal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaula Cohen, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaula Cohen has a BFA in Illustration from Parsons School of Design and was an editorial illustrator before returning to her first love, children's books. She is the illustrator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoney on the Page\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCohen lives in New Jersey with her family and mini schnauzer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/paula-cohen\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Paula\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan a principled principal help beleaguered students? The students at Parley Elementary School are fed up with their overcrowded, noisy, messy lunchroom. Soliciting help via polite correspondence with their principal, Ms. Mensch, they receive peculiar advice: Science projects should be placed on lunchroom tables; classroom pets should be brought to the lunchroom; sports teams must practice in the lunchroom. After carrying out these odd instructions—and seeing the situation deteriorate further—the desperate kids fire off another entreaty. Ever optimistic Ms. Mensch’s new solution? Projects, animals, and athletes must exit the lunchroom pronto. The result? The lunchroom is wonderfully spacious, neat, and quiet! Readers will note and appreciate that Ms. Mensch, who enjoys eating privately at her own desk, receives ample rewards in the end. The author’s note mentions that this story was inspired by a wise, witty Yiddish folktale, which serves as the basis for Margot Zemach’s It Could Always Be Worse. This book succeeds as an updated, equally humorous parable that conveys the realities of today’s schools and educators while emphasizing the moral to put life in perspective and be grateful for what one has. Children will relate to the students’ predicament and chuckle over the extremes they undergo to achieve a “fix.” The riotous digital illustrations capably match the comical shenanigans. Students are depicted diverse as to race, ethnicity, and physical ability. Ms. Mensch is light-skinned; some children wear kippot, and one child wears a patka. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Sage, farcical wisdom for lunchtime or any time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eJewish Book Council\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe classic Jewish folktale about the crowded house that becomes even more crowded when the wise rabbi suggests adding farm animals to the mix has been told in countless versions over the years, some using the traditional village setting, others a variety of unique twists. This new take on the story is set in a modern-day school building and, when the story begins, the lunchroom is packed with students. It is so crowded that it’s hard to find a place to sit and food spills on everyone and everything. The students write a letter to Mrs. Mensch, the principal, asking for a solution to the problem. Much as the sage, learned rabbi in the original tale, Mrs. Mensch has her own methods that are not apparent to the students. The science fair displays are moved to the lunchroom, the classroom pets are relocated to the tables, and the sports teams are invited in for practice. When the students complain about the overcrowding, which is even worse than before, the sports teams return outdoors, the pets to the classrooms, and the science projects to the hallways. The students can now enjoy the roomy luxury of their “new” lunchroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn author’s note credits one version of the story, It Could Always Be Worse by Margot Zemach, as the inspiration for this rollicking book, with its amusing, cartoon-like illustrations and straightforward yet delightful prose. Babay retells Zemach’s story, citing the positive effect it has had on her life and highlighting the Jewish concept of sameach b’chelko, or being grateful for all one has. Babay also uses the opportunity to reflect on the overcrowding in many schools and the toll this takes on dedicated teachers. She expresses the hope that the situation will improve and gives a well-deserved nod to educators who teach in overcrowded schools, emphasizing that a positive point of view goes a long way in ameliorating conditions while working for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis charming take on the classic story can be used by parents and teachers to promote discussion, but it is also just plain fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParley Elementary has the noisiest, most cluttered lunchroom in town - and possibly the world. Students are fed up with the noise and shouting at lunch time, so they write a letter to their principal, Ms. Mensch, asking for advice. The next morning, Ms. Mensch asks the students to bring their science experiments to the cafeteria, and suddenly the lunchroom is more crowded than ever before. Science projects stick out everywhere, and tempers flare. The following day, Ms. Mensch decides to move the classroom pets to the cafeteria. Soon the cafeteria is filled with snakes, tarantulas, hamsters, and worms. The students are very unhappy, and they write a string of notes to the principal. The next morning, Ms. Mensch invites all sports teams to practice in the cafeteria. Soon the entire lunchroom stinks of rotten fruit and dirty feet. Ms. Mensch receives yet another set of letters, and the following day she asks the children to clear the lunchroom of the science projects, sports events, and classroom pets. That day, the students sit quietly at lunch, laughing and telling jokes. In this retelling of a classic Yiddish folktale, young readers will learn gratitude and perspective. 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She has studied at University of Miami and RISD. Adriana enjoys languages and lives in Florida. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbuelita and I Make Flan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her debut picture book. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/adriana-hernandez-bergstrom\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Adriana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaking dessert with Abuelita keeps a family tradition alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnita can’t wait to make flan with her grandmother for the first time as a special treat for her abuelo’s birthday. Abuelita has arthritis, so she needs Anita’s help in the kitchen. She’s so excited to get started that she drops the very special plate that Abuelita always uses for the flan. Worried, Anita tries to keep the broken plate a secret as she and Abuelita begin making the treat. While they’re cooking together, Abuelita shares stories of other flan recipes in the family and the people who made them special. Anita finally comes clean about the plate and is surprised when, instead of being mad, Abuelita reminds her that people are more important than things and that Abuelo will love the flan because it was made with love—even if it’s served on a different plate. Written in a mix of English and Spanish, the story emphasizes the importance of family customs and the connections between generations. Expressive illustrations create a sense of emotion throughout. Anita’s grandparents are from Cuba and have light brown skin; Anita has lighter skin and dark brown hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tale as sweet as flan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnita helps Abuelita make a special flan for Abuelo’s birthday in this lovely picture book filled with family and love. Anita is Abuelita’s special helper, and as they prepare to make flan, Anita grabs the special glass plate that it will go on, but it falls to the ground and shatters. While they make the flan, the grandmother shares special stories and remembers her time in Cuba. The flan is almost done, and Anita must confess the plate is broken—but Abuelita knows just what to say. Sweet, expressive illustrations welcome young readers to join Anita and her family in their cozy home full of love and memories. The concise text sprinkled with Spanish words perfectly conveys Anita’s thoughts and feelings, and the conversations between family members are full of love and support. A recipe for cheese flan, page of translations, and photos of the author’s family accompany the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERDICT: A warm celebration of family and traditions, this title is a wonderful addition to picture book collections for children\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a great book to use in Spanish class as well as for occasion such as Spanish Heritage Month as well as Grandparents’ Day festivities since the book does mention Grandparents’ Day at one point in the story. Anita is a little girl who loves baking, especially when she can do this with her abuela. Even more special is making traditional Cuban desserts such as flan, using her grandma’s treasured serving plate from Cuba. When Anita breaks the plate by accident, she wonders how her grandma would feel and tries to save the day by being a good helper to grandma.The pictures are wonderful and the changing of the text between English and Spanish is a great way to practice learning and speaking new Spanish words. The recipe for flan also adds a great book extension, since one can make the flan at home after reading about it in the story. Another extension would be to sing “Happy Birthday” in Spanish after you have finished reading the story, to learn the song in Spanish and practice more Spanish words. All in all, this is a great addition to any lessons about Latino culture, family, as well as to practice speaking Spanish. A great addition to any personal or school library for young learners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":14337,\"3\":{\"1\":1},\"14\":{\"1\":3,\"3\":8},\"15\":\"Calibri\",\"16\":11}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"9781623542658\"}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e978-1-62354-265-8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpanish Hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-399-0\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e978-1-63289-889-0\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpanish E-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN: 978-1-63289-371-0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 5-8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e9 x 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":42396165079277,"sku":"42658","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Spanish Hardcover","offer_id":43465849110765,"sku":"43990","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/abuelita-and-i-make-flan-cover.jpg?v=1643909766"},{"product_id":"latkes-and-applesauce","title":"Latkes and Applesauce","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eLatkes and Applesauce\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Hanukkah Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/fran-manushkin\"\u003eFran Manushkin\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/kris-easler\"\u003eKris Easler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e A cat and dog create a Hanukkah miracle, just in the nick of time in this updated reissue of the beloved holiday classic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Menashes love latkes and applesauce during Hanukkah. But a blizzard begins and erases any hope that they’ll harvest potatoes and apples in time. When a stray cat and dog show up, there’s not a lot of food to offer them, but kindness prevails, and they’re invited in. It turns out that the dog—Latke—and the cat—Applesauce—save the day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/rabbi-benjamins-buttons\"\u003eRabbi Benjamin's Buttons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/welcoming-elijah\"\u003eWelcoming Elijah\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/latkes-and-applesauce-spread.jpg?v=1649337091\" data-mce-style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/latkes-and-applesauce-cover.jpg?v=1649337091\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/latkes-and-applesauce-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1649337096\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFran Manushkin, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore Fran Manushkin became a writer, she worked as an editorial assistant at Harper \u0026amp; Row with Ursula Nordstrom and Charlotte Zolotow. When Fran speaks at schools, she shows children her messy manuscripts and talks about how much stubbornness and good humor it takes to accomplish anything in life. She is the author of more than 75 books for children over her four-decade career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/fran-manushkin\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Fran.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKris Easler, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKris Easler lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two cats. She spends her free time reading, drinking tea, and playing the ukulele, though usually not at the same time. She has illustrated several children's book covers, and this is her first picture book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/kris-easler\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Kris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?4673889858015672850\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA heavy snowstorm affects a family’s Hanukkah celebrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new version of a tale originally published in 1989 with illustrations by Robin Spowart sees the Menashe family planning to celebrate Hanukkah with the traditional candles, games, and, most especially, delicious feasts of latkes and applesauce. But the snow is falling relentlessly, there are no apples in the house, and the potatoes are covered under the heavy snow. Still, Papa, Mama, Rebecca, and Ezra find joy in lighting the candles, one more each night, playing the dreidel game, and eating their quickly dwindling chicken soup. Two visitors, a small kitten and a skinny dog, provide a surprising and very satisfying conclusion, reflected in the wonderfully appropriate new names they are given. The narrative feels like a folktale, with simple, descriptive language that highlights ever hopeful Papa’s charming phrases as he encourages a cheerful outlook. Easler’s large-scale, digitally rendered graphite and gouache illustrations complement the text and add lovely touches of humor. The family members are expressive, depicted with tan skin and dark brown hair. Although the tale is set “long ago in a village far away,” there is a definite modernity to the family’s clothes and furnishings. The author addresses young readers at the end, asking if the story is a miracle (“Who can say? It happened, and maybe that is miracle enough for anyone!”).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA warm and tender tale of a loving Jewish family celebrating an ancient tradition. (information on Hanukkah, latkes and applesauce, and the dreidel) (Picture book. 3-8).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eIt’s Hanukkah, and the Menashe family is stuck at home during a blizzard in this picture-book reissue, with new illustrations and an updated text. The family is out of apples, and their potatoes are buried under the snow. As the snow keeps falling throughout the holiday and the lack of food becomes more serious, a cat and then a dog arrive in need of help—and ultimately lead the family to discoveries that feel miraculous…and are definitely delicious. The tale of generosity rewarded draws readers (and listeners) in with a storyteller’s cadence, and the mixed-media illustrations show deep-blue winter nights and warm, luminous family scenes. Back matter gives more information about various elements of Hanukkah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Long ago in a village far away,” the Menashe family is ready to celebrate Hanukkah, but their plans are foiled by a blizzard. Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story updates the text of a charming wintry tale originally published in 1989, replacing Robin Spowart’s illustrations with new artwork by Kris Easler.\nMama, Papa, Rebecca and Ezra usually dig up potatoes from their garden to make latkes and pick apples from their trees for applesauce. This year, Mama notes, “the blizzard has swallowed our feast.” As the days pass, the family’s food supply dwindles, yet they continue to celebrate as best they can.\nAuthor Fran Manushkin heightens the tension yet keeps the mood upbeat and reassuring. Two unexpected visitors, a stray cat and dog, delight the children but also mean more mouths to feed. “Where there’s life, there’s hope,” Papa repeatedly reminds his family.\nEasler’s illustrations lend a contemporary vibe to this “long ago” family. Every spread is bathed in warmth, the glow emanating from the Menashes’ home contrasting with the deep blue of the falling snow. The kindness shown to the stray animals leads to a solution to the family’s dilemma that’s a bit predictable but still rewarding. Cheerful and cozy, this edition of Latkes and Applesauce has the makings of a new classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a wonderful book about the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Mama, Papa, Ezra and Rebecca are getting ready to eat applesauce and latkes when they realize that everything is still buried under snow and all they can eat is soup. But when surprise guests of a stray cat and dog walk in, the family welcomes them in and miracles start to happen. By the eighth day, they walk outside to discover the miracle of potatoes and apples buried under snow, much like the miracle of the oil lasting for eight days. This is a wonderful story, mirroring the original story of the Hanukkah miracle. A great read, this is a wonderful introduction to this holiday. The two pages in the back, also do a great job of explaining the story of Hanukkah as well as the importance of eating latkes and applesauce as well as playing with the dreidel. 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