Creative activities for children to grow, learn, and stay healthy from head to toe.
 

 

 

Healthy Food and Nutrition Books and other Resources

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EarTwiggles Adventures (Educational Resources)
Imagine a strange little creature living a joyous life swinging from the vines of bean plants and eating delicious green vegetables in your backyard garden. What happens when he is tempted to venture forth into unknown places? What happens when he loses the invisible powers he maintains from a diet of nutritious green vegetables? Find out in this delightful introduction to EarTwiggle.
Ages 3-7

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Growing Vegetable Soup (Paperback)
The book describes the process of growing vegetable soup, from preparing the tools and digging holes for the seeds to weeding plants; picking vegetables; washing, chopping, and cooking them and finally enjoying the homemade soup while planning to grow more next year.
Ages 4-8

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Eating the Alphabet:
Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z

"Apple to Zucchini, / come take a look. / Start eating your way / through this alphabet book." So begins this delectable feast of fruits and vegetables. Both parents and children will be encouraged to sample exotic new foods at mealtime.
Ages 3-5
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Lunch (Board book)
A very hungry mouse nibbles and crunches his way through the various components of a vegetarian repast, while the text introduces readers to the individual foods and their respective colors.
Baby-Preschool

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Veggie Soup (Hardcover)
Miss Bun starts to make a soup (her grandmother's veggie soup recipe) for an impending dinner party comprised of various animal guests. Her guests arrive one by one and bring their own *interesting* contributions to her soup. She tries to accommodate everyone and the soup ends up being horrible.
Ages 4-8

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Johnny Appleseed (Paperback)
This homespun book provides the perfect vehicle for the story of the legendary Johnny Appleseed. The poem tells the story of one man's crusade to spread apple seeds from Massachusetts to the Midwest.
Ages 4-8

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How Do Apples Grow? (Paperback)
Beginning with the bare branches of winter, the Maestros describe the apple until the time of picking. The parts of the flower are presented in a simple manner and labeled. Fertilization is also discussed in a way that is easily understood.
Ages 4-8
A Fruit and Vegetable Man (School & Library Binding)
For nearly 50 years, Ruby Rubenstein has run his store, rising before dawn to choose the best produce from the wholesalers, expertly displaying it on the shelves, and befriending his customers. When Sun Ho watches the elderly man "work his magic," he is filled with happiness, and Ruby teaches him all he knows. But one day Ruby falls ill.

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Healthy Foods
An Irreverent Guide to Understanding Nutrition and Feeding Your Family Well (Paperback)

 

 

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