Michigan Team Nutrition Booklist - State of Michigan

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Farmer’s Market: Families Working Together
Rendon, Marcie R. and Cheryl Walsh Bellville 2 2 N
Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 2001
A visit to this farmer’s market is almost like visiting a foreign country becuase families who have recently immigrated
from Southeast Asia, Africa, and Mexico sell their fresh produce, flowers, herbs, and baked goods along side families
who immigrated many years ago from Germany, Poland, and other European countries. This book provides a look at
the lives of two of these farm families, their histories, and the work they perform on their farms. Color photographs, a
table of contents, and a glossary are incoluded.
Farming
Gibbons, Gail 2 3 N
Holiday House, 1988
This informational book provides an introduction to farms and the work done on them throughout the seasons. Simple
text and folk art illustrations combine to make this an engaging picture book. A good book to read before a discussion
on where foods come from.
Fast Food! Gulp! Gulp!
Waber, Bernard 1 2 F
Houghton Mifflin Co., 2001
Bernard Waber, author-illustrator of favorites such as Lyle the Crocodile and Ira Sleeps Over, takes us on a joyous romp
through Fast Food Town. Using cartoon style illustrations and lively rhyming, we experience all kinds of foods being
prepared, served, and eaten faster and faster. Finally the cook has had enough and quits to work in a health food place.
Waber leaves us with this positive message: “Bon appetit - whatever you eat.”
Father’s Rubber Shoes
Heo, Yumi 1 3 F
Orchard Books, 1995
Yungsu and his family have moved to America, but Yungsu is lonely and wants to return to Korea. His father tries to
explain why they are in America, but it is not until his mother’s delicious Korean cooking helps Yungsu make a friend that
he changes his mind.
Feast for 10
Falwell, Cathryn 1 2 F
Scholastic Inc., 1993
This simple counting book tells about an African-American family joyfully engaged in shopping and preparing for a meal.
The brightly colored illustrations and brief text lead children in counting from 1 to 10 twice, as they prepare for dinner
and share a healthy meal.
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