Michigan Team Nutrition Booklist - State of Michigan

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Harvest Year
Peterson, Cris 1 2 N
Boyds Mills Press, Inc., 1996
Month-by-month we’re introduced to a wide assortment of mouthwatering foods that are harvested throughout the
United States. Large, colorful photographs and clear, concise writing enhance the appeal of this stunning picture book.
Map inserts show where each food is harvested, providing a geography lesson.
Healthy Snacks
Schuh, Mari 3 1 N
Capstone Press, 2006
This book is one in the Eating Healthy with MyPyramid series for children ages 4-7. These books teach the importance
of healthy eating and physical activity while engaging children with full-color photos and easy to read text. This book
clearly defines healthy snacks and why eating healthy foods for snacks is good for us. This book supports MyPyramid.
Why Snacks?
Hidden Cherries
Lewis, Anne Margaret and Susan Hammon 2 3 F
Mackinac Island Press, 2004
Designated “An Official Children’s Book of the National Cherry Festival,” this colorful picture book entices us to find Mr.
Cherry on every page until, by the end of the book, we have found 100 cherries which make a pound. Along the way, we
learn much about this healthy food.
Hockey Hero
Marzollo, Jean 5 2 F
Scholastic, Inc., 1998
Hal is a star hockey player, but when he moves to a new town things change. His new team isn’t doing very well and
neither is Hal. His coach and his dad help him learn that he can be a star in ways other than scoring goals. Part of the
Hello Reader! series, this book is at level 3 for grades 1 & 2.
Honey Cookies
Hooper, Meredith 1 2 F
Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 2004
Ben asks grandma to help him make honey cookies. When he asks her what ingredients are needed, Grandma helps
Ben discover much more than how to bake cookies. He learns where milk, eggs, and wheat come from and why “dried
bark” (cinnamon) is put in the batter. The book concludes with a recipe for honey cookies. Bold, colorful illustrations
and text combines lyrical and the prosaic to give this book the extra ingredient of intergenerational love and warmth.
Hoop Queens
Smith, Charles R Jr. 5 3 F
Candlewick Press, 2003
Acknowledging the influence of rap music, poet Charles R. Smith Jr. creates lively, action-packed poems celebrating the
basketball prowess of twelve women who are professional players. Muted photographs of the players in action with bold
and varied print size and style makes this a highly unusual and appealing book for youngsters who might otherwise not
enjoy poetry. The book concludes with Poem Notes from Smith and briefly describing each player and their influence on
the poems.
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