Michigan Team Nutrition Booklist - State of Michigan
Michigan Team Nutrition Booklist - State of Michigan
Michigan Team Nutrition Booklist - State of Michigan
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Title TN Message Rating F/N<br />
I Want My Banana!<br />
Risk, Mary 2 3 F<br />
Barron’s Educational Series, 1996<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the titles in the I can read Spanish series, this appealing picture book tells a simple story while introducing young<br />
children to a foreign language in a relaxed manner. Using one sentence per page written in both English and Spanish, it<br />
tells the story <strong>of</strong> a monkey who lost his banana, but finds it just in time. The book provides information for parents and<br />
teachers, a picture dictionary for key words and a simplified guide to pronouncing Spanish.<br />
I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato<br />
Child, Lauren 1 2 F<br />
Candlewick Press, 2000<br />
Charlie is supposed to give his little sister, Lola, her dinner, but Lola is a very fussy eater. How Charlie uses his<br />
imagination to get Lola to eat makes this a funny and delightful book. Big, bold illustrations accompanied by colorful<br />
photos <strong>of</strong> food add to the appeal. It could serve as a model for creative language activities as children make up other<br />
exotic names for ordinary foods just as Charlie did.<br />
Ice Cream Including Great Moments in Ice Cream History<br />
Older, Jules 3 3 N<br />
Charlesbridge Publishing, 2002<br />
Divided into three parts, this book is full <strong>of</strong> fascinating information about a favorite dessert—ice cream! Written in a<br />
breezy style and illustrated with large cartoon-style drawings, the parts are: 1) Making It; 2) Great Moments in Ice Cream<br />
History; and 3) What Do You Know About Ice Cream? The book concludes with a list <strong>of</strong> related books and websites.<br />
Icy Watermelon<br />
Galindo, Mary Sue 3 3 F<br />
Pinata Books, 2000<br />
Using both English and Spanish words on each page, this intergenerational picture book gives a glimpse <strong>of</strong> traditions<br />
and personal experiences. It shows the love and warmth in their family stories evoked by eating watermelons together.<br />
This story could serve as a springboard for children to collect family traditions centering on sharing special foods.<br />
If You Give A Pig A Pancake<br />
Numer<strong>of</strong>f, Laura 1 3 F<br />
Scholastic Inc., 1998<br />
This delightful picture book follows the format made popular in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and other similar titles.<br />
It uses the familiar “if-then” pattern as an adorable pig takes a little girl through a series <strong>of</strong> hilarious adventures. Clever<br />
and witty, it’s a perfect way to help young children understand cause and effect while enjoying an imaginative story and<br />
appealing illustrations.<br />
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