Michigan Team Nutrition Booklist - State of Michigan
Michigan Team Nutrition Booklist - State of Michigan
Michigan Team Nutrition Booklist - State of Michigan
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
SEARCH BY TITLE<br />
Title TN Message Rating F/N<br />
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All!<br />
Burns, Marilyn 1 3 F<br />
Scholastic Press, 1997<br />
Subtitled, A Mathematical Story, and designated a Marilyn Burns Brainy Day Book, this delightful picture book is an<br />
excellent teaching tool to help children understand the concepts <strong>of</strong> area and perimeter. It also has an application<br />
to aid understanding and using multiplication concepts. With witty text and humorous illustrations, we follow the<br />
complications <strong>of</strong> the Comfort family as they try to seat and feed 32 people for dinner. The book concludes with a threepage<br />
section explaining the math concepts and gives suggestions to extend the children’s learning.<br />
Spaghetti Eddie<br />
SanAngelo, Ryan 2 3 F<br />
Boyds Mill Press, 2002<br />
What could be better than an urban tall tale about a quirky kid who loves spaghetti and solves his friends and neighbors’<br />
problems by sharing his spaghetti? Eddie even thwarts a robber with a well-placed meatball. This hilarious picture book<br />
will make the youngsters in your class laugh while nourishing their imaginations. Clever, amusing illustrations add to the<br />
humorous appeal <strong>of</strong> this story.<br />
Spice Alphabet Book, The<br />
Pallotta, Jerry 1 2 N<br />
Charlesbridge Publishing, 1994<br />
Children and adults engaged in reading or listening to this informative alphabet book will learn more than their ABCs.<br />
Vividly illustrated, it’s a rich treasure <strong>of</strong> fascinating information about spices, herbs, and natural flavors. Some words<br />
may be familiar, but others will be new such as “Xocotal,” the Aztec word for chocolate. This book would be an<br />
excellent resource and could serve as a model for children to research and write their own informational alphabet books.<br />
“Artist Notes” provide additional information about each plant.<br />
Spoon for Every Bite, A<br />
Hayes, Joe 1 3 F<br />
Orchard Books, 1996<br />
Inspired by traditional Hispanic stories, this tale relates how a poor husband and wife trick their rich neighbor out <strong>of</strong> his<br />
fortune. Vain, boastful, and extravagant, the rich man can’t stand to have someone else have more than he does. When<br />
the poor couple tells him they have a friend who uses a different spoon for every bite he eats, the rich man fails to realize<br />
they are talking about tortillas!<br />
Staying Safe<br />
Silverstein, Alvin 5 3 N<br />
Grolier Publishing, 2000<br />
Part <strong>of</strong> the My Health series, this informational book takes a comprehensive approach to what youngsters need to know<br />
about safety: at home, at play, at school, on streets and roads, and with people. It includes information entitled “Did You<br />
Know ...” and a chart <strong>of</strong> what to do in an emergency. Illustrations andethnically-diverse photographs complement the<br />
text. The book has a table <strong>of</strong> contents, glossary, resource lists, index, and information about the authors.<br />
Page 84 UPDATED MICHIGAN TEAM NUTRITION BOOKLIST