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A Very Purple Pepper - NEW! |
$5.99 |
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Teach kids their colors and show them that vegetables come in a
rainbow of colors and help them grow healthy, smart and strong.
Softcover, 18 pages. Ages 2-6.
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BCP-1047
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You'd Be Surprised! - NEW! |
$23.95 |
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The Fat, Sugar and Sodium Hidden in Foods Use this clever card game
to raise awareness and help students understand the surprising
quantities of fat, sugar and sodium that are actually present in 42
common foods from french fries and hamburgers to ice cream and pizza.
Using food, nutrient and variable cards, students decide whether or not
a food contains the amount of fat, sugar and sodium shown in the
nutrition equation.
More... JB-8430
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| See How Plants Grow
Series
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$15.95
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In these engaging books, fruits
and vegetables are described and defined, plant and flower parts and
growth are explored and special features and uses are presented.
Children will also learn how to grow their own fruits and vegetables.
Each book includes a glossary, index and web site references. Library
Binding, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.
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Fruits RP-7018
Vegetables RP-7001 |
| The Story of Orange Juice/La
Historia del Jugo de Naranja
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$6.75
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Learn how this healthy breakfast favorite is made. Follow the
process from where and how an orange grows to how it is harvested,
transported and processed into orange juice. Softcover, 16 pages. Ages
4-8. More...
English (CS-2689)
Spanish (CS-4298) |
| Beans (Everyday Food) |
$15.95
each |
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Soy, kidney, lentils and more. Learn about an important food staple
that is enjoyed around the world: beans. Colorful photos and clear text
explain what beans are, how they are grown, harvested and processed, and
why they are an important part of a healthy, balanced diet. Includes a
simple recipe for a tasty, nutritious bean and garlic dip, and a
glossary and index. Library binding, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.
More... BL-2179 |
| What's for Lunch?
Series
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$18.95
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The engaging layout and
conversational tone featured in these vibrant, refreshing books will
have kids feeling more like they’ve gone on a field trip than read a
book! Each fact-filled book in this standout series focuses on a
different type of food and explains how that food benefits our bodies,
where the food comes from, how it is grown or made and the forms in
which we eat it. Tons of healthy and nutritious lunchbox and snack ideas
with lots of kid appeal are presented and foods from different countries
and cultures are featured. Web links, including Mypyramid.gov, are
sprinkled throughout. Each book ends with a fun quiz, glossary, index,
and notes for teachers and parents. Library binding, 32 pages. Ages
7-12.
More...
Meat and Fish (BL-1968)
Fruit (BL-1999)
Dairy (BL-1975)
Bread (BL-1982)
Vegetables (BL-2002) |
| Junk Food
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$8.95
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January 2008 |
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Learn the surprising role science
plays in the production and packaging of six favorite junk foods:
popcorn, corn chips, chocolate, candy, potato chips and soda. Concepts
are clearly explained and illustrated with photos and simple experiments
kids can try. Although the book focuses more on food chemistry than
nutrition, it does caution against eating too much junk food, shows how
to read a nutrition label, and emphasizes the importance of healthy
eating habits. Softcover, 48 pages. Ages 9-12. More...
LB-7738 |
| From Eye to Potato |
$6.95 |
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This fascinating, fact-filled
series would make a great addition to any science library.
Easy-to-understand explanations and clearly labeled, full-color
photographs illustrate the life cycle of a variety of plants. Each book
includes a life-cycle diagram, a glossary, an index and suggestions for
both another book and an internet site where you can learn more.
Softcover, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.
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CP-7883 |
| From Pit to Peach Tree |
$6.95 |
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This fascinating, fact-filled
series would make a great addition to any science library.
Easy-to-understand explanations and clearly labeled, full-color
photographs illustrate the life cycle of a variety of plants. Each book
includes a life-cycle diagram, a glossary, an index and suggestions for
both another book and an internet site where you can learn more.
Softcover, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.
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CP-7913 |
| Nutrition Series - Kristin Petrie
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$16.95 each |
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This series, featuring MyPyramid.gov, takes the mystery out of healthy
eating and does a good job presenting facts and separating popular myth
from reality. It clearly explains why we need various nutrients, how
they are digested and used by the body and what food sources provide
them. All the basics of good nutrition...
Library Binding, 32 pages. Ages 9-12. More...
The Food Pyramid (AB-6921)
Vitamins Are Vital (AB-4062)
Fit and Fats (AB-4024) |
| From Kernel to Corncob |
$6.95 |
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This fascinating, fact-filled
series would make a great addition to any science library.
Easy-to-understand explanations and clearly labeled, full-color
photographs illustrate the life cycle of a variety of plants. Each book
includes a life-cycle diagram, a glossary, an index and suggestions for
both another book and an internet site where you can learn more.
Softcover, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.
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CP-7890 |
| Apples (Jacqueline
Farmer) |
$6.95 |
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This wonderfully comprehensive book covers the history of apples, apple
folklore, and the process of harvesting, the eight varieties of apple,
including their appearance, texture, flavor, and best uses to present an
interesting and fun book on apples. Includes information on everything
from grafting and pruning... Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 5-10.
More... CB-6953 |
| Beans (Life Cycles) -
Julie Murray |
$15.95 |
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From what a life cycle is, the many different kinds of beans and why
they are good for you, to the life cycle of a soy bean - from seed to
bean and harvesting, this life cycles book is information packed with
real-life photos. Includes an 'Important Words' glossary... Library
Binding, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.
More... AB-7027 |
| Corn (Life Cycles) -
Julie Murray - |
$15.95 |
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Did you know there are six main types of corn - waxy corn, popcorn,
sweet corn, flint corn, flour corn, and dent corn? From what a life
cycle is and the different kinds and ways of eating corn, to the process
of a corn plant's life from seed to stalk and harvesting the popular
vegetable... Library
Binding, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.
More... AB-7058 |
| Apples and How They
Grow |
$3.99 |
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"Lift, twist, pluck. Ta-da!
It's a yummy apple!" It is apple-picking time and that means hundreds of
delicious apples are ripe - but the business of growing apples can be
tricky. In this All Aboard Science Reader, young readers learn that the
seed from a certain apple, may not produce the same apples on its
branches when it grows, or any at all. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.
More... PP-2755 |
| Apples (Life Cycles) |
$15.95 |
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From what a life cycle is, the many different kinds of apples, and the
many ways to eat them, to an apple tree's complete life cycle from
branch, bud and blossom, to big ripe apple, this life cycles book is
information packed with real-life photos. Includes an 'Important Words'
glossary and index in back, plus plenty of interesting facts about
apples like, "applesauce was the first food eaten in space." Library
Binding, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.
More... AB-7010 |
| Vegetables and How
They Grow |
$5.00 |
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In this little Rosen Real Readers paperback, young readers learn that
vegetables could be the seeds, roots, flowers, stems, or leaves of
plants. With real-life photos and simple text, readers are shown how to
plant and water a seed in order to grow and eat their own vegetables!
Includes close-up photos of carrots, peas, asparagus, lettuce and
cauliflower, and a "Words to Know" page in back. Softcover, 12 pages.
Ages 4-8.
More... RP-1282 |
| Fruit Facts |
$5.00 |
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With colorful, real-life photos of apple, pear, banana, and orange
trees, raspberry and strawberry bushes, this little Rosen Real Readers
paperback shows that fruit grows in many different places, that farmers
pick and gather it so that we can buy it in stores, and that fruit is
good tasting and good for you! Includes a "Words to Know" page in back.
Softcover, 12 pages. Ages 4-8.
More... RP-1347 |
| Berries, Nuts and
Seeds |
$7.95 |
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"This Take-Along Guide to fruits
of nature helps young readers find and identify 30 common berries, nuts
and seeds." For each berry, nut or seed you'll find: what it looks like,
where to find it, what eats it, interesting facts, and great
illustrations. Some berries included are Wintergreen, Juniper,
Cranberry, Bunchberry, Bayberry, Serviceberry, Gooseberry, Raspberry,
Wild Strawberry, and Blueberry. Softcover, 48 pages. Ages 9-12.
More...
NBN-5731 |
| Watermelon (Life
Cycles) - Julie Murray |
$15.95 |
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Encourage students to eat healthy by getting them excited about
watermelons! Real-life photos and informational text present a
watermelon's life along with questions and interesting facts to probe
young readers further like, "Early explorers used watermelons to store
and carry drinking water," and "Have you ever picked a watermelon to
eat?" Hardcover Library Binding, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.
More... AB-7126 |
| The Vegetables We Eat |
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From perennials to annuals, tuber vegetables to stem vegetables, Gibbons
covers every kind and color that we eat - and shows them in rich
watercolor illustrations. The first half of the book goes through each
of the eight groups of vegetables with every vegetable shown and labeled
within its group, whether it be a root, stem, leaf, bulb, seed, tuber,
fruit, or flower bud vegetable. Ages 4-10. 32 pages.
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Hardcover (HH-0018) ...... $17.95
Softcover (HH-1534) ...... $6.95 |
| Foods and Food - First
Step Series Books |
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Both books are a
part of the First Step Nonfiction book series, depicting people of
different cultures interacting with a variety foods. Foods promotes the
acceptance of differences among people by highlighting the differences
among foods. Foods asks the question, "What do you eat?" Food simply
shows that everyone needs food whether we grow it, buy it, cook it, or
eat it. Softcover, 8 pages. Ages 2-4.
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Foods (LER-7274)
Food (LER-9284) |
| The World's Largest
Plants: A Book About Trees |
$ See Below |
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Trees gives us fruits and nuts, but what is a tree? Here this question is answered in detail from how it
grows, the two types of trees, and why they make Sap to why bark is
important, what tree rings can tell us about time, and why trees are
important to the earth and to us! Includes fun facts, a list of
vocabulary words, and an index in the back. 24 pages.
Ages 4-8. More...
Library Binding (CS-1103) ...... $18.95
Softcover (CS-3866) ...... $6.75 |
| What Grows from a
Tree? |
$11.95
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Young readers will learn the
importance of trees as this little book covers every aspect of the tree
from sap, bark, and leaves to seeds, pods, and different fruits that
grow from trees. Ending with the question, "What do you like to eat and
use that grows from a tree?" this Yellow Umbrella Book will get kids
thinking outside the box when it comes to trees and nature. Includes a
"Words to Know" Index in back. Library Binding, 24 pages. Ages 2-6.
More... CS-7306 |
| Life Cycles |
$5.95 each |
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Learn the entire life-cycle of these plants, from how they grow to when
they are ready to be eaten. Simple sentences couple with close-up,
real-life photos to present these First Step Nonfiction books by Lerner.
Each book includes a life cycle diagram, vegetable facts, glossary and
index. Softcover, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.
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Potatoes (LB-6132)
Beans (LB-6094) |
| The Reason for a
Flower |
$6.99 |
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Gorgeous illustrations that keep
you staring help to explain plant reproduction along with Heller's
poetic prose - both in rhythm and structure. Filled with botanic
vocabulary words and flowers you would never guess were flowers...
Softcover, 48 pages. Ages 4-8.
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PP-5597 |
| Melons for the
Passionate Grower |
$25.00 |
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A hundred melons fill these pages
- mostly heirlooms, photographed brilliantly by Victor Schrager, each
with a different story. From the Sugar Baby and Golden Midget, to the
Georgia Rattlesnake and Old-Time Tennessee, melons in different shapes
and hues will overwhelm your senses. Hardcover, 176 pages. For all ages.
More... WP-2131 |
| 100 Vegetables and
Where They Came From |
$18.95 |
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Here one hundred of the most
irresistible vegetables are described in depth by organic gardener and
food historian, William Woys Weaver, through history, culinary
suggestions, practical information, and personal anecdotes. Peppers,
potatoes, peas, gourds, onions, tomatoes, greens, and many more veggies
get their stories told - like the Petaluma Gold Rush Bean brought to the
United States from Peru (ideal for everything from bean dips to
cassoulets). Hardcover, 5 1/4" x 7 1/4" 288 pages. For all ages.
More... WP-2380 |
| Pumpkins/ Calabazas |
$ see below |
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Learn about fall's favorite fruit
from where they come from and how they grow, to why we carve
jack-o'-lanterns and include them in our fall festivities through facts,
legends, and history. Includes specific historical dates and countries
involved in the history of the pumpkin and recipes in the back for
pumpkin pie and toasted pumpkin seeds. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.
More...
English
(CB-5581)......$6.95
Spanish
(CB-5581SP)......$7.95 |
| California Grapes |
$12.95 |
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This fascinating book outlines the
history of grapes in California through cleverly written poems. Did you
know that the first seedless grapes called Sultanas were named after
sultans in ancient Persia? Enlightening for both adults and children. Softcover,
51 pages. Ages 6 and up.
More... KA-724X
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| Pumpkins |
$ See Below |
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Simple words in detailed descriptions give life to the vivid full-color
photographs of this story of a pumpkin's beginning...and end. Readers
will marvel at all there is to know about a pumpkin when a journey
through the growing cycle of this symbol of Autumn ends with
instructions on how to carve your own jack-o'-lantern (with the help of
an adult) for the holiday it celebrates - Halloween! 32
pages. Ages 4-8.
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Hardcover (MPS-1849)
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Softcover (MPS-1418)
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| A Story About Raisins |
$15.95 |
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A lovely, information-packed nonfiction story about how
raisins were discovered and grown, including four fun recipes, a 10
minute Rappin' Raisin CD with a narration of the story, as well as a
question and answer quiz in the back of the book. Hardcover, 25 pages. Ages 3
and up. More... KA-723 |
| Bread, Bread, Bread -
Ann Morris |
$6.99 |
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What kind of bread do you eat? A
bagel? A tortilla? A baguette? All over the world, wherever there are
human beings, someone is eating bread. Ann Morris’s simple text and Ken
Heyman’s dazzling full-color photographs reveal for young readers how
people eat – and how people live – the world over. Softcover, 32 pages.
Ages 4-8.
More... HC-2752 |
| Bananas! -
Jacqueline Farmer |
$6.95 |
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With whimsical, bright
illustrations and a strong dose of humor, Bananas! will show you how a
banana grows (not on a tree), what animals eat bananas (not just
monkeys), how bananas make the long journey from the plantation to your
breakfast table (very carefully), and much more. Banana recipes, jokes,
silly song titles, and even a limerick and an epitaph are included.
Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.
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