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Apple Batter Loretta wants to grow apples and her son Delmore wants to hit baseballs. They both keep practicing and trying, but both keep failing. Finally, after many long months, each succeeds through persistence and hard work. This loving story is enhanced by warm, appealing illustrations. The book concludes with a page of Delmore's instructions for hitting a ball and Loretta's recipe for "Apple Crumble." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Two sisters describe how their tree “grows the best part of apple pie.” Through simple text and paper collage illustrations, the reader can follow the apple tree through the seasons until the apples are picked, and the sisters bake a pie with their parents’ help. A recipe to make their apple pie is included along with details about how bees pollinate the apple blossoms. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples One of the titles in A True Book series, this book describes how apples grow, different kinds of apples, and how they are used. It also provides historical information and recipes for apple smiles and baked cinnamon apples. Colorful photographs with captions enhance this informational text. The book also includes a table of contents, a list of both print and Internet resources, key vocabulary, an index, and information about the author, including a photograph. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bananas One of the titles in A True Book series, this book describes how bananas grow and why they are a healthy food. It also provides historical information, banana trivia, and recipes for banana pancakes and breakfast shake. Colorful photographs with captions enhance this informational text. The book also includes a table of contents, a list of both print and Internet resources, key vocabulary, an index, and information about the author, including a photograph. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A Beekeeper’s Year This informative book for upper-elementary students takes the reader through the four seasons of beekeeping. Engaging photographs show how new queen bees are introduced, how beehives are maintained, and how honey is harvested. Beekeeping terms and honey recipes are included. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Berry Book Colorful and informative, this interesting book about berries will appeal to both children and adults. It clearly describes different types of berries, how they grow, and how we use them. The book contains step-by-step directions for growing strawberries, making a blueberry pie, and making strawberry jam and raspberry ice cream. It also presents fascinating bits of information, some historical and some scientific. By the end of the book, everyone will want to run to the nearest market and purchase some of these delicious fruits. This book makes an excellent classroom resource and a good introduction to a berry project. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes Written by a leading authority on edible landscaping, this book is useful as a classroom reference on growing a rainbow garden. Written for middle- or upper-elementary children, it can also be used with younger children because of Ruth Heller’s brightly colored illustrations. The book includes a table of contents, informational text, recipes, and an index; it would be a great resource for school garden projects. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A Cake All for Me! Piggy bakes a cake for himself, but then decides it's more fun to share with friends in this counting and rhyming picture book. It includes an illustrated table of measurements and recipes for "Piggy's Polka-Dot Cake" and "Piggy's Choc-O-Lot Frosting." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlos and the Cornfield Written in both English and Spanish, the Carlos stories follow the adventures of a young boy who lives in New Mexico. Carlos loves corn, all kinds of corn dishes. So he is eager to help when his father promises him $5.00 for planting the seeds. That $5.00 will pay for a beautiful pocketknife at Senior Lopez's store. But Carlos doesn't follow his father's directions and then doesn't tell his father the truth about what he has done. Carlos learns an important lesson about "reaping what you sow." At the back of the book is a recipe for Cornmeal Pancakes, Panques De Maiz. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlos and the Squash Plant Carlos loves helping his family in the garden, but he hates taking baths. His mother warns him that a squash plant will grow in his ear if he doesn’t wash it. When Carlos deceives his mother about taking a bath, something green starts growing out of his ear. This imaginative picture book is written with English and Spanish on each page. A recipe for Carlos’ favorite dish, "Calabacitas," is included. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlos Digs to China Written in both English and Spanish, the Carlos stories follow the adventures of a young boy who lives in New Mexico. Carlos and his classmates learn about China in school and then enjoy delicious Chinese food when their teacher takes them to a local Chinese restaurant. Carlos likes the food so much he decides to dig a hole to China so he can have more Chinese food rather than his usual food. His digging project attracts a lot of attention, but fame is short-loved when he reaches a surprise destination. At the back of the book is a recipe for “Sweet Rice/Arroz Dulce.” ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cook-A-Doodle-Doo! Big Brown Rooster is sick of chicken feed and wants something new. He remembers the story of his famous great-grandmother, Little Red Hen. What happens next is a hilarious adventure as Big Brown Rooster, Pig, Turtle, and Iguana work together to make strawberry shortcake. Most pages have basic information about ingredients, and how to measure and bake. The illustrations are big and the authors’ comical use of homonyms adds to the fun. The book concludes with a recipe for "Great-Granny’s Magnificent Strawberry Shortcake." It makes a good read-aloud and could be used to introduce a class baking project or as a model for writing a class book. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn One of the titles in A True Book series, this book describes how corn grows, different kinds of corn, and the various ways it is used. It also provides historical information and recipes for popcorn balls and old-fashioned cornbread. Colorful photographs with captions enhance this informational text. The book also includes a table of contents, a list of both print and Internet resources, key vocabulary, an index, and information about the author, including a photograph. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Count on Pablo Designed for children in grades K-2, this book incorporates math activities into the story of Pablo and his grandma as they prepare and sell their vegetables at the farm market. Using humor and problem solving, Pablo cleverly finds a special way to help his grandma. The book includes a recipe for making salsa that could easily be used in the classroom. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dinosaur Pizza It’s the first day of school—the worst day of school—and Jill is lonely. The Lunch Bunch Club will accept her as a member, but only if she comes up with some creative lunch ideas in a hurry. This Planet Reader Level 2 book introduces children to a variety of foods. They also learn how Jill stands up to group pressure. The recipe for "Dinosaur Pizza" is included. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dumpling Soup Set in the Hawaiian Islands, this picture book presents a joyful look at the Yang family custom of making dumpling soup to celebrate the New Year. Seven-year-old Marisa gets to help make dumplings for the first time but is worried that hers don’t look like the others. Intergenerational love combines with traditions from several cultures to create a warm and caring story. A glossary of terms in English, Hawaiian, Japanese, and Korean is available. Publisher’s notes explain that Dumpling Soup was selected in the first New Voices, New Worlds contest to encourage writers from diverse racial backgrounds to submit children’s manuscripts. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Eating Fractions This book uses appealing, full-page photos of two children and a dog sharing a meal to introduce the concepts of whole, halves, thirds, and fourths. It has a minimum of text, but the lively photography serves as a springboard for discussion. The book has two pages of recipes for the foods with suggestions for additional activities with fractions. It concludes with a page of background information for the teacher about the recipes, using food to teach fractions, and the children and the dog featured in the book. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Everybody Bakes Bread In this sequel to Everybody Cooks Rice, it’s another rainy Saturday, and Mother sends Carrie on a made-up errand to keep her from fighting with her little brother. Carrie visits homes in the multicultural neighborhood and finds that they are all baking or eating bread, but each one is a different kind. The book has five pages of bread recipes including: Coconut, Chapatis, Corn, Pocket, Challis, Pupusas, and Italian Bread. This book illustrates the principle that beneath our differences, we are very much alike. It serves as a springboard to a class project centering on food of various cultures. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Everybody Cooks Rice Dinner is almost ready, and Mother sends Carrie out to look for her younger brother, Anthony. In this multicultural book, each home that Carrie visits represents a different culture with the family preparing a meal typical of that culture. There is one similarity: all the families eat rice in different ways. You will find five pages of recipes using rice from the following cultures: Barbados, Puerto Rico, Vietnam, India, China, Haiti, and Italy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Extra Cheese, Please! Almost everyone loves pizza, especially with lots of cheese. But where does cheese come from? This informative book introduces us to Annabelle the cow and takes the reader on the journey her milk takes from farm to table as pizza cheese. Large, color photos show the milking process, transporting the milk to the dairy, and making cheese. A pizza recipe, glossary, and bibliography are included. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Family Hope and her parents go to Aunt Poogee’s farm for their family’s annual summer party. A multicultural gathering of aunts, uncles, and cousins feast on their favorite foods and share laughter and playful teasing. Hope brings a new and unusual dessert, but she is worried the family may not like it. Recipes for "Aunt Frances’ Corn Puddin’," "Hope’s Sweet and Sour Pickles," and other dishes are provided. This joyous picture book provides a springboard for children exploring new foods. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Fannie in the Kitchen This delightfully embellished story of how Fannie Farmer came to write the first modern cookbook is accompanied with quotes from the 1896 and 1906 editions of her book, Boston Cooking School Cookbook. Pen, ink, and watercolor illustrations effectively convey a sense of the late 1800s. The book concludes with more information about Fannie Farmer and the recipe for her "Famous Griddle Cakes." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- For My Family, Love, Allie Allie’s relatives are coming for a big family party, and she wants to give them a present. She finally decides to make a special dessert all by herself. This picture book features photographs of an interracial family. A recipe for peanut butter treats and additional gift ideas are included. The recipe is simple enough that children can make it with a minimum amount of adult help. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Giant Carrot Adapted from a favorite Russian folktale, “The Turnip,” this story features a family who plants a carrot seed. Each family member does something to help the carrot grow, but what Little Isabelle does is the most unusual. She dances and sings around the carrot and makes it grow bigger and bigger. This imaginative picture book with folk art illustrations makes an excellent read-aloud. It has a recipe for "Little Isabelle’s Carrot Puddin’." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Good Enough To Eat: A Kid’s Guide to Food and Nutrition This book is rich in information that teachers can use and reference for lessons or a thematic unit for primary-aged children. Basic concepts such as hunger, digestion, nutrients, and the Food Guide Pyramid are clearly explained so that children will enjoy and understand the lessons. Appealing illustrations enhance the text. Two pages of the author’s favorite recipes are included as well as information about calories. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Growing Vegetable Soup Vivid colors and large, bold print make this deceptively simple picture book come alive. Noted author and illustrator, Lois Ehlert, takes children through the steps of growing, harvesting, and preparing vegetables for soup. Although simply written for young children, this book can serve as a catalyst for introducing older school children to a variety of vegetables and how to make soup. A recipe for vegetable soup is included. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A Harvest of Color Sophie, her little brother Freddie, and four of her friends decide to make a neighborhood vegetable garden, keeping garden diaries and taking photographs as they go along. Each child selects a different vegetable and shares information about it and tips on gardening. At the end of the summer they harvest the garden and share their recipes for making a vegetable salad. Large, close-up photographs of the children and their garden add to the appeal of the over-sized book. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Here’s the Scoop!: Follow an Ice-Cream Cone Around the World One of the titles in The One and Only Common Sense/Cents series, this story takes Penny Bright and the Green$treet$ Kids around the world as they learn about the ingredients in ice cream and how it is manufactured and delivered. Interesting facts are included within billboards on many of the pages. The last page of the book has a recipe for "Penny Bright's Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Hooray for Dairy Farming! Using a combination of photographs, illustrations, and concise text, this book describes life on a dairy farm. Organized into fourteen short chapters, it provides clear information about the life of cows, bulls, and calves, and the cow's nutritional product, milk. The book includes a recipe for a banana milkshake, a table of contents, vocabulary, and index. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- How My Family Lives in America Using realistic photographs and informational text, this book tells the story of the everyday life of three American families with diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Told from the perspective of a child in each family, we learn about aspects of their heritage. At least one page is devoted to the food customs of families from Africa, Taiwan, and Puerto Rico. There are recipes and photos for "Sanu's Tieou Dienn," "Eric’s Habichuelas," and "April’s Cold Sesame Noodles." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World How do you get ingredients for an apple pie if the market is closed? The answer is quite simple: pack your suitcase and travel around the world from Italy to Sri Lanka to Vermont and gather the ingredients. This charming picture book includes a recipe for apple pie. It could serve as a link to geography, nutrition, and literacy, and the children might make maps to show where other foods come from. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jalapeño Bagels Pablo is supposed to take food to school for International Day that represents his culture, but his mother is Mexican and his father is Jewish. How can he decide what to bring? Although the story is fiction, it's based on an actual Mexican-Jewish bakery in California. Recipes for "Chango Bars" and "Jalapeño Bagels" are included, as well as a glossary of Spanish and Yiddish food terms used in the story. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Little Red Hen and the Ear of Wheat This retelling of the traditional story of the Little Red Hen features a new twist when her animal friends learn their lesson; and the next time she finds a grain of wheat lying on the ground, they work together as a team to make a loaf of bread. The simple text is enhanced with bright, bold illustrations. The book concludes with a recipe for baking a loaf of whole wheat bread. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Making Minestrone Multicultural illustrations featuring lively children surrounded by friendly animals show them exploring the garden and gathering vegetables to make minestrone soup. The rhyming text celebrates gifts of nature to make a nourishing soup. The recipe, included in this picture book, could be used for a class cooking project. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh, No, Toto! Toto is an affectionate name for a young child who loves food. In this richly illustrated picture book about life in Cameroon, West Africa, Toto is a lively two-year-old with an insatiable appetite and is full of curiosity. We follow his antics throughout one day as Big Mami, his grandma, takes him to the market where he gets into mischief. The book concludes with information about languages spoken in the Republic of Cameroon, a glossary of Cameroonian foods from the story, and a recipe for "Egussi Soup." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pancakes, Pancakes! Jack wants to have a pancake for breakfast. But, he must follow his mother’s instructions to gather all of the ingredients and necessary utensils, and then help her cook it. Eric Carle’s bold illustrations and distinctive story-telling style make this a read-aloud children will want to hear over and over. It also could be used as an introduction to a classroom cooking project. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Peanut Butter Party This delightful book is full of creative, practical ideas for peanut butter including parties, games, jokes, riddles, plays, decorations, and songs. Simple recipes, such as peanut butter play dough, and directions for activities that can be done with minimal adult supervision are included. Pages contain clever quotes from kids about peanut butter and could serve as a springboard for activities and creative writing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pigs in the Pantry: Fun with Math and Cooking Need to put some “spice” into teaching measurements to your class? This picture book, with the misadventures of the Pig Family and its recipe for "Firehouse Chili," will have readers laughing while learning the practical application of correct measurements. When Mr. Pig misreads the directions, the result is a comic disaster. The book concludes with a page of measurement facts and some questions that children can answer from the story. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pizza This short picture book has one word sentences accompanying illustrations of a baker making a pizza. It begins with “Measure.” And, concludes with “Eat!” The last page has a recipe for “Easy Pizza,” using sliced English muffins, tomato sauce, and shredded mozzarella cheese. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Popcorn Book This picture book is full of fascinating popcorn facts set within a story line of two children making popcorn. Although the book was written before microwave popcorn became popular, it is still appealing and has interesting information. Two recipes for making traditional popcorn are included with a warning to ask a grownup or older child to help. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pumpkin Fiesta In this humorous pumpkin growing tale, Foolish Fernando spies on Old Juana who always wins the pumpkin crown for the best pumpkins at the annual fiesta. With comic results, he tries to copy her but when that fails, he steals her pumpkins and pretends they are his. Just as Fernando is to be crowned, Juana appears. While this picture book, with its lively illustrations, has a light touch, it conveys important life lessons. Juana’s recipe for "Pumpkin Soup" is included, and it would make a good class project. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pumpkin Soup Cat, Squirrel, and Duck are good friends and make the best pumpkin soup in the woods. But when Duck decides he wants to be Head Cook, Cat and Squirrel quarrel with him, and he runs away. By the time Duck returns, the three animals have learned an important lesson about friendship and sharing. The book concludes with a "Pumpkin Soup" recipe humans can make. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree This book describes Arnold’s experiences with his special apple tree throughout the four seasons of the year. A recipe for "Arnold’s Apple Pie" with instructions, and a diagram of how an apple cider press works are included. The illustrations and simple text will help children learn valuable information about flowering trees and seasons. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Still-Life Stew For the teacher who is looking for a core book as a springboard for integrating nutrition education, art, language arts, and math, Still-Life Stew is a must! While the story line is simple—Rosa grows vivid, colorful vegetables, picks them for her still-life painting, and then makes them into a tasty, slurpy, yummy stew—the possibilities are endless. The author takes us on a wild romp through a carnival of adjectives describing the vegetables, such as "Jip-jaggedy sip-zany zucchini; green, gritty, earthy spinach; and stalky, stringy, rooty spinach." The book concludes with information on how the author and illustrator created the book, ingredients for making the pictures, and a recipe for vegetable stew. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Story of Chopsticks The youngest son in the Kang family never gets enough to eat until he discovers he can use sticks to get the food while it is still hot. Soon, everyone in China is using chopsticks. Illustrations, using cut paper in the traditional Chinese style, enhance this picture book. The last page includes an author's note explaining the origin of chopsticks, how to use them, and a recipe for "Sweet Eight Treasures Rice Pudding." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Bread It's cold and snowy and everyone misses the sun. Then the baker bakes bread that's like a sunny feast and everyone stops grumbling. As they fill their tummies, they begin to shine until the real sun bursts through the clouds looking for bits of delicious bread, too. Using lyrical, rhyming text and captivating illustrations, this picture book will delight both children and adults. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Way We Eat Our Lunch Using rhyming text and colorful illustrations, this charming picture book takes a global trip sampling different foods children have for lunch. The book shows children and food from nine states and moves to countries around the world. A map shows where the countries are located, and more recipes and interesting food facts titled, “Did you know that…,” are included. This book contains a wealth of information and could be used to introduce an international food-tasting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Thunder Cake The author tells us that, as a child, she was afraid of Michigan summer storms until Grandma involves her in making a Thunder Cake. Following Grandma around the farm to gather ingredients for the cake, she has several scary experiences that help her learn to be brave. Grandma’s recipe for "Thunder Cake" follows the story. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tomatoes One of the titles in A True Book series, this book describes how tomatoes are grown, different kinds of tomatoes, why they are a healthy food, and how they are used. It also provides historical information and a recipe for pizza bagels. Colorful photographs with captions enhance this informational text. The book also includes a table of contents, a list of both print and Internet resources, key vocabulary, an index, and information about the author, including a photograph. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ugly Vegetables The neighbors have a beautiful flower garden, but a little girl thinks her vegetable garden is ugly. As she and her mother plant, water, and harvest their Chinese vegetables called long shin tsay, shiann tsay, jeou tsay, torng hau, sheau hwang gua, sy gua, kuu gua, and wo loo fwo, the girl wants to know why they do everything differently from their neighbors. Soon her neighbors want to know how to do things like they do. This is an excellent multicultural book and can be used as a springboard for discussions about appreciating differences. A glossary of the “ugly” vegetables, a pronunciation guide, and a recipe for "Ugly Vegetable Soup" are included. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Warthogs in the Kitchen Children will giggle aloud at the way warthogs make cupcakes. Rhyming text and large, silly illustrations make this a funny picture book to read aloud or for beginning readers to read independently. The last page has two cupcake recipes—one for humans and one for warthogs. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Wheat One of the titles in A True Book series, this book describes how wheat is grown, different kinds of wheat, the various ways it is used, and why it is healthy for us. It also provides historical information and a recipe for “Crunchy Granola.” Colorful photographs with captions enhance this informational text. The book also includes a table of contents, a list of both print and Internet resources, key vocabulary, an index, and information about the author, including a photograph. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Credits: The books on this booklist were reviewed by Chris Flood, M.S., Michigan State University Extension Program Leader, and Melinda Graham, M.B.A., Reaidng Is Fundatmental Coordinator, South Haven, Michigan. The Michigan Team Nutrition booklist has been funded by a donation from the United Dairy Industry of Michigan, and with federal funds from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service to Michigan State University Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences programs – the Michigan Nutrition Network and Team Nutrition |
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Source: This list is an excerpt from the Michigan Team Nutrition Booklist. The entire list is available at 
