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Dairy Foods (Healthy Living)

Written by Vanessa Black
In Dairy Foods, young readers will explore this food group and learn about its role in a healthy...
K - 4th
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Fruits (Healthy Living)

Written by Vanessa Black
In Fruits, young readers will explore this food group and learn about its role in a healthy diet...
K - 3rd
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Healthy Living: Grains

Written by Vanessa Black
In Grains, young readers will explore this food group and learn about its role in a healthy diet...
K - 3rd
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Protein Foods (Healthy Living)

Written by Vanessa Black
In Protein Foods, young readers will explore this food group and learn about its role in a healthy...
K - 4th
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Vegetables (Healthy Living)

Written by Vanessa Black
In Vegetables, young readers will explore this food group and learn about its role in a healthy diet...
K - 3rd
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Cookbook (National Geographic Kids)

Written and Illustrated by Barton Seaver
Join Barton Seaver—master chef and National Geographic Explorer—on a year-round culinary adventure...
3rd - 7th
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D.W. The Picky Eater

Written and Illustrated by Marc Brown
When a restaurant tantrum brought on by spinach results in D.W.'s grounding, she doesn't really mind...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Eat Healthy, Feel Great

Written by William Sears and Martha Sears and Illustrated by Renee Andriani
From the creators of the acclaimed Sears Parenting Library comes a handbook that gives kids the...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Eat Your Vegetables! Drink Your Milk!

Written by Alvin Silverstein
Describes the components of a healthful diet and explains why eating these foods is important for...
3rd - 6th
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Food and Nutrition For Every Kid

Written and Illustrated by Janice VanCleave
How does milk help me grow? Where do vitamins come from? Do carrots really strengthen my eyesight...
3rd - 7th
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Growing Vegetable Soup

Written and Illustrated by Lois Ehlert
Together, a father and child share the joys of planting, watering, and watching seeds grow. And once...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Guts: Our Digestive System

Written and Illustrated by Seymour Simon
Why is it important tochew your food? Can you guess how long it takes for food to travel through...
K - 5th
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Weird But True: Food (National Geographic Kids)

Written and Illustrated by Julie Beer
This latest addition to the crazy popular Weird but True series serves up tons more zany fun...
3rd - 7th
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Why Should I Eat Well?

Written by Claire Llewellyn and Illustrated by Mike Gordon
Boys and girls discover the importance of eating sensibly and keeping to a balanced diet. They learn...
Pre-K - 3rd
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You Are What You Eat

Written and Illustrated by Sharon Gordon

Everything you always wanted to know about health -- from head to toe! This book discusses basic...

Pre-K - 3rd
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How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? The Story of Food

Written by Chris Butterworth and Illustrated by Lucia Gaggiotti
How does food get from the ground or the farm or the sea to your lunch? Follow the steps in...
K - 3rd
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What Happens to a Hamburger?

Written by Paul Showers and Illustrated by Edward Miller
This book explains to children what happens to food after it goes in your mouth. lt follows the...
K - 4th
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Bread and Jam for Frances

Written by Russell Hoban and Illustrated by Lillian Hoban
Frances will only eat bread and jam, so her parents agree that that’s all she will eat. Children...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Sylvia's Spinach

Written by Katherine Pryor and Illustrated by Anna Raff
Sylvia does not like spinach. One day, her class plants a garden and Sylvia is in charge of planting...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Mangrove Tree

Written by Susan L. Roth & Cindy Trumbore and Illustrated by Susan L. Roth

Scientist Dr. Sato helps the villagers of Hargigo find a way to harvest mangrove trees to feed...

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