(3) K-3 Food Heroes series. Illustrated by Christy Hale. A market’s diverse offerings motivate Eva Sommaripa to explore gardening, growing unusual herbs and experimenting with new methods of composting. Her unique approach soon brings quality herbs and other plants to Boston-area restaurants, enhancing local cuisine and demonstrating how her work inspires communal pride and fulfillment. Collage and print illustrations alternate between double-page spreads of idyllic farmyards and vignettes of helpful garden inhabitants. Back matter includes an afterword by Sommaripa, information on women farmers in the United States, “Eva’s Recipe for Growing Pea Shoots,” glossary, and resource list.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(3) 4-6 Fact Finders: Exploring History Through Food series. This straightforward series describes the challenges of finding and cooking food in the past. Eight recipes--of varying degrees of difficulty--for typical Civil War and frontier foods (e.g., hardtack in Civil War, rice pudding in Pioneer Farm) are presented. Also included are kitchen-safety and cooking-equipment tips, a metric conversion chart, food and archival photographs, a map, and illustrations. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Fact Finders: Exploring History Through Food titles: Civil War Cooking and Pioneer Farm Cooking.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) 4-6 Fact Finders: Exploring History Through Food series. This straightforward series describes the challenges of finding and cooking food in the past. Eight recipes--of varying degrees of difficulty--for typical Civil War and frontier foods (e.g., hardtack in Civil War, rice pudding in Pioneer Farm) are presented. Also included are kitchen-safety and cooking-equipment tips, a metric conversion chart, food and archival photographs, a map, and illustrations. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Fact Finders: Exploring History Through Food titles: Civil War Cooking and Pioneer Farm Cooking.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) 4-6 Food Matters series. These accessibly designed titles provide information about different aspects of food, from ethical consideration in production and growing to nutrition and safety. While their focus on Common Core standards encourages worthy skills such as comparing sources or finding textual evidence backing a point, few students will appreciate the built-in assignments (e.g., "write a short essay..."). Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Food Matters titles: Eating Ethically, Food Safety Basics, Gluten-Free and Other Special Diets, Nutrition Basics, Eating Organic, Genetically Modified Food, and Processed Foods.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) K-3 Grow Your Food series. Illustrated by Daniele Fabbri. Pies, pizzas, salads, and tacos don't grow on trees, and young children are led through chatty, superficial explanations of key ingredients and where they come from: for example, pizza "crust is made from wheat. For that, you'll need a wheat field. / And for the cheese, you'll need milk..." Cheery illustrations playfully illustrate the processes. An easy recipe is included in each volume. Reading list, websites. Glos. Review covers these Grow Your Food titles: So You Want to Grow a Pie?, So You Want to Grow a Pizza?, So You Want to Grow a Salad?, and So You Want to Grow a Taco?.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) K-3 Grow Your Food series. Illustrated by Daniele Fabbri. Pies, pizzas, salads, and tacos don't grow on trees, and young children are led through chatty, superficial explanations of key ingredients and where they come from: for example, pizza "crust is made from wheat. For that, you'll need a wheat field. / And for the cheese, you'll need milk..." Cheery illustrations playfully illustrate the processes. An easy recipe is included in each volume. Reading list, websites. Glos. Review covers these Grow Your Food titles: So You Want to Grow a Pie?, So You Want to Grow a Pizza?, So You Want to Grow a Salad?, and So You Want to Grow a Taco?.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) K-3 Grow Your Food series. Illustrated by Daniele Fabbri. Pies, pizzas, salads, and tacos don't grow on trees, and young children are led through chatty, superficial explanations of key ingredients and where they come from: for example, pizza "crust is made from wheat. For that, you'll need a wheat field. / And for the cheese, you'll need milk..." Cheery illustrations playfully illustrate the processes. An easy recipe is included in each volume. Reading list, websites. Glos. Review covers these Grow Your Food titles: So You Want to Grow a Pie?, So You Want to Grow a Pizza?, So You Want to Grow a Salad?, and So You Want to Grow a Taco?.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) K-3 Grow Your Food series. Illustrated by Daniele Fabbri. Pies, pizzas, salads, and tacos don't grow on trees, and young children are led through chatty, superficial explanations of key ingredients and where they come from: for example, pizza "crust is made from wheat. For that, you'll need a wheat field. / And for the cheese, you'll need milk..." Cheery illustrations playfully illustrate the processes. An easy recipe is included in each volume. Reading list, websites. Glos. Review covers these Grow Your Food titles: So You Want to Grow a Pie?, So You Want to Grow a Pizza?, So You Want to Grow a Salad?, and So You Want to Grow a Taco?.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) 4-6 Food Matters series. These accessibly designed titles provide information about different aspects of food, from ethical consideration in production and growing to nutrition and safety. While their focus on Common Core standards encourages worthy skills such as comparing sources or finding textual evidence backing a point, few students will appreciate the built-in assignments (e.g., "write a short essay..."). Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Food Matters titles: Eating Ethically, Food Safety Basics, Gluten-Free and Other Special Diets, Nutrition Basics, Eating Organic, Genetically Modified Food, and Processed Foods.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Food Matters series. These accessibly designed titles provide information about different aspects of food, from ethical consideration in production and growing to nutrition and safety. While their focus on Common Core standards encourages worthy skills such as comparing sources or finding textual evidence backing a point, few students will appreciate the built-in assignments (e.g., "write a short essay..."). Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Food Matters titles: Eating Ethically, Food Safety Basics, Gluten-Free and Other Special Diets, Nutrition Basics, Eating Organic, Genetically Modified Food, and Processed Foods.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Food Matters series. These accessibly designed titles provide information about different aspects of food, from ethical consideration in production and growing to nutrition and safety. While their focus on Common Core standards encourages worthy skills such as comparing sources or finding textual evidence backing a point, few students will appreciate the built-in assignments (e.g., "write a short essay..."). Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Food Matters titles: Eating Ethically, Food Safety Basics, Gluten-Free and Other Special Diets, Nutrition Basics, Eating Organic, Genetically Modified Food, and Processed Foods.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Food Matters series. These accessibly designed titles provide information about different aspects of food, from ethical consideration in production and growing to nutrition and safety. While their focus on Common Core standards encourages worthy skills such as comparing sources or finding textual evidence backing a point, few students will appreciate the built-in assignments (e.g., "write a short essay..."). Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Food Matters titles: Eating Ethically, Food Safety Basics, Gluten-Free and Other Special Diets, Nutrition Basics, Eating Organic, Genetically Modified Food, and Processed Foods.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Food Matters series. This accessibly designed title provides information about "raising food inside a city's limits." Photographs, text boxes, sidebars, and primary source quotes extend the presentation. While the focus on Common Core standards encourages worthy skills such as comparing sources or finding textual evidence backing a point, few students will appreciate the built-in assignments (e.g., "write a short essay..."). Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Food Matters series. These accessibly designed titles provide information about different aspects of food, from ethical consideration in production and growing to nutrition and safety. While their focus on Common Core standards encourages worthy skills such as comparing sources or finding textual evidence backing a point, few students will appreciate the built-in assignments (e.g., "write a short essay..."). Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Food Matters titles: Eating Ethically, Food Safety Basics, Gluten-Free and Other Special Diets, Nutrition Basics, Eating Organic, Genetically Modified Food, and Processed Foods.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Food Matters series. These accessibly designed titles provide information about different aspects of food, from ethical consideration in production and growing to nutrition and safety. While their focus on Common Core standards encourages worthy skills such as comparing sources or finding textual evidence backing a point, few students will appreciate the built-in assignments (e.g., "write a short essay..."). Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Food Matters titles: Eating Ethically, Food Safety Basics, Gluten-Free and Other Special Diets, Nutrition Basics, Eating Organic, Genetically Modified Food, and Processed Foods.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(3) K-3 Where Does Our Food Come From? series. Each book straightforwardly explains what the title food is, where it is sourced, its nutritional importance for humans, whether the U.S. imports or exports the product, and examples from the food category that people in other parts of the world farm and eat. Easy-to-read texts; bright, uncluttered design; and close-up color photos will maintain readers' interest. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Where Does Our Food Come From? titles: Dairy, Fruits, Grains, Meats and Proteins, and Vegetables.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(3) K-3 Where Does Our Food Come From? series. Each book straightforwardly explains what the title food is, where it is sourced, its nutritional importance for humans, whether the U.S. imports or exports the product, and examples from the food category that people in other parts of the world farm and eat. Easy-to-read texts; bright, uncluttered design; and close-up color photos will maintain readers' interest. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Where Does Our Food Come From? titles: Dairy, Fruits, Grains, Meats and Proteins, and Vegetables.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(3) K-3 Where Does Our Food Come From? series. Each book straightforwardly explains what the title food is, where it is sourced, its nutritional importance for humans, whether the U.S. imports or exports the product, and examples from the food category that people in other parts of the world farm and eat. Easy-to-read texts; bright, uncluttered design; and close-up color photos will maintain readers' interest. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Where Does Our Food Come From? titles: Dairy, Fruits, Grains, Meats and Proteins, and Vegetables.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(3) K-3 Where Does Our Food Come From? series. Each book straightforwardly explains what the title food is, where it is sourced, its nutritional importance for humans, whether the U.S. imports or exports the product, and examples from the food category that people in other parts of the world farm and eat. Easy-to-read texts; bright, uncluttered design; and close-up color photos will maintain readers' interest. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Where Does Our Food Come From? titles: Dairy, Fruits, Grains, Meats and Proteins, and Vegetables.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(3) K-3 Where Does Our Food Come From? series. Each book straightforwardly explains what the title food is, where it is sourced, its nutritional importance for humans, whether the U.S. imports or exports the product, and examples from the food category that people in other parts of the world farm and eat. Easy-to-read texts; bright, uncluttered design; and close-up color photos will maintain readers' interest. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Where Does Our Food Come From? titles: Dairy, Fruits, Grains, Meats and Proteins, and Vegetables.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey