(3) K-3 Who Made My Lunch? series. Illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman. In each book, a child prepares to eat something but first learns how the food is produced by being transported to various places involved. The second-person texts cover countries of origin, growing and harvesting conditions, and processing details. Simple, engaging illustrations featuring a diverse cast of kids will appeal to young readers. Reading list, websites. Glos. Review covers these Who Made My Lunch? titles: From Cocoa Beans to Chocolate, From Grapes to Jelly, From Milk to Cheese, From Milk to Ice Cream, From Peanuts to Peanut Butter, and From Wheat to Bread.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Who Made My Lunch? series. Illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman. In each book, a child prepares to eat something but first learns how the food is produced by being transported to various places involved. The second-person texts cover countries of origin, growing and harvesting conditions, and processing details. Simple, engaging illustrations featuring a diverse cast of kids will appeal to young readers. Reading list, websites. Glos. Review covers these Who Made My Lunch? titles: From Cocoa Beans to Chocolate, From Grapes to Jelly, From Milk to Cheese, From Milk to Ice Cream, From Peanuts to Peanut Butter, and From Wheat to Bread.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(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

(4) K-3 Journey of A... series. Stock photographs of dairy cows, machines, milk containers, and consumers support an easy-to-read text that explains where milk comes from, how it's processed, and how it reaches grocery store shelves. The presentation is straightforward and uncomplicated though fairly superficial. A final page summarizes the two-day process from cow to glass. Websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 Start to Finish, Second Series: Food series. These redesigned editions help beginning readers understand the agricultural, manufacturing, and production processes of common food items. Readers looking for greater detail will need to find additional sources, though with a few simple sentences and color photograph per spread, these books are adequate introductions. Glos., ind. Review covers these Start to Finish, Second Series titles: From Cocoa Bean to Chocolate, From Peanut to Peanut Butter, From Grass to Milk, and From Milk to Ice Cream.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) K-3 Start to Finish, Second Series: Food series. These redesigned editions help beginning readers understand the agricultural, manufacturing, and production processes of common food items. Readers looking for greater detail will need to find additional sources, though with a few simple sentences and color photograph per spread, these books are adequate introductions. Glos., ind. Review covers these Start to Finish, Second Series titles: From Cocoa Bean to Chocolate, From Peanut to Peanut Butter, From Grass to Milk, and From Milk to Ice Cream.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Food Zone series. Double-page spreads answer such questions as "What is fruit?" and "How is lamb farmed?" The information provided is very basic, in some cases so simplified as to be confusing. Each volume lists three or four simple recipes; all but Dairy include a project and world map. The books also contain nutritional and portion charts and photos. Glos., ind. Review covers these QEB Food Zone titles: All About Dairy, All About Fruit, All About Grains, All About Meat and Fish, and All About Vegetables.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Photographs by David R. Lundquist. Meet Clarabelle, a Holstein dairy cow living on a Wisconsin dairy farm. Through this engaging photo-essay, readers can see what Clarabelle does best: eats, produces manure (for electricity and fertilizer), gives birth to a calf each year, and gives milk every day. The many photographs and accessible text show details of these processes. Glos.

Reviewer: Betty Carter

(4) K-3 First Facts: From Farm to Table series. A stilted but easy-to-read text briefly traces the commercial process of making ice cream from milking cows to purchasing the finished product in a store. Relevant color photos are well placed, and "Fun Fact" sidebars mostly live up to their name. A recipe for making ice cream in bags is appended. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Connie ANn Kirk

(4) K-3 Where Does Our Food Come From? series. These straightforward books introduce young readers to the processes by which fruits, vegetables, grains, etc., are transformed into products. Complex mechanical processes are clearly described but may be lost on some of the younger readers to whom the series is apparently pitched. The crisp color photos, particularly of the production lines, are engaging. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Where Does Our Food Come From? titles: Applesauce, Cereal, Frozen Vegetables, Milk, Orange Juice, and Pasta.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) K-3 Life on a Farm series. Photographs by David Lorenz Winston. In each photo-essay, a child narrator talks about his or her life living and working on a family farm. Captioned color photos and an informative text follow the farm activities, including many aspects of the operation. "Fun Facts," websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Life on a Farm titles: Life on a Chicken Farm, Life on a Dairy Farm, Life on a Sheep Farm, and Life on an Apple Orchard.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Laura J. Bryant. Farmer Blue comments that Buttermilk Hollow needs a fairy godmother to prevent a toothpick factory from moving in and buying up land; the next day, dairy products begin showing up in strange places. Despite greedy Mayor Clabber's best efforts to thwart the dairy fairy, her magic saves the town and wins the mayor over in the end. The whimsical illustrations add humor to the facile story.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) K-3 Start to Finish series. These books are designed to give beginning readers information as to how ordinary products are produced. Each text is enhanced by color photographs that children will find helpful. However, the brief, simplistic style fails to yield depth of information. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Start to Finish titles: From Cane to Sugar, From Peanut to Peanut Butter, From Grass to Milk, and From Milk to Cheese.]

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) K-3 Life on a Farm series. Photographs by David Lorenz Winston. On each type of farm, a young person who lives and works there describes the parts of the operation, including breeding and birth for the animal farms and planting and harvesting for the crop farm. A variety of color photos with captions illustrate the processes covered in the text. Readers interested in farm life will get a good sense of the pleasures and the work involved. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Life on a Farm titles: Life on a Cattle Farm, Life on a Crop Farm, Life on a Goat Farm, Life on a Horse Farm.]

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) K-3 Our Neighborhood series. Photographs by Romie Flanagan. Color photographs and large print make for accessible introductions to four different occupations. The photos vary in quality, but the simple texts clearly describe the typical activities involved in each job and the roles various family members take to complete the work. Mrs. Scott's Beautiful Art features an artist of Native American descent.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger