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The World in Your Lunch box
A ham sandwich on white bread. Macaroni and cheese. Peanut-butter-and-banana roll-ups. They may sound like ordinary items, but they take us on an amazing journey through the rich history and astonishing science of food.
Explore a week of lunches—from apples to pizza—by taking a romp through thousands of years of extraordinary events. Some are amusing, like the accidental i...more
Explore a week of lunches—from apples to pizza—by taking a romp through thousands of years of extraordinary events. Some are amusing, like the accidental i...more
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
February 1st 2012
by Annick Press
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Children, in particular, can be sensitive to having the same old things in their lunchbox each day and can yearn for something different. Well it might not be so easy to change so much within a humble lunchbox but maybe there is way to make lunchtime a little more interesting?
Here author Claire Eamer comes to the rescue, dishing out some interesting stories and facts behind many favourite lunchbox contents.
A week of typical lunch offerings are examined in a light-hearted book that manages to imp...more
Here author Claire Eamer comes to the rescue, dishing out some interesting stories and facts behind many favourite lunchbox contents.
A week of typical lunch offerings are examined in a light-hearted book that manages to imp...more
The World in your lunchbox: This is a yummy ‘factopedia’! Lunchboxes are every mom’s concern and every kid’s ‘not this again’. But this book makes the ‘everyday’ fascinating. You discover how foods from around the world have made their way into your lunchbox in this book.
The book is written journal-style and written for kids though anyone who wants to learn fun food facts will enjoy the book. It is divided into seven chapters for each day of the week, with a different lunch combination covered...more
The book is written journal-style and written for kids though anyone who wants to learn fun food facts will enjoy the book. It is divided into seven chapters for each day of the week, with a different lunch combination covered...more
A delightful exploration of some of the foods your student might have in his or her school lunch in a given week! Brief history, scientific information, and weird facts are presented about foods as diverse as ice cream, watermelon, pita bread, and corn. Funny little drawings punctuate the text including little jokes (i.e. Pita bread says to regular bread, "Bread, you'll never understand, you were just raised differently." Bread responds, "Pita, you're full of hot air." yuk yuk yuk)
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The first thing I noticed with this book is the illustrations. They remind me of Roald Dahl books. The illustrators are different but the feeling of childish glee was the same.
The next thing I noticed was the subject (okay maybe it was the other way around but who knows). How could I resist a book about food? Food is great but learning about food is even better. This book comes across as a school assignment. The unidentified main character has to catalog everything that is eaten for lunch and re...more
The next thing I noticed was the subject (okay maybe it was the other way around but who knows). How could I resist a book about food? Food is great but learning about food is even better. This book comes across as a school assignment. The unidentified main character has to catalog everything that is eaten for lunch and re...more
While I was reading this book, I called my brother over and starting reading from that newly-started food (it was about yeast and I thought he'd be interested). After I finished, he told me to start from the beginning of the book.
While this book is targeted at younger readers like my brother, I still enjoyed reading it very much. Ordinarily, I like learning, but I don't like reading about it if it's boring. This book uses the idea of a mission to tie together the history, science and other tidbi...more
While this book is targeted at younger readers like my brother, I still enjoyed reading it very much. Ordinarily, I like learning, but I don't like reading about it if it's boring. This book uses the idea of a mission to tie together the history, science and other tidbi...more
Extended non-fiction text about the foods we eat every day at lunch. A really nice aspect of this book is the extensions to history and science (how yeast works, were watermelons and green grapes present at the pyramids, who do we thank for mustard, what's really in a hotdog).
I really like the introduction to this book which portrays a young man entering a food class he thinks will be "boring." Encouraged to keep a journal of the week's lunch offerings, what we, the reader, see are the journal e...more
I really like the introduction to this book which portrays a young man entering a food class he thinks will be "boring." Encouraged to keep a journal of the week's lunch offerings, what we, the reader, see are the journal e...more
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As a lover of food and someone who has a high interest in books about the history of food, I was excited to find this little book on netgalley. As soon as I got it I started reading it immediately and finished it in a day.
With really neat little illustrations I had a lot of fun reading through The World in Your Lunch Box. It’s such a small book, at only 128 pages but it is jam packed with so many things. There are sections on the history of the food, then there are science sections. Not only tha...more
With really neat little illustrations I had a lot of fun reading through The World in Your Lunch Box. It’s such a small book, at only 128 pages but it is jam packed with so many things. There are sections on the history of the food, then there are science sections. Not only tha...more
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We are presented with 7 days of lunch from pizza to sandwiches to black pepper and beyond. It's evaluating what you eat through science and a lot of history.
I actually really liked the history portion of it like how sandwich was named after the Earl of Sandwich. Apples originated only on the mountains of Kazakhstan. Who would have thought that? I mean apples are like a staple in the U.S. Apple pie and such...
I also realized through this that some people ar...more
We are presented with 7 days of lunch from pizza to sandwiches to black pepper and beyond. It's evaluating what you eat through science and a lot of history.
I actually really liked the history portion of it like how sandwich was named after the Earl of Sandwich. Apples originated only on the mountains of Kazakhstan. Who would have thought that? I mean apples are like a staple in the U.S. Apple pie and such...
I also realized through this that some people ar...more
This is a funny and nice read. I got this book from NetGalley. I decided to read it because it was about food (and I love food) and history facts (I am interested in history). I never have read a book like this before, but I really enjoyed it. This book is full of history behind certain foods, like where potatoes come from, and scientific facts, like why pepers are hot.
The book is written like a dairy, the narrator describes what he/she has for lunch and then we get a few pages with fun facts, h...more
The book is written like a dairy, the narrator describes what he/she has for lunch and then we get a few pages with fun facts, h...more
The World in Your Lunch Box
The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods by Claire Eamer
As my grandson just started school in January I'm always looking
to find nutritional foods and fun shapes for him so he will eat
his lunch. We have sent him shapes for his sandwiches in the form
of butterflies, stars and dinosaurs.
The world has an impact as many items for making lunch come from
different countries and nationalities.
This guide just helps make preparing the lunch more fun for him and
his mom...more
The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods by Claire Eamer
As my grandson just started school in January I'm always looking
to find nutritional foods and fun shapes for him so he will eat
his lunch. We have sent him shapes for his sandwiches in the form
of butterflies, stars and dinosaurs.
The world has an impact as many items for making lunch come from
different countries and nationalities.
This guide just helps make preparing the lunch more fun for him and
his mom...more
THE WORLD IN YOUR LUNCH BOX is separated into 7 chapters by day, Monday to Sunday, and it’s presented as a child's lunch diary. Each day has its own menu. For example, Monday is “browning-bagging it: ham, bread, tomatoes, and watermelon.” Then, the foods of that day each have their own section with facts about the food’s history, cooking methods, farming methods, chemistry, and so on.
The format of this book is organized and colorful. Each page has illustrations, cartoons, and/or photos. There ar...more
The format of this book is organized and colorful. Each page has illustrations, cartoons, and/or photos. There ar...more
http://www.cozylittlebookjournal.com/...
What a clever way of teaching kids a little more about the history of their food! It's set up like a week-long food journal, with each day exploring the history of a few lunch time ingredients. I hope they make ten sequels to this book to cover more food facts! (The World on Your Dinner Plate, The World in Your Picnic Basket, etc.)
Disclaimer: I received a digital galley of this book free from the publisher from NetGalley.com. I was not obliged to write a f...more
What a clever way of teaching kids a little more about the history of their food! It's set up like a week-long food journal, with each day exploring the history of a few lunch time ingredients. I hope they make ten sequels to this book to cover more food facts! (The World on Your Dinner Plate, The World in Your Picnic Basket, etc.)
Disclaimer: I received a digital galley of this book free from the publisher from NetGalley.com. I was not obliged to write a f...more
How did the food that we eat end up in our country, and how did it end up being considered something that was supposed to be eaten? How is food preserved? This clever book sets out a week of menus, using foods that are particularly appealing to students, and discusses these and other facts about it. The one page spreads present the information in a graphically pleasing way, and move the reader quickly from one topic to the next. This really was one of the most visually appealing books that I hav...more
Interesting stories derived from the foods we eat, and can commonly be found in a lunchbox. In addition to the anecdotes are bits of science that are associated with the food.
I picked this book up as it was on my to read list.
I finished it because the stories were interesting and it has given me ideas for my own teaching.
I would recommend this to Nevyn. She would like the funny stories about some of the food she eats.
I picked this book up as it was on my to read list.
I finished it because the stories were interesting and it has given me ideas for my own teaching.
I would recommend this to Nevyn. She would like the funny stories about some of the food she eats.
Hey whatcha eating? Floor sweepings and germ burps. No, really? It looks like a hot dog on a bun. Why don't they serve chocolate in prison? Because it makes you break out. And who the heck first thought of scooping up curdled milk and eating it? Everyone, and I mean everyone, eats the stuff in this book, so you might as well know where it somes from, how it works, and a few jokes to tell your friends when you eat it.
This is a cute book that mixes science, history and fun, with lunch. It is entertaining for children and adults alike. My 10 year old son loves the chapters on the lunch diaries. I enjoyed the funny stories of people in history eating weird and unusual things. This is a great book for entertainment or educational learning in a fun and unique way. Great for readers ages 9 and up.
This is a very interesting history on food. Kids will love to learn where some of their favourite foods come from and why they are called the things they are. Set out in a weekly planning style, you see science, history and recipes for 3-4 different food each day. This is one cook/history book for kids to look out for in Feburary.
Kind of a lot of text per page for some kids, but easy to skip around in, and there are gag-filled illustrations on each page. Plus jokes, cartoons. Smallish format is easy to tote around.
Extra love to the silly illustrations. I wish I could see a tortilla in Tree pose.
Entertaining and interesting stories and facts behind the foods we eat.
Loved this! A fictional week's lunch diary, and the history of every ingredient in each day's lunch. Fascinatingly fun blend of history, war, exploration and nutrition. For 6th grade and up, this is nonfiction for those who think nonfiction can't possibly be any fun!
A really interesting look at the science, history, and cultural connections of a number of different everyday foods. I was struck by how many foods have become long term staples in parts of the world far from where they originated. Full of fun facts that make you want to share them with others, and great for reading in short bursts. Also, did you know that Europeans stews sometimes have chocolate added to make the gravy richer? I'd like to try that...
Funny and interesting! The author found a simple and intriguing way to share a lot of information without being boring. For kids and adults that are interested in the world of food!
Divertente ed interessante! L'autrice ha trovato un modo semplice e coinvolgente per condividere molte informazioni senza essere noiosa. Per bambini ed adulti che trovano affascinante il mondo del cibo!
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND ANNICK PRESS FOR THE PREVIEW
Divertente ed interessante! L'autrice ha trovato un modo semplice e coinvolgente per condividere molte informazioni senza essere noiosa. Per bambini ed adulti che trovano affascinante il mondo del cibo!
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND ANNICK PRESS FOR THE PREVIEW
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I'm a writer of non-fiction for kids, mainly science and a little history. My books are published by Annick Press and available through all the usual commercial distributors, including major online bookstores. I also write children's magazine articles, popular science articles for adults, and do a variety of contract writing, mostly related to science. "
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