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See What We Eat!: A First Book of Healthy Eating
Yulee and her four friends --- Nick, Pedro, Sally and Martin --- are taking a trip to her aunt's farm to pick apples and make an apple crisp for a potluck harvest dinner. Yum! But first, Aunt Sara gives the friends a tour of the whole farm, where they learn what it means to eat balanced meals, why eating local food matters and all that goes into getting food from farm to table. Who knew there was so much to learn about what we eat? It makes everything taste better!
Award-winning author and illustrator Scot Ritchie uses accessible and entertaining language and familiar characters from his other books to encourage young children to make healthy choices about what they eat. Each stop on the farm tour introduces a basic food group: the field of wheat and oats for grains, the garden for vegetables, the henhouse for protein, the barn for dairy and the orchard for fruit. Ritchie's cheerful, busy illustrations invite children to look closer at the details. This is a terrific book for a science or health lesson to broaden young children's understanding of healthy eating and why local food matters. The potluck dinner includes a multicultural group of neighbors and provides opportunities for discussions about community involvement. There is an apple crisp recipe at the end of the story. Also provided are a table of contents and glossary.
Award-winning author and illustrator Scot Ritchie uses accessible and entertaining language and familiar characters from his other books to encourage young children to make healthy choices about what they eat. Each stop on the farm tour introduces a basic food group: the field of wheat and oats for grains, the garden for vegetables, the henhouse for protein, the barn for dairy and the orchard for fruit. Ritchie's cheerful, busy illustrations invite children to look closer at the details. This is a terrific book for a science or health lesson to broaden young children's understanding of healthy eating and why local food matters. The potluck dinner includes a multicultural group of neighbors and provides opportunities for discussions about community involvement. There is an apple crisp recipe at the end of the story. Also provided are a table of contents and glossary.
32 pages, Hardcover
Published September 5, 2017
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June 8, 2017
This is a great book to use in a primary classroom for a health lesson on healthy eating. Yuli and four of her friends go to her aunt's farm to pick apples for an apple crisp they are making for a harvest potluck. At the farm they learn all about how their food is grown and harvested as well as seeing animals and learning about the food they provide. It teaches all of the food groups as well as where they come from. At the bottom of each page are some questions that would lead into a discussion. The illustrations are full page watercolours that are very detailed and add a lot to the text. At the end of the book there is a recipe for an apple crisp that you can use to bake with children as well as a glossary. There is a lot of text on the page and that did not hold the interest of my 3 year old grandson, but we talked a lot about he illustrations. This is a book that would be valuable in a primary classroom for children 4 or older. The publisher provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.
June 8, 2017
This is a great introduction to healthy eating for children, by way of beautiful full-page watercolour-style illustrations and very informative text. On the downside, the text on each page does seem quite lengthy, and so this is definitely aimed at the later end of the primary school years (4-11 in the UK) rather than younger children. There is a lot going on in each picture, and so this could be used as a picture book for the younger ones.
I found the educational prompts /questions at the bottom of each page to be very useful, and on the whole this book is a good starting point for introducing the concept of healthy eating and the different food groups. Charmingly, the book even ends with a simple recipe!
I found the educational prompts /questions at the bottom of each page to be very useful, and on the whole this book is a good starting point for introducing the concept of healthy eating and the different food groups. Charmingly, the book even ends with a simple recipe!
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August 5, 2017See what We Eat! by Scott Ritchie is a wonderful overview of the farm to store or table/manufacturing process. There are many things I enjoyed about this book:
The first thing that jumped out to me is the author's thoughtful use of multicultural characters. The traditional names and different races more accurately reflect the faces of the students in my own classroom. Additionally I thought the author was successful in highlighting awareness of healthy terminology and practices, such as allergies, serving a healthy snack, and hand washing. I also enjoyed the pages on composting, and I think it would be fun to make the included recipe with my students. Finally, props for using glossary!
This book offers a quick overview rather than an in-depth look at the process for gathering the ingredients to make an apple crisp; it almost seemed too much to put in such a short book. I would have liked the book split in two or slightly longer with a little more detail. Also, it is my personal preference that nonfiction books use photographs versus illustrations, though I reiterate the illustrator did a beautiful job representing our multicultural society.
Recently I taught this lesson over a week and would have enjoyed incorporating a few pages of this book.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Net Galley for the privilege of reading this book.
The first thing that jumped out to me is the author's thoughtful use of multicultural characters. The traditional names and different races more accurately reflect the faces of the students in my own classroom. Additionally I thought the author was successful in highlighting awareness of healthy terminology and practices, such as allergies, serving a healthy snack, and hand washing. I also enjoyed the pages on composting, and I think it would be fun to make the included recipe with my students. Finally, props for using glossary!
This book offers a quick overview rather than an in-depth look at the process for gathering the ingredients to make an apple crisp; it almost seemed too much to put in such a short book. I would have liked the book split in two or slightly longer with a little more detail. Also, it is my personal preference that nonfiction books use photographs versus illustrations, though I reiterate the illustrator did a beautiful job representing our multicultural society.
Recently I taught this lesson over a week and would have enjoyed incorporating a few pages of this book.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Net Galley for the privilege of reading this book.
September 13, 2017
I thought that this was a lovely book with some great images - the book is an ideal way to introduction healthy eating to children. There are some questions on each page that could be used as teaching prompts if this is used in an educational setting too which is a nice touch - 4 stars from me
August 6, 2017
Way too much text for a "First Book." Long sentences, many of which may need explanation, will not hold young readers attention.
Digitally-rendered, full color illustrations occupy half of the left-hand page and extend onto the right. The first half of the left page has white background and holds the text which is done in simple black font.
Digitally-rendered, full color illustrations occupy half of the left-hand page and extend onto the right. The first half of the left page has white background and holds the text which is done in simple black font.
May 30, 2017
~Disclaimer~
I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of my review.
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Five friends go to a farm to pick fresh apples for an apple crisp they are making for a potluck. At the farm they learn all about how their food if grown and harvested. This is a really good book to read with your child to teach them healthy eating. It teaches all of the food groups as well as where they come from. This is a cute and educational book that I give a big thumbs up to. At the end of the book there is a recipe for an apple crisp that you can use to bake with your little one. I recommend you pick this book up when it hits stores in September.
5/5 ⭐
I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of my review.
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Five friends go to a farm to pick fresh apples for an apple crisp they are making for a potluck. At the farm they learn all about how their food if grown and harvested. This is a really good book to read with your child to teach them healthy eating. It teaches all of the food groups as well as where they come from. This is a cute and educational book that I give a big thumbs up to. At the end of the book there is a recipe for an apple crisp that you can use to bake with your little one. I recommend you pick this book up when it hits stores in September.
5/5 ⭐
March 28, 2018
Ritchie, Scot See What We Eat!: A First Book of Healthy Eating. PICTURE BOOK. Kids Can Press, 2017. $17. 9781771386180
Five friends are visiting a farm to learn about foods and to make an apple crisp to take to a potluck. Aunt Sara is the farmer and she teaches them about grains, vegetables, protein, dairy, and fruits. They even visit a store and find farm fresh foods before they bake their dessert and take it to the potluck.
A great way to teach children not only about healthy foods, but where different foods come from. The overall story and stylistic illustrations will help keep kids’ attention as they learn about the different types of food. Complete with a recipe to make Harvest Apple Crisp and a glossary of terms used.
Pre-K, EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE. Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS.
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2018...
Five friends are visiting a farm to learn about foods and to make an apple crisp to take to a potluck. Aunt Sara is the farmer and she teaches them about grains, vegetables, protein, dairy, and fruits. They even visit a store and find farm fresh foods before they bake their dessert and take it to the potluck.
A great way to teach children not only about healthy foods, but where different foods come from. The overall story and stylistic illustrations will help keep kids’ attention as they learn about the different types of food. Complete with a recipe to make Harvest Apple Crisp and a glossary of terms used.
Pre-K, EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE. Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS.
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2018...
August 29, 2017
This book about farming and healthy foods has wonderful illustrations. It follows children as they explore a farm and then shop for foods they will need for the Harvest Festival. The book makes it sound like all of these children's favorite foods are healthy and not junk food. I think it's important to acknowledge that junk food tastes good, but that children need to eat the healthy foods to live and be healthy. It ends with them making dessert for the festival (recipe included) and it never mentions the fact that the dessert is not a part of a balanced meal. There are no healthy recipes in the book, just the one for dessert.
March 27, 2018
From the series of books about health from Scot Ritchie. This one takes the children to the farm, where they see grains and veggies growing, chickens laying eggs, cows being milked, apples picked, and have a cool drink of water as they rest. A visit to the grocery store, baking dessert, composting scraps and having a harvest celebration round out the text. Ritchie's cartoony illustrations speak volumes of detail about each topic.
Useful for grades PreS-grade 4.
Useful for grades PreS-grade 4.
June 8, 2017
I received this ARC from Netgalley for an honest review.
This book is about five friends that visit a family member at the farm. They pick apples to use in an apple crisp recipe for their fall harvest. There is lots of information about farm grown animals and food, composting and healthy eating. Great information, perfect for a j non-fiction book.
This book is about five friends that visit a family member at the farm. They pick apples to use in an apple crisp recipe for their fall harvest. There is lots of information about farm grown animals and food, composting and healthy eating. Great information, perfect for a j non-fiction book.
September 21, 2017
A great book to be used in classrooms to discuss good nutrition and where our food originates. I would set this at a Grade 2 level and up. There is a lot of good content that would go well with a lesson.
November 3, 2017
This is a perfect book for an elementary classroom. It explains food production very well for kids that age. I wouldn't consider it a "first book," but I do think it was well done. I enjoyed the diversity of characters in the illustrations. The recipe at the end is an awesome added bonus.
October 1, 2020
Lots of great information provided in this short book. The actual story was a little bit meh for me but the way the info was seamlessly incorporated was great. If anything, there was too much information for a “first book.”
November 27, 2021
I like how informative the book is but it is a lot of text per page making it better for independent reading rather than read aloud. Not bad by any means. I like that it includes a recipe for what the kids in the story made for the potluck.
August 16, 2017
Five young friends learn about farm to table food and healthy eating.
November 2, 2017
Great 1st book for kids about our food and where it comes from. Love the art work! Easy for young readers to read with lots of information. Thank you Goodreads Giveaway for another amazing book!
December 17, 2017
A nice book for children in EYFS and KS1 although it is quite American so would need to explain quite a bit to the children over here in the UK! Thanks Kids Can Press and Netgalley for the ARC.
January 7, 2018
Simple and well written for children. Informative and engaging.
May 14, 2018
This informative picture book teaches children where their food comes from.
April 25, 2019
great non fiction for kindergarten
recommended
recommended
December 26, 2019
A brief overview of farm to table, but it goes beyond that by mentioning composting. It even comes with an apple recipe
September 29, 2020
An elementary and up book about a group of kids headed to a local market to learn about local grown food before making their own apple crisp for a local community dinner.
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March 29, 2021Note: I accessed digital review copies of this book through NetGalley and Edelweiss.
May 28, 2017
This book is great to use while visiting a farm. The illustration are complexe and very beautiful. The information is presented in a fun way and children can learn while playing.
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February 28, 2019HCPL Juv Nonfiction 641.3 Rit
Subject: Food -- Juvenile literature.
Nutrition -- Juvenile literature.
Subject: Food -- Juvenile literature.
Nutrition -- Juvenile literature.
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