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The ABCs of Fruits and Vegetables and Beyond
This is the first and only edition of this book (2007).
Perfect Paperback
First published March 1, 2007
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June 19, 2008
Back in May when I reviewed Eating the Alphabet I was asked to review The ABCs of Fruits and Vegetables and Beyond.
The ABCs... starts off as another alphabet book. This list serves as an introduction to the "Beyond" half of the book but by itself is a rather lackluster list. Although Eating the Alphabet an The ABCs of Fruits and Vegetables and Beyond have nearly identical lists, their presentations skew the affect. Ehlert's book groups some letters together so that every page is crowded with numerous colorful fruits and vegetables. In The ABCs... each letter gets its own page giving some pages an unfinished feeling.
Were this book only an alphabetical list I wouldn't rate it very highly. It isn't until the "Beyond" section that the book excels. "Beyond" includes facts, recipes and other miscellany about fruits, vegetables and farming. The pages are illustrated with collages that draw the eye in.
The ABCs... starts off as another alphabet book. This list serves as an introduction to the "Beyond" half of the book but by itself is a rather lackluster list. Although Eating the Alphabet an The ABCs of Fruits and Vegetables and Beyond have nearly identical lists, their presentations skew the affect. Ehlert's book groups some letters together so that every page is crowded with numerous colorful fruits and vegetables. In The ABCs... each letter gets its own page giving some pages an unfinished feeling.
Were this book only an alphabetical list I wouldn't rate it very highly. It isn't until the "Beyond" section that the book excels. "Beyond" includes facts, recipes and other miscellany about fruits, vegetables and farming. The pages are illustrated with collages that draw the eye in.
November 28, 2013
I would give this book 4.5 stars, if we could do half stars. I found the first part, the poems to be a little dull, though both of my children enjoyed them. The beyond part is spectacular. My daughter's favorite part was all of the jokes. My son enjoyed the whole thing. My favorite was the recipes. They are all simple and healthy. We made most of the recipes, and none of them called for sugar. I've recommended this book to many of my friends with children. If you are just looking for a book to read to a child, this isn't the greatest. But, as an interactive activity book, it's fabulous. It was trying all of the recipes and activities that made this book wonderful for our family.
June 23, 2008
An ambitious book - it's jokes, poems, recipes, websites, projects, etc. ultimately comes off as too busy. A case of less would have been more.
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