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Where does ramen come from? How are tacos eaten in Mexico? How is Italian pizza different from the kinds eaten in other countries? Readers have fun answering these questions during a culinary quest to find some of the world's most beloved and unique foods. Delicious dishes are shown in detail in colorful photographs, and fun facts give readers a deeper appreciation for this aspect of culture. A map is provided to help readers trace their journey, and illustrated kids from the featured countries serve as helpful guides. This learning experience can even inspire young readers to become more adventurous eaters.

The food you eat does not just appear on your plate. It all comes from somewhere. From chips to chocolate bars, discover how some of your favorite foods are made! How Food Is Made is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction. Young readers will enjoy colorful, photo-packed nonfiction as they follow a prescribed format supported by the science of reading that encourages reading development.

From breakfast to bedtime snacks, readers are introduced to many different foods in this illustrated early reading resource. Short, simple text describes various categories of foods, which are then presented using colorful illustrations and labels that allow early learners to practice reading independently. This builds strong vocabulary skills in a relatable and applicable way. Adorable animal characters guide readers through this cute culinary experience, and questions are included to facilitate discussion and reinforce lessons about numbers, shapes, and colors. This is a delightfully delicious reading experience for beginners!

From pineapple to peppers, the produce section is full of delicious yellow foods! This adorable title combines the fun of identifying colors with the joy of encountering new foods at home and out and about. Simple text is paired with a bright photograph of a yellow food to aid readers'comprehension and ability to identify the food. Complete sentences provide new readers with the opportunity to practice fluency while the content encourages readers to investigate new foods and flavors.

Summer has some of the best fruits and veggies—and so many of them are red! From juicy watermelon to tender tomatoes, red foods are some of kids'favorites. In this title, readers take on achievable, complete sentences about different foods that are the color red. Each is paired with a bright photo of the food to aid readers in identifying it and engage them with recognizing the color. Caregivers can easily pair this title with trying each kind of food to boost food exposure and encourage adventurous eating.

Purple foods have so much great nutrition for the human body! In addition, their fun to eat because of their vibrant color. This title shows readers all the fun foods they can eat that are purple. The close text-to-picture correlation aids readers comprehension and strengthens their ability to identify different, or perhaps new, foods. Bright photographs engage readers with each food example and encourage trying each of the foods, providing a fun activity for caregivers to try with young readers.

There are so many ways to enjoy orange foods! Sliced oranges, carrot sticks, and mashed sweet potatoes are all delicious, a little sweet, and just the beginning of all the great orange foods kids encounter in this title! Each example is paired with a beautiful photo of each food to aid readers in identifying both the color orange and the food. Simple text offers complete sentences that help new readers establish reading fluency and confidence. Caregivers can easily pair this title with trying each kind of food to boost food exposure and encourage adventurous eating.

Green foods sometimes have a bad reputation among little eaters! This book helps caregivers combat that idea with lovely photographs and delicious food examples, offering readers exposure to broccoli, celery, lettuce, and more green foods! Each picture is paired with a complete sentence identifying the food shown, aiding readers'comprehension and ability to identify the food. This title provides a great chance for caregivers looking to expand the palate of a child to pair reading with trying the foods in the book.

Combine fun in the kitchen with science in this book of 10 experiments and projects. From making pastry to understanding sweet and sour, the projects take on science topics readers encounter in their own homes! Each experiment includes a Background section to explain the science topic at work, a list of materials, clear step-by-step instructions, and an Observations section to help young scientists understand what they've done. Several projects include science fair ideas and expanded versions of the experiment to engage readers further. A discussion of the scientific method and helpful glossary conclude the book.

This how-to book provides readers with information they need to get started on a career in catering. Included are the history and cultural significance of catering; kitchen tools, terms, and techniques; how to become a caterer; and career paths in catering. Step-by-step recipes help readers practice cooking skills and apply what they've learned. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Colorful photos and simple text invite readers to explore the foods people eat in this nonfiction book. Pairs with the fiction story Making Roti.

This how-to book provides readers with information they need to get started on a career as a chef in the farm to fork movement. Included are the history and cultural significance of sourcing foods locally; kitchen tools, terms, and techniques; how to become a chef; and career paths as a farm to fork chef. Step-by-step recipes help readers practice cooking skills and apply what they've learned. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Meet a new shark friend in the kitchen! Shark food pasta salad inspired by your animal chef's diet makes for a tasty treat. Fruity jaws of surprise and a sandwich shaped like your swimming sous chef are almost too cute to eat. Helpful tips from chef shark make cooking easy, and a feature with more information about sharks helps young readers learn all about the creatures. It's time to get cooking with animal chefs!

Meet a new octopus friend in the kitchen! Clam shell cookies and crabby sandwiches (shaped from croissants) inspired by your animal chef's diet make for tasty treats. An eight-armed pizza and octopus ink drink to make alongside your swimming sous chef are almost too cute to eat. Helpful tips from chef octopus make cooking easy, and a feature with more information about octopuses helps young readers learn all about the creatures. It's time to get cooking with animal chefs!

Meet a new narwhal friend in the kitchen! A shrimp cocktail and fishy sandwich inspired by your animal chef's diet make for tasty treats. Tusk-like kabobs and polar pancakes that remind your chilly sous chef of home are almost too cute to eat. Helpful tips from chef narwhal make cooking easy, and a feature with more information about narwhals helps young readers learn all about the creatures. It's time to get cooking with animal chefs!

Meet a new llama friend in the kitchen! A chopped salad and fruity flowery skewers inspired by your animal chef's diet make for tasty treats. Cute cupcakes and oh la llama rice cakes that look just like your lovely little chef are almost too cute to eat. Helpful tips from chef llama make cooking easy, and a feature with more information about llamas helps young readers learn all about the creatures. It's time to get cooking with animal chefs!

Factory foods—or processed foods—are a part of most people's diets to some degree. How are they made? Why do we eat them? What nutritional value do they have? These and many other questions about factory foods are answered in this helpful guide to health and nutrition. With an emphasis on facts rather than judgments about food, readers are encouraged to learn about what they're eating with the help of accessible text, sidebars, and graphic organizers that break down complicated science concepts. In addition, full-color photographs and critical-thinking questions enhance the reading experience.

Young readers are likely familiar with yummy foods like pizza and french fries, but they may not understand why these foods are not healthy to eat every day. This intriguing title is here to help! It features an array of valuable facts about processed foods and cooking methods that can negatively harm one's health, such as preservatives and deep fat frying. It additionally offers some simple, healthy swaps including choosing whole grain instead of sugary cereals and steaming vegetables. Engaging full-color photos, fascinating food-focused fact-boxes, and a vocabulary-enhancing glossary make this a valuable resource for students to build lifelong beneficial eating habits! It also highlights content that aligns with Common Core nutrition and health behavior standards.

A snack can be a yummy treat and a good source of energy. But there are so many options. What's on your plate? Empower young readers to identify healthy choices with this exciting book that makes food literacy approachable. Colorful illustrations combined with bright photos make picking healthy choices fun!

Crunch! Munch! Delicious! We eat fruits and vegetables every day, but how do these foods actually grow? In this book, kids will discover how seeds develop into mature plants from which farmers or gardeners can harvest a crop. Many children are not aware of how the foods they eat are produced, so this eye-opening book will have them looking at produce as plant scientists. They will also learn how fruits and vegetables are good for our bodies and help to keep us healthy. The book includes critical thinking questions, activities and experiments, and it is supported with downloadable worksheets.

Introduce your child to different regional American dishes and diverse cuisines with the children's book Just What Is American Food, Anyways?What are some popular food dishes across the United States? Learn about some delicious recipes, where they came from, and how history has influenced how certain cuisines are made.Storybook Features To Eat Up:This children's book features a glossary, after-reading questions, and an extension activity to help develop reading comprehension skills.48 pages of vibrant photographsAbout Rourke Educational Media:We proudly publish respectful and relevant nonfiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits!

Introduce your child to historical methods of food production in the children's book Future Foods.How does our food get to us? Learn about the similarities and differences between modern and historical food production methods, as well as different types of food distribution.Book Features:This children's book features a glossary, after-reading questions, and an extension activity to help develop reading comprehension skills.32 pages of vibrant photographsAbout Rourke Educational Media:We proudly publish respectful and relevant nonfiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits!

Introduce your child to different food traditions and how they work their way into different cultures across the world in the children's book From Your Table to the World.What part of the world did your favorite food originate from? Learn about the history of migration, food trade, and culture, and how it impacts the dishes you eat (and love!) today.Storybook Features To Eat Up:This children's book features a glossary, after-reading questions, and an extension activity to help develop reading comprehension skills.32 pages of vibrant photographsAbout Rourke Educational Media:We proudly publish respectful and relevant nonfiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits!

Fall in love with food with this family compendium that celebrates the variety and abundance of more than 1,000 delicious things to eat from all over the world Learn how the Italians revolutionized flour and water as you pore over different pasta and noodle shapes. Discover how cheese is made, find out why onions make you cry, and marvel at nature's ingenuity as you take a bite from 18 varieties of apples and pears. Split into digestible chapters, this visual guide explores the journey from farm-to-table, letting you taste your way around the world from the comfort of your home.

Food can be weird. How does meatless meat taste like meat? What's the difference between natural and artificial sweeteners? In Weird Science: Food, readers will explore the science behind food. This high-interest series is written at a low readability to aid struggling readers. Educational sidebars include a science activity, a spotlight biography, fast facts, and an unsolved mystery! A table of contents, glossary of keywords, index, and author biography are included.

From hot dogs and hamburgers to ice cream and pizza, this fascinating book is full of fun facts and stories of the origins of some of America's most popular foods.Why is there no ham in hamburgers? How did we make ice cream before we could make ice? How did hot dogs get their name? From the origins of pizza (which got a big boost from Clarence Birdseye, of all people) to the Cornell professor who invented chicken fingers, There's No Ham in Hamburgers has all the ingredients for an entertaining and educational middle-grade read. Packed with informative sidebars, recipes, and experiments, along with fabulously funny illustrations by Peter Donnelly, this book is a reading recipe that kids will sink their teeth into!

We're spilling the tea on the latest trends. Curious about the lives of influencers? Want to know more about foodies or ugly eating? Read more to be in the know. This high-interest series is written at a low readability to aid struggling readers. Each book includes educational sidebars, throwback biographies of'OG'influencers, fast facts, and social media challenges, as well as a table of contents, glossary of keywords, index, and author biography.

From designer watermelons and rust-removing potatoes to brain freezes and peanut butter diamonds, curious kids can use this book to dig into the strange and silly knowledge scientists have discovered when it comes to food.

Serve Up the Magic of Science with Fun and Kid-Friendly Cooking Experiments Break out your best aprons and spatulas: The Science Chef: 100 Fun Food Experiments and Recipes for Kids, 2nd Edition teaches children the basics of science through a variety of fun experiments, activities, and recipes. Each chapter explores a different science topic by giving you an experiment or activity you can do right in your kitchen, followed by easy-to-make recipes using ingredients from the experiment. Altogether there are over 100 experiments, activities, and recipes for you to try. From learning why an onion makes you cry to how to bake the perfect cupcake, you'll bring the fundamentals of science to life in a new, magical way. The Science Chef covers a wide variety of scientific areas, like: How plants grow and produce seeds How the process of fermentation produces pickles The basics of nutrition How acids and bases react together to make baked items rise up in the oven While the first edition of this classic book has delighted readers for over twenty years, this new edition is sure to be an even bigger hit with the kids in your home. Bon Appetit!

Most of the time we buy food from stores, but stores get the food from somewhere too. With the help of easy-to-follow text and detailed diagrams, readers will visit farms and follow food on its journey to farmers markets, factories, and stores. Readers learn how fresh foods are sold in markets and are also used to make the processed foods we buy in stores. Vibrant photographs make this book a visual feast.

Is the cheese moving? It is! It's alive! In this title, readers will get a close-up look at all sorts of disgusting foods through vivid images, infographics, sidebars, and more.

What we eat depends on where we live. People eat different things in different parts of the world. Let's find out about the different types of food people enjoy eating! The Descubrámoslo (Let's Find Out) series is perfect for young learners in prekindergarten through grade 2. These 16-page books give readers an accessible introduction to nonfiction reading. Color photographs and fun, factual examples will grab the attention of young readers and help strengthen reading comprehension skills.

Discover the incredible, edible science that happens every time you cook, bake, or eat with this children's book that is part-cookbook, part-science reference.This exciting kids'book tackles all the tasty science questions you have about food - plus plenty more that you hadn't even thought of! Science You Can Eat will transform your kitchen into an awesome lab through 20 fun food experiments.This quest of gastronomic wonder is so much more than just another science book for kids! It explores the science of food by asking questions you're hungry to know the answers to and putting them to the test through fun experiments.Cooking is just delicious chemistry, and the science experiments in this adorable kids cookbook will prove it. Once you understand science, you understand food. Find out why popcorn goes'pop'as you test it out for yourself. Explore how taste is affected by smell, know if carrots really can turn you orange, and finally discover whether eating insects is the future of food.There is a fantastic mix of fun facts and knowledge, context, and science experiments for kids in this educational book. The experiments are easy to execute at home with things you have around the kitchen. The instructions are detailed but easy to understand, so some kids could even adventure solo through its pages.Enjoy the delightful weirdness of tricking your taste buds, making slime taste delicious, investigating some of the strangest flavors around, and extracting iron from your cereal! Science You Can Eat helps your little one understand what's happening with their food and why. Each page is guaranteed to leave you hungry for more - we'd wager even adults will learn a thing or two from this culinary escapade.Explore, Experiment, And Learn!Explore the world of weird, mind-blowing, and often gloriously revolting (but tasty) science behind the food we eat; from why onions make us cry to the sticky science of chewing gum.Packed with activities for kids that allow you to use the power of science in the most delicious way. You'll concoct color-changing potions, make scrumptious ice-cream in an instant, and much, much more.Embark on this incredible edible adventure with TV presenter Stefan Gates AKA'The Gastronaut'and turn the things we eat from the ordinary into the extraordinary. Some of food fueled science you'll learn about:- Unusual foods- The world's smelliest fruit- Salt and other marvelous minerals- Ways of cooking- Drinks that glow and so much more!

Baking, salt-packing, pickling, frying, stewing, roasting, grilling. These culinary techniques are used in countries around the world today, but they each originated out of the necessity of a certain region and its people to create meals for themselves. Readers will be so enthralled, they won't guess they're learning social studies as they journey across the world from kitchen to kitchen through the pages this book. Accessible text and foreign-yet-familiar photographs teach how different and the same we all are when it comes to preparing food.

The perfect stocking stuffer for babies and toddlers! Handpicked by Amazon kids'books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box—a children's subscription that inspires a love of reading.An Amazon Best Book of the Month!The perfect first alphabet book for your little future foodie—straight from the experts at America's Test Kitchen!This is so much more than an alphabet book! From artichokes to ganache and from oven to zest, this is a whimsical and informative introduction to words and kitchen concepts. Not your average baby book about food, future chefs and food fans of all ages will delight in reading about everything kitchen-related! Three levels of learning means this book will grow with your little one from foodie basics to kitchen confidence!Perfect for little ones who enjoy Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert and want to take the food learning to the next level. No other board book features ABCs and food in this way—and no other board book features the expertise of the cooks at America's Test Kitchen!

Take a look at the world's weirdest food--from bugs to Rocky Mountain oysters. These stories are too strange to be made up! Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers'interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.

Tamales, falafel, moussaka, Peking duck...hungry yet? These culinary treasures are traditional dishes in various countries, though they have gained popularity in other regions as well. Readers will be ravenous to find out more about these delicacies and ones less familiar. They'll discover through appetizing, accessible text and mouth-watering photographs that their sense of taste is a great way to ingest cultural concepts.

A lively look at where our food comes from, and the hardworking people who produce it. Farmers and fishermen show off their bounty in this celebration of agriculture and healthy eating! Bright, enticing photographs of plants, animals, and the people who work to raise them are paired with an accessible text explaining the different kinds of farms that produce our food. Fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, meat, eggs, and fish are represented, with notes on where and how they grow, and what we make from them. Grow! Raise! Catch! offers a breakdown of the farm-to-table process perfect for preschoolers and kindergarten students. Includes a glossary of important terms introduced in the text, and an author's note on how eating fresh foods helps you stay healthy. A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Finalist for the SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books

Processed Foods helps readers trace the history of food processing, explore the science behind it, understand why we process food, and discuss controversies from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Eating Ethically helps readers trace the history of ethical eating and human ways of treating animals, explore the science behind it, and discuss controversies from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Teaching your kids science just got better--and tastier!With the awe-inspiring and accessible recipes and projects in Amazing (Mostly) Edible Science, uniting science and cooking has never been easier.Introduce your children to the wonders of science by creating projects and experiments in your very own kitchen. Entertaining to make and spectacular to behold, not only will your child learn important scientific principles about the chemistry of cooking, but they can even enjoy the delicious final product. Almost everything made in this book is edible. Learn and appreciate projects like classic exploding volcano cakes, glow-in-the-dark Jell-O, singing cakes, and bouncy eggs. Food expert Andrew Schloss provides you and your kids with practical and humorous projects that include step by step instructions, illustrated with fun full-color photos sure to appeal to kids of all ages.• All recipes/projects in this book are non-toxic and safe for consumption; some just to taste (slime, ectoplasm) and many you will love, such as molten chocolate cupcakes, disappearing peppermint pillows, and amber maple syrup crystals! Each project contains a'How did that happen?'section which explains the science behind the fun. Amazing (Mostly) Edible Science is an AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Finalist. The AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books celebrates outstanding science writing and illustration for children and young adults.

Avid trivia hounds will discover what makes popcorn pop, what the most dangerous food in the world is, where the term “baker's dozen” comes from, and many other fascinating facts about food. The accessible text is matched with vibrant photographs, displaying the wide range of foods discussed in this fun yet thought-provoking volume. Readers'appetites for trivia are sure to be satisfied!

Many people eat meat every day. From steak to hamburgers, from turkey dinners to hotdogs at the baseball game, meat is a part of most people's daily lives. Learn about the animals we eat, the places that produce meat, and the people who make it all happen. Discover the story of your food—where it was grown, who grows it, and how it gets to your plate.

Most of us have a lot of reasons to say thank you to cows! Every time we drink a glass of milk, spread butter on our toast, or lick an ice cream cone, we're eating dairy products—foods that come from cows'milk. Find out how farmers get milk, what factories do to make dairy products, and how these foods reach your refrigerator. Discover the story of your food—where it was grown, who grows it, and how it gets to your plate.

Slipstream is a new generation of reading resources specifically designed for struggling and reluctant readers. Through exciting and carefully levelled texts, Slipstream enables readers to accelerate their reading experience.This book is part of Slipstream LEVEL 2. The 350-word text is levelled for readers with a reading age of 7-9, but its engaging content makes it perfect for a wide range of older readers too.All texts are levelled by reading experts Dee Reid and Diana Bentley.

This book explores the'tasty'science behind food. Topics include nutrition, the food pyramid, and the digestive system.

Most of the time we buy food from stores, but stores get the food from somewhere too. With the help of easy-to-follow text and detailed diagrams, readers will visit farms and follow food on its journey to farmers markets, factories, and stores. Readers learn how fresh foods are sold in markets and are also used to make the processed foods we buy in stores. Vibrant photographs make this book a visual feast.

Fried crickets?! Rose petal soup?! Seaweed in ice cream?! Can it really be true? Find out as you read and learn about some weird and wonderful food!

Thinking'green'when it comes to food involves making eating choices that benefit the earth, other people, and our own health. Author Lisa A. Wroble explores the issue of sustainable food: using more natural methods to raise and produce food products and attacking the problem of world hunger as well.

Using simple words and colourful photographs, this book helps young children find out about eating and food. A perfect way to explore and discuss a child's world, the text is ideal for sharing or reading out loud. Notes for parents or caregivers are also included. It is part of the Little Stars series, which introduce first concepts in a friendly and engaging way.