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Coretta Scott
by Ntozake Shange
The team that created the Coretta Scott King Honor title, Ellington Was Not a Street, examines the life of Dr. King's wife, Coretta, who was a civil rights pioneer in her own right and continued her husband's mission after his assassination. Reprint.
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She loved baseball : the Effa Manley story
by Audrey Vernick
Introduces Effa Manley, the first women inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, from her childhood in Philadelphia to her groundbreaking role as business manager and owner of the Newark Eagles baseball team. 15,000 first printing.
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Gregory, the terrible eater
by Mitchell Sharmat
Worried about their son's healthy eating habits, Gregory's parents take him to the doctor to teach him how to eat old shoes and boxes like the rest of the goats, but things don't go as planned and soon hungry Gregory is munching on more than anyone could have ever imagined, including violins and flat tires!
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Rainbow Stew
by Cathryn Falwell
"On a rainy summer day, three children and their grandpa pick vegetables in his garden and then cook and share a delicious meal of his famous Rainbow Stew. Includes recipe"
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The ugly vegetables
by Grace Lin
A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe
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Zora's zucchini
by Katherine Pryor
Gardener Zora soon finds herself with more zucchini than her family can bake, sautâe, or barbecue, but the ever-resourceful Zora comes up with a perfect plan for a garden swap
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Gazpacho for Nacho
by Tracey Kyle
Nacho eats only one thing, gazpacho, but a trip to the market with his mother might tempt him to try something new
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Pizza day
by Melissa Iwai
A father and son spend a hot summer day together gathering vegetables and herbs, making pizza dough and sauce, and playing while their pizza bakes in the oven. Includes a recipe for Garden Pizza.
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The whole world inside Nan's soup
by Hunter Liguore
"There's something special bubbling in Nanni's big metal pot. And it smells delicious! What ingredients might be inside? When Nanni lifts the lid on her soup, she reveals the whole world inside: from the seeds that grew into vegetables, to the gardeners who lovingly tended to the plants, to the sun, moon, and stars that shone its light above them. And, of course, no meal is complete without a recipe passed down generations of family, topped and finished with Nanni's love"
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How did that get in my lunchbox? : the story of food
by Christine Butterworth
The best part of a young child's day is often opening a lunchbox and diving in. But how did all that delicious food get there? Who made the bread for the sandwich? What about the cheese inside? Who plucked the fruit? And where did the chocolate in that cookie get its start? From planting wheat to mixing flour into dough, climbing trees to machine-squeezing fruit, picking cocoa pods to stirring a vat of melted bliss, here is a clear, engaging look at the steps involved in producing some common foods. Healthy tips and a peek at basic food groups complete the menu
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Dumpling day
by Meera Sriram
"Savor a rhyming celebration of one of the world's most universal foods! Readers follow ten diverse families as they cook dumplings inside their homes in preparation for a neighborhood potluck. Dumplings are added to plates one by one, encouraging children to count with each new addition. Authentic recipes for all the dumplings and a map showing their regions of origin are included in the endnotes"
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Sam the Man & the rutabaga plan
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
"Sam the Man is not a vegetable man. But when a school project has him paired up with the worst of all the vegetables -- the rutabaga-- he soon will learn that it's not half bad. And as he grows fond of his new little friend, Sam the Man will have to come up with plan on how to keep him happy before he rots!"
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Sylvia's spinach
by Katherine Pryor
Sylvia Spivens refuses to eat spinach, but when the teacher gives her a package of spinach seeds for the class garden, she has no choice but to plant and nurture them
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Foodie faces
by Claire Wurtzel
The husband-and-wife team behind the Funny Food and Funny Food Made Easy cookbooks presents an innovative picture book about emotions and healthy eating that features expressive faces made out of strawberries, pita bread, carrots and other healthy ingredients.
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The Prince's breakfast
by Joanne Oppenheim
"A very stubborn Prince learns how to expand his diet and try new foods"
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Little green donkey
by Anuska Allepuz
Preferring delicious green grass to all other foods and refusing to try anything his mother suggests, Little Donkey switches to yummy carrots when his exclusive diet has an unanticipated consequence. By the illustrator of The Girl Who Sailed the Stars. Illustrations.
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Too pickley!
by Jean Reidy
A follow-up to Too Purpley! features energetic rhyming text about an extra-picky eater who fusses his way through a snack time marked by increasingly wacky foods, from raisins and green beans to pizza and escargot.
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Tony Baroni loves macaroni
by Marilyn Sadler
A celebration in verse of picky eating subtly introduces the value of a balanced diet through the story of fussy young Tony, who refuses to eat anything except pasta until his determined mother helps him expand his palette, bite by bite.
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Food play! / : Activities for Preschoolers
by Amy Palanjian
The founder of the Yummy Toddler Food website presents a visual, no-cook cookbook for preschoolers that provides easy-to-follow steps for creating tasty snacks, meals and beverages that expand the palate and promote healthy eating habits.
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What's on your plate? : exploring the world of food
by Whitney Stewart
"A combination of photographs and illustrations, What's on Your Plate? depicts the food culture of 14 different countries, including the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Morocco, Ethiopia, Israel, India, China, Japan, and Thailand. Each spread includes an overview of the country and its native foods/dishes, a few photographs of the various dishes with pronunciations and descriptions to pair, an easy recipe for kids to try, and lastly, an illustrated crop map of the country. With so many fun elements, kids will be excited to learn about the ways in which people eat and think about food in different parts of the world!"
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Scholastic BookFlix
Video storybooks that are paired with nonfiction ebooks designed for preschool through 3rd grade. Collection includes book sin English and Spanish. Free for CBCPL patrons! |
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