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Title: Our Food
Subtitle: A Healthy Serving of Science and Poems
Author: Grace Lin, Ranida T. McKneally
Narrator: Christina Moore
Format: Unabridged
Length: 26 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-14-16
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
Award-winning author Grace Lin joins science writer Ranida T. McKneally to get kids talking about the science of food, the five food groups, and what a healthy meal looks like.
Answering questions like "why are so many vegetables green?", "what's the difference between brown bread and white bread?", and "why do beans make you gassy?", cheerful haiku poems and a simple Q&A format make this book a nutritious treat.
The information in this book aligns with both the USDA's MyPlate guidelines and the Harvard School of Public Health's Healthy Eating Plate guidelines.
Members Reviews:
Great introduction to nutrition for primary classrooms
At first, I thought this book was way too much nonfiction for the amount of poetry. One haiku on each spread is paired with a nonfiction sidebar several paragraphs long. The American (5-7-5) haiku, were fun, but somewhat uneven. Some, like the first one
Breakfast, lunch, dinner--
Every day, we eat and eat.
But I'm still hungry!
do a fine job of introducing that spread's topic (why we have to eat regularly, in this case) but don't excite me much.
Others are truly lovely.
On the Grains spread:
How tall the corn grows!
Reaching up toward the sun,
Talking to scarecrows.
Or clever.
On the Protein foods spread:
I've always wondered:
Do brown chickens lay brown eggs?
My thoughts are scrambled.
The nonfiction sidebars are clear and jam-packed with content, but super easy to read. They're full of child-friendly comparisons and enthusiasm about good health.
The further I read into this book, the more I liked it, actually. Even the more prosaic haiku seemed right by the end. A fun way to introduce to kids the idea of main topics or central ideas. Overall, the book is a great introduction to the idea of nutrition for young readers. And what a fun mentor text! A classroom could put together a book on a general topic, sharing the work of student poets, researchers, illustrators, and writers.
The illustrations are nice and help to explain the science behind nutrition
This is a non fiction book that explains how we get nutrition, how plants grow, and which foods give which vitamins. For each section there is a haiku to read. The illustrations are nice and help to explain the science behind nutrition. This book is good for elementary health and a fun book for non fiction fans.
Our Food
Great resource for school. Students loved it as much as me, their teacher.