Plants We Eat

From the Set 21st Century Junior Library

Where does food come from? How many plants do we eat? Using hands on activities, young readers will develop critical thinking skills as they gain a better understanding of the plants we eat.

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Dewey 635
Lexile
ATOS Reading Level 2.7
Guided Reading Level
Language English
Publisher Cherry Lake Publishing
Available Formats Reinforced book (9781602792760), PDF (9781602794252), ePub (9781631881923), Hosted ebook (9781602794252H), Kindle (9781624319945)
Copyright 2009
Number of Pages 24
Dimensions 8 x 8
Graphics

School Library Journal

These colorful, cleanly designed books incorporate activities designed to exercise basic science skills, such as observation, estimation, and comparison, but are uneven in quality. In the first book, seed, spore, bulb, cutting, and division are given the once-over; while the text states that tulips and daffodils grow from bulbs, there is no explanation of how bulbs are formed. Flowers neglects to identify and label the parts of a flower, concentrating instead on seeds and pollination. Sunlight identifies the three basic needs of plants and provides a very simple summary of photosynthesis and the movement of food and nutrients through a plant’s vascular system"“without using the words "photosynthesis" or “vascular.” Plants We Eat, Trees, and Healing Plants are stronger titles, offering basic overviews of their topics. However, while the photographs are clear and informative, all of the books suffer from a lack of labeled diagrams.

Author: Christine Petersen

Christine Petersen is a freelance writer and environmental educator who lives in Minnesota. When she is not writing, Christine enjoys kayaking, bird-watching, and playing with her young son. She is the author of more than 20 books for young people.

  • Where Does Food Come From?
  • Sun Food
  • Good Enough to Eat
  • The Perfect Meal
  • Glossary
  • Find Out More
  • Index
  • About the Author
Author/Illustrator biography
Glossary of key words
Index
Informative sidebars
Sources for further research
Table of contents