Fruits (Healthy Eating with MyPlate)

Make a place for fruits in your diet. Once readers find out how nutritional fruit is, in addition to being delicious, they'll make a point to have it regularly.  Read this book to learn about how to eat well and use MyPlate.

(3) K-3 Healthy Eating with MyPlate series. Inspired by the U.S. government's MyPlate nutrition guide, Fruits and Vegetables follow exactly the same text structure, providing explanations, examples, and health benefits of each food group; MyPlate describes all five food groups, giving examples of foods in each. Stock photos adequately support the text. Glos., ind. - Sethany Rancier Alongi The Horn Book Guide Fall 2012 issue-- "The Horn Book Guide"

Reducing nutrition to the most basic of elements, each volume presents a food group in no more than two sentences per page, printed on white space below color photographs and illustrating healthy foods being enjoyed by a multicultural array of people. The vocabulary and sentence structure are ideal for beginning readers but the frequent oversimplification of concepts (e.g., Milk is a drink that is made by some animals) pushes these books from being scientifically informative to an experience resembling a phonics lesson. The publishers acknowledge that the books' best use is as part of a more extensive nutrition curriculum: tips to parents and teachers are included in each title, as well as a picture glossary (again, very simple) and a quiz based on the text. -Rebecca Dash, New York Public Library School Library Journal November 2010-- "School Library Journal"

This series about the five food groups and food pyramid shows young learners how different foods help their bodies grow. Each page is filled with bright color photographs and uses short sentences with large, crisp text. Some photos are labeled with food names, while others include a variety of children and families of all ages and ethnicities enjoying food, even vegetables. Any or all books from this series will be a wonderful addition to health lessons. Teachers and readers will enjoy the author's organization and interactive page for readers to find the food being studied. Each book also includes How it helps your body, My Pyramid (from USDA), and a picture glossary. Table of Contents. Index. - Brenda Rogers, Educational Reviewer, Kent, Washington Library Media Connection November/December 2010 Issue-- "Library Media Connection"

With just one sentence per page and large colorful photographs, this simple series about the USDA's MyPlate program could be shared in a small preschool setting. Five of the titles provide the most basic information about one food group each-complete with examples, the associated benefits, and any risks to consider, such as eating too much fat-while the final volume delivers a MyPlate program overview. Notes to parents and teachers provide suggestions for introducing the books and extension activities. A well balanced offering for the youngest audience. - Heather Acerro, Rochester Public Library, MN School Library Journal April 2012 Issue-- "School Library Journal"

Nancy Dickmann has written more than 150 non-fiction books for children, specializing in science and history. Before becoming an author, she worked for many years as an editor and publisher of children’s books.