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The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons

The Vegetables We Eat

Paperback – Illustrated, January 2, 2008

Gail Gibbons

Candlewick Press · Paperback · January 2, 2008

What are vegetables, anyway?

Plants & FlowersKids' CookingKids' Gardening
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Who it’s for
A clear, kid-friendly look at vegetables, from plants in the ground to food on the plate.
Themes
vegetables, nutrition, plant growth
Pacing
Steady

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About this book

What are vegetables, anyway? Give kids the 411 on veggies with this richly illustrated introduction to produce! Peppers, beans, corn, and peas! Nonfiction superstar Gail Gibbons lays out the basics of veggies with colorful watercolors and straightforward text. Learn how they grow, how they get to stores, and how many kinds there are—and learn some weird trivia, too!

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Diagrams, cross sections, and illustrations get kids up close and personal with glossy red peppers, plump orange pumpkins, delectable little peas, and dozens of other vegetables in this essential primer on the subject.

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A clear, kid-friendly look at vegetables, from plants in the ground to food on the plate.

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  • plants and eating, plainly connected
  • bright, practical illustrated pages

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  • straightforward kid-friendly explanations
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Plants & Flowers61%
Kids' Gardening54%
Kids' Cooking45%

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Publisher categories

  • Kids' Cooking
  • Kids' Nutrition
  • Plants & Flowers
Authors
Gail Gibbons
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
January 2, 2008
Format
Paperback
Theme
vegetables · nutrition · plant growth
Reading lane
Kids' Cooking