Let's Eat Dinner

by Clare Hibbert

Overview

Let’s Eat Dinner encourages children to think about when they eat dinner and what kinds of food they might eat. They will encounter a range of healthy dinners from around the world, and see where some foods come from. Finally they can follow the simple recipe to make their own raita.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781909850224
Publisher:	Laburnum Press
Publication date:	06/01/2014
Series:	Sparklers: Food We Eat Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Clare Hibbert is a freelance writer and editor who has written more than 100 books on numerous subjects for children under 12.

Table of Contents

Dinnertime     4
Getting Ready     6
Rice     8
Fresh Vegetables     10
Pasta and Noodles     12
Food from the Sea     14
All Kinds of Meat     16
Desserts     18
Make It: Raita     20
Notes for Adults     22
Index     24

Editorial Reviews

It is time for dinner. Take an introductory look at the different features of the evening meal—like preparation of the food, different types of foods, and sources of food. The table of contents lists the sections covered in the book. Young children may need support in understanding the features of the informational text, such as the section headings, captions, labels, and speech bubbles. The text poses questions that may provide topics for classroom discussion. The children may enjoy the colorful, eye-catching photographs that are found throughout the book. There are also decorative pictures on the borders of the pages. As a word of caution, the outer corners of pages 8 and 9 have pictures of chopsticks sticking out of bowls of food which some cultures do not consider proper etiquette. There are two pages of notes for adults in the back of the book with suggestions of different activities, such as growing food and recording meals. The book provides a cursory view of food; additional resources and activities are required to help children to build a richer understanding around a theme or unit of study. This book is one of four on the topic of "Foods We Eat" in the "Sparklers" series. Reviewer: Carrie Hane Hung

Children's Literature - Carrie Hane Hung