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ourfood

Our Food: A Healthy Serving of Science and Poems
by Grace Lin (Author), Ranida T. McKneally (Author), and Grace Zong (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Cheerful haiku poems and a simple Q&A format make this book a nutritious treat and get kids talking about the science of food, the five food groups, and what a healthy meal looks like with 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?”

Snippet:
Why do beans make you gassy?

Beans are coated with a type of sugar that your body can’t easily break down. Your body needs help from bacteria, living things so small you need a microscope to see them.

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

somoscomolasnubes

Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds (English and Spanish Edition)
by Jorge Argueta (Author) and Alfonso Ruano (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Why are young people leaving their country to walk to the United States to seek a new, safe home? Over 100,000 such children have left Central America. Hear their voices in this bilingual book of poetry.

Snippet:
El desierto

Voy corriendo por el desierto
con mi mami.
Ella me toma
la mano.

Yo miro las estrellas.
Cada una de ellas
como su manos,
me guía con su luz.

The Desert

I am running through the desert
with my mother.
She takes
my hand.

I look at the stars.
Each star,
like her hand,
guides me with its light.