Yummy!: Good Food Makes Me Stong!

by Shelley Rotner, Sheila M. Kelly

Overview

Good food is nutritious—but best of all, it's delicious!
 
Full of colorful photographs of kids growing, preparing, and eating healthy, wholesome meals, Yummy! inspires young readers to make healthy choices.  Nutritious meals full of fresh produce, protein, dairy and grains are pictured, along with kids helping in the kitchen—and having a good time eating what they've made, too!
 
Healthy food choices set kids on the right track to succeed, giving them the energy to get out and play.  Aligned with USDA's MyPlate standard for nutrition, Yummy! also offers tips for parents on preparing healthy meals, substituting in nutritious ingredients for high-sugar treats, and getting kids involved in their food choices.
 
A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823439966
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	03/20/2018
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	797,888
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Shelley Rotner is the award-winning author and photo-illustrator of more than thirty books. Her Shades of People, which she also created with Sheila M. Kelly, was an ALA Notable Children's Book. She lives in Massachusetts.

Sheila M. Kelly is a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with young children, their parents, and teachers. She lives in Canada.

Editorial Reviews

The team behind I’m Adopted and Shades of People present candid photographs of children preparing and enjoying food, as well as demonstrating their strength and energy. In a garden, a girl holds up a carrot that matches her ginger hair (“I picked a carrot”); elsewhere, a boy eats broccoli (“Rice and beans and broccoli!). Tips for parents (“Buy pastas that are high in protein, legumes, and multigrains”) appear at the bottom of each spread. The children’s expressions of pride and joy may inspire some picky readers to eat their veggies. Ages 3–6. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

"The team behind I'm Adopted and Shades of People present candid photographs of children preparing and enjoying food, as well as demonstrating their strength and energy. . . . The children's expressions of pride and joy may inspire some picky readers to eat their veggies."—Publishers Weekly
 
"This well-laid-out book is filled with superb color photos of children eating nourishing foods with enjoyment and helping to prepare them."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

PreS-Gr 1—This well-laid-out book is filled with superb color photos of children eating nourishing foods with enjoyment and helping to prepare them. The youngsters are shown in various indoor and outdoor settings, sometimes displaying brightly colored fruits and vegetables. Throughout, text boxes with nutrition tips are clearly meant for adults. The end page includes a handful of additional recommendations (e.g., "Serve children small portions") and a ChooseMyPlate.gov diagram that offer good information, but, again, aimed at adults. The spare text repeats "Good food makes me strong!" and uses sentences like "I make shakes," "I stir the oatmeal," "We grew the vegetables for the salad," etc., but lacks a story line or enough content to make this a valuable resource.—Nancy Jo Lambert, Ruth Borchardt Elementary, Plano, TX

School Library Journal

A photo essay depicts children preparing and eating healthy food. With the release of revised dietary guidelines in 2010, the U.S. Department of Agriculture also replaced the food pyramid with an initiative called MyPlate. This title aims to teach children to make healthy food choices based on these guidelines. Kids pour their own milk, make their own shakes and crack eggs all by themselves. (Depicting solo use of blenders and knives, however, may cause concern for some.) With bold background colors, staged photographs of youngsters in every shape and skin tone cover the pages in a simple layout. The diversity of faces is the book's strongest point. The text, however, cannot decide if the audience is children or their adults. Captions repeatedly exclaim, "Good food makes me strong!" while each sidebar provides a tip for caregivers. "Buy pastas that are high in protein, legumes, and multigrains." Contradictorily, the photo shows both wheat and white pasta, while other pages clearly show white flour and rice choices. The endnote contains information on the five food groups, along with the link to the new MyPlate initiative. Even with adorable children playing with healthy food, choose another for teaching the new dietary guidelines. (Informational picture book. 3-6)

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