Food can be weird. How does meatless meat taste like meat? What's the difference between natural and artificial sweeteners? In Weird Science: Food, readers will explore the science behind food. This high-interest series is written at a low readability to aid struggling readers. Educational sidebars include a science activity, a spotlight biography, fast facts, and an unsolved mystery! A table of contents, glossary of keywords, index, and author biography...

Today is the school food fair, and every student brings something to share! In this fictional narrative, descriptive text structure and colorful illustrations will help readers learn about diverse cultures and some of their cuisine. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction title My Mom Works in the School Lunchroom.

Spring is a wonderful time of year. Readers will learn that there are so many yummy foods to eat! Strawberries are ready for picking. Carrots are ready for cutting. Maple syrup is ready for harvesting. Complete with easy text and beautiful photos.

Paul and Nick meet Mary Drymon, who has written about how Scottish and Ulster food traditions have widely influenced how America eats today. We're on the coast of New England, so expect some lobster to feature…

Moose, lemmings, owls, wolves, bumblebees, and grizzly bears are some of the many animals that make up a tundra food web. But did you know that worms, beetles, mushrooms, and bacteria break down dead plants and animals into nutrients? Or that tundra animals depend on berries, seeds, and other plants to stay alive? See tundra food webs in action in this fascinating book.

"In Food Scientist, carefully leveled text and vibrant, full-color photographs take early fluent readers on an informational interview with a life scientist. Readers learn about the day-to-day responsibilities and challenges of this career and the things they can do now to prepare for work as a food scientist."--

The Food Almanac II is an annual, seasonal collection of recipes and stories celebrating the joy of food—a dazzling, diverse mix of memoir, history, short stories and poems alongside recipes, cooking tips, menus and reading lists. Following on from The Food Almanac, which was shortlisted for the Jane Grigson Trust Award and the Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards and received a tranche of stunning reviews, the second in the series offers another...

Humans don't just eat for nutrition. It's a deeply symbolic activity as well. In this lecture, consider some of the many different categories of food rituals around the world, including fasting for Ramadan, making sugar skulls for the Day of the Dead, bobbing for apples during Halloween, and America's favorite fall feast: Thanksgiving.

"Get ready to laugh from the grocery store to the kitchen with these silly food jokes! . . . images add to fun in this laugh-out-loud collection of jokes all about food"--Provided by publisher.