Award-winning author Grace Lin joins science writer Ranida T. McKneally to get kids talking about the science of food, the five food groups, and what a healthy meal looks like. Answering 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?", cheerful haiku poems and a simple Q&A format make this book a nutritious treat. The information in this book aligns with both the USDA's MyPlate guidelines and the Harvard School of Public Health's Healthy Eating Plate guidelines and back matter includes further information about healthy eating and nutritional guidelines, as well as a glossary. This book will need to be returned.

This book explains the many different uses of peanuts. Students learn what nutrients they get from this food, and why it is important to eat a balanced diet. Part of the What’s for Lunch series. This book needs to be returned. 

This fun and colorful book introduces elementary students to the five stages of pigs and pork as they make their way from farm to table. Each stage is explained in a separate chapter and each chapter is color coded. This series of books presents easy-to-read text blocks, illustrated with photos and captions. Important facts about pigs and pork are highlighted in tinted boxes to reinforce their importance. The book includes extra pig and pork activities. This book will need to be returned.

Discusses the elements that make plants grow, the structure of flowering plants, and the way they reproduce, and offers experiments and activities to demonstrate the principles in the text. This book needs to be returned.