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Reading Materials
If you are hungry to learn more about healthy eating, check out the following books and Web sites.
Choose a fruit or vegetable to get a list of books, web resources and
other references. Hold the Ctrl key down to select more than one fruit or
vegetable.
Allium-Onions and Garlic
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens |
| Onions and Garlic: An Old Tale by Eric A.
Kimmel |
| Where are My Onions? by J. Paulette
Sarmonpal |
| High School |
| A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New
Mexico Farm by Stanley G. Crawford |
| How to make a Garlic Braid by Diane
Trenhaile |
| References |
| The Mash and Smash Cookbook by Marian
Buck-Murray |
| Web Resources |
| www.thegarlicstore.com |
| www.onions-usa.org |
Apples
| Books |
| Elementary |
| The Crooked Apple Tree by Eric Houghton |
| The Life and Times of the Apple by Charles
Micucci |
| Middle School |
| Aims: Fun With Foods by |
| Dead Famous: Sir Isaac Newton & His
Apple by Kjartan Poskitt |
| High School |
| The Cider House Rules by John Irving |
| Elementary |
| Aims: Fall Into Math and Science by |
| Aims: Jaw Breakers and Heart Thumpers by |
| An Apple a Day by Melvin Berger |
| Apple Tree by Barrie Watts |
| Apples Across the Curriculum by Toni Albert |
| Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell |
| How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
by Amy Kock |
| Johnny Appleseed by Patsy Jensen |
| References |
| Fruit by Gallimard Jeunesse and Pascale de
Bourgoing |
| The Science Chef by Joan D'Amico and Karen
Eich Drummond |
| Web Resources |
| www.bestapples.com |
| www.dole5aday.com |
| www.harvestofthemonth.com |
| www.atozteacherstuff.com |
Asian Pears
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Dora Duck and the Juicy Pears by Evelyn Van
Dork |
| Mr. Putter & Tabby Pick Pears by Cynthia
Rylant |
| Oliver’s Fruit Salad by Vivian French |
| Middle School |
| The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo |
| A Fruit and Vegetable Man by Roni Schotter |
| High School |
| Pears on a Willow Tree by Leslie Pietryk |
| Web Resources |
| www.usapears.com |
| www.cfaitc.org |
| www.bouquetoffruits.com/frasp.html |
Asian Vegetables
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Immigrant: Coming to America by |
| Moonbeams and Dumplings & Dragon Boats
by Nina Simonds |
| The Empty Pot by Demi |
| The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin |
| Middle School |
| Moonbeams Dumplings & Dragon Boats by
Nina Simonds |
| References |
| Beyond Bok Choy: A Cook’s Guide to Asian
Vegetables by Rosa Lo San Ross |
Nim and the War Effort by Yangsook Choi
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| The Chinese Americans by William Daley |
| Web Resources |
| www.oldchinatownla.com |
| www.chinesefood.about.com |
Avocados
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Avocado Baby by John Burmingham |
| Just One Seed by Wendy Blaxland |
| The Avocado Drive Zoo: At Home with My
Family and the Creat... by Earl Hammer |
| Middle School |
| The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado Death by
Daniel Manus Pinkwater |
| References |
| Eat the Fruit and Plant the Seed by
Millicent E. Selsam |
| Web Resources |
| www.avocado.org |
| www.cfaitc.org |
Bananas
| Bananas |
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Bananas! by Jacqueline Farmer |
| Bitter Bananas by Isaac Olaleye |
| Lets Bake by Christine Economos |
| Middle School |
| Middle School: Bananas You Can Grow by
Glenn Stokes |
| Bananas to Manolo to Margie by George
Ancona |
| High School |
| Bananas: An American History by Virginia
Scott Jenkins |
| References |
| Food Bananas by Louise Spilsbury |
| Web Resources |
| www.chiquita.com |
| www.dole5aday.com |
| www.eatmorebananas.com |
Blueberries
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey |
| Blueberries for the Queen by Katherine
Paterson |
| Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban |
| I like Berries by Jennifer Julius |
| Oliver’s Fruit Salad by Vivian French |
| Peter in Blueberry Land by Elsa Keskow |
| Middle School |
| Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth G. Spears |
| High School |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark
Twain |
| References |
| Growing Berries and Currants by Richard Bird |
| Cooking Wizardry for Kids by Margaret Kenda
& Phyllis Williams |
| What Color is Your Diet? by David Heber |
Cabbage
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Cabbage Patch Fib & Cabbage Patch War by
Paul Jennings |
| Oliver’s Vegetables by Vivian French |
| Vegetable Dreams by Dawn Jeffers |
| The Cabbages and Kings by Elizabeth Seabrook
and Jamie Wyeth |
| Middle School |
| A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle |
| High School |
| The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd |
| The Cabbage Cookbook by Ann L. Haslinger |
| Web Resources |
| www.leafy-greens.org |
Carrots
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Gardening Wizardry for Kids by Patricia Kite |
| Pretend Soup by Mollie Katzen |
| The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss |
| The Giant Carrot by Jan Peck |
| Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens |
| Middle School |
| Buried Treasure: Roots & Tubers by
Meredith Sayles Hughes and Tom Hughes |
| Oliver’s Vegetables by Vivian French |
| References |
| Vegetable Desserts: Beyond Carrot Cake and
Pumpkin Pie by Elisabeth Schafer |
| Web Resources |
| www.carrotmuseum.com |
Citrus Fruits
| Citrus Fruits |
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti |
| Oranges on Golden Mountain by Elizabeth
Partridge |
| Tangerine by Colin Cheong |
| The Strange Egg by Mary Newell Depalma |
Corn
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Popcorn by Frank Asch |
| The Corn Grows Ripe by Dorothy Rhodes |
| The Popcorn Book by Tomie de Paola |
| The Three Sisters: Exploring an Iroquois
Garden by Marcia Eames-Sheavly |
| The Tortilla Factory by Gary Paulsen
(primary) |
| Middle School |
| Corn Belt Harvest by Raymond Bial |
| Corn is Maize The Gift of the Indians by
Aliki |
| The Corn Raid: A Story of the Jamestown
Settlement by James Collier |
| References |
| Discovering Seeds of Change: Activities from
Science Weekly by Claude Mayberry |
| Growing Ideas by National Gardening
Association |
Cucumbers
| Books |
| Elementary: |
| Amy’s Disappearing Pickle by Elizabeth
Crary |
| Meatballs by Judi Barrett |
| Pickles to Pittsburgh: The Sequel to Cloudy
with a Chance o... by Judi Barrett |
| Stop That Pickle! by Peter Armour |
| Middle School |
| Cool as a Cucumber Hot as a Pepper: Fruit
Vegetables by Meredith Sayles Hughes |
| References |
| Middle School |
| Pickled: Vegetables Fruits Roots and More-Preserving ... by Lucy Norris |
| Web Resources |
| Middle School |
| www.cookingvillage.com |
| www.lpl.arizona.edu/~bcohen/cucumbers |
| www.foodreference.com |
Fuyu Persimmon
| Books |
| Elementary |
| The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon: A Korean
Folk Tale by Janie Jaehyun Park |
| Japanese Children’s Favorite Stories by
Florence Sakade |
| Tall and Tasty Fruit Tree by Meridith Sayles
Hughes |
| High School |
| Thoreu’s Garden by Peter Loewer |
| Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher
Staples |
| Web Resources |
| www.sdfarmbureau.org/fuyu |
Grapes
| Books |
| Elementary |
| First Day in Grapes by L. King Perez |
| Jape The Grape Ape From Outer Space by Jape
Payette |
| How Do You Raise a Raisin? by Pam Munoz Ryan |
| Middle School |
| The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang |
| High School |
| The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck |
| Web Resources |
| www.tablegrapes.com |
| www.calraisins.org |
| www.cfaitc.org |
Green Beans
| Green Beans |
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Jack and the Bean Stalk by Steven Kellog |
| Beyond the Bean Stalk-Gardening Activities
for Kids by Nancy Allen Jarenka |
| References |
| Elementary |
| Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan |
| Gathering in the Sun by Alma Flor Ada |
Greens
| Books |
| Elementary |
| From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons |
| Growlab: Activities for Growing Minds by
National Gardening Association |
| References |
| Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon |
| Growing Greens by Richard Bird |
| How to Grow More Vegetables by John Jeavous |
| Web Resources |
| www.dolesalads.com |
Kiwi
| References |
| Eating the Alphabet - Fruit and Vegetables
from A to Z by Lois Ehlert |
| Grow It Agai by Elizabeth Macleod |
| Where’d You Get Those Genes? by Beth
Brookhart |
| Web Resources |
| www.zesprikiwi.com |
| www.harvestofthemonth.com |
Mango
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Fruit and Vegetable Man by Roni Schotter |
| Mango Hill by Diana Hansen-Young (gr. K-3) |
| The Market Lady and The Mango Tree by Pete
Wilson |
| Under the Mango Tree: Stories from Spanish
Speaking Countri... by Elida G. Bonet |
| Middle School |
| Flowers and Trees and Fruits by Sally Morgan |
| High School |
| The House on Mango Tree by Sandra Cisneros |
| References |
| The Fruit and Vegetable Stand by Barry
Ballister |
| Web Resources |
| www.bountyfresh.com |
| http://freshmangos.com |
Melons
| Books |
| Anansi and the Talking Melon by Eric Kimmel |
| Icy Watermelon by Sandia Fria and Mary Sue
Galendo |
| Magical Melons by Carol Ryrie Brink |
| Melvin’s Melon by Sherry T. Vaughn |
| One Watermelon Seed by Celia Barker
Lottridge |
| Watermelon Day by Kathi Appelt |
| References |
| Melons for the Passionate Grower by Amy
Goldman |
| Web Resources |
| www.educationworld.com |
Mushrooms
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Good Mushroom & Bad Toadstools by Allan
Fowler |
| Killer Mushrooms Ate My Gran by Susan Gates |
| Plants that Never Ever Bloom by Ruth Heller |
| Mushrooms in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg |
| Middle School |
| Smithsonian Handbooks: Mushrooms by Thomas
Laessoe |
| References |
| Mushroom by Johnny Acton & Nick Sandler |
| Let it Rot by Stu Campbell |
| Web Resources |
| www.mssf.org |
| www.mushroomcouncil.org |
Oranges
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Elementary: I Like Oranges by Robin
Pickering |
| Oranges (What’s for Lunch) by Claire
Llewellyn |
| Oranges on Golden Mountain by Elizabeth
Partridge |
| The Three Golden Oranges by Alma Flor Ada |
| The Strange Egg by Mary Newell DePalma |
Papaya
| Books |
| Elementary: |
| A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds by Jean
Richards |
| Fruit and Vegetable Man by Roni Schotter
(pre K-3) |
| Luka’s Quilt by Georgia Guback |
| Elementary |
| The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: The Fables
and Folk-Lore o... by David Kalakaua |
Peas
| Peas |
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Eat Your Peas Louise! by Pegeen Snow (pre
K-2) |
| Grow It Again by Elizabeth Macleod (gr. 1-5) |
| Little Pea by Amy Rosental (pre K-2) |
| Pick Pull Snap! by Lola M. Schaefer (gr.
K-5) |
| Spill the Beans and Pass the Peanuts by
Meredith Sayles Hughes (gr. 4-7) |
| The Pea Blossom by Amy Lowry Poole (pre K-3) |
| The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-to-be by
Mini Grey (preK-3) |
| References |
| The Garden-Fresh Vegetable Cookbook by
Andrea Chesman |
Peppers
| Books |
| Elementary: |
| Chile Fever- A Celebration of Peppers by
Elizabeth King (ages 4-8) |
| Jalapeño Bagels by Natasha Wing (ages 4-8) |
| Red Hot Peppers: The Skookim Book of Jump
Rope Games Rhymes... by Bob Boardman (all ages) |
| Elementary |
| Tomatoes Potatoes Corn and Beans by Sylvia
A. Johnson |
| Middle School |
| Cool as a Cucumber Hot as a Pepper: Fruit
Vegetables by Meridith Sayles Hughes |
| References |
| Busy Buzzing Bumblebees and other Tongue
Twisters by Alvin Schwartz |
| How are you Peeling? Foods with Moods by
Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers |
| Peppers Peppers Peppers by Marlena Spieler |
| The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia: Everything
You’ll Need To Kn... by Dave Deitt |
| Vegetables Vegetables! by Fay Robinson |
| World’s Toughest Tongue Twisters by Joseph
Rosenbloom |
| The Edible Pepper Garden by Rosalind Creasy |
| Web Resources |
| www.hort.cornell.edu/department/faculty/rangarajan/veggie/f... |
| http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/vegetables/... |
| www.abcteach.com |
Pineapple
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Grow It Again by Elizabeth Macleod |
| The People of Pineapple Place & The
Prisoner of Pineapp... by Anne Lindbergh |
| Yes We have Banana Fruits from Shrubs and
Vines by Meridith Sayles Hughes |
| High School |
| The Golden Ratio: The Story of PHI by Mario
Livio by |
| References |
| Why are Pineapples Prickly by Dorling
Kindersley |
| Web Resources |
| www.dole.com |
| www.levins.com/pineapple.html |
Potato
| References |
| Attack of the Killer Potatoes by Peter
Lerangis |
| Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great
Famine 1845-1850 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti |
| Brave Potatoes by Toby Speed |
| Buried Treasure: Roots & Tubers by
Meredith Sayles Hughes and Tom Hughes |
| Potato by Barrie Watts |
| Potato: A Tale from the Great Depression by
Kate Lied |
| Potatoes (What’s for Lunch) by Claire
LLewellyn |
| Potatoes on Tuesday by Dee Lillegard |
| Wayside School is Falling Down Chapter 14
“Calvin’s Big Dec... by Louis Sachar |
Pummelo
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Hiss! Pop! Boom! Celebrating Chinese New
Year by Morrissey Tricia |
| Celebrating Chinese New Year: An Activity
Book by Hingman Chan |
| Thundershock in Pummelo Stadium by Tracey
West |
| Middle School |
| Rice Without Rain by Minfong Ho |
| References |
| Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables: A
Commonsense Guide by Elizabeth Schneider |
| Web Resources |
| www.wikipedia.org |
| www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/pummelo.html |
Salad Greens
| Books |
| Elementary |
| A Harvest of Color: Growing a Vegetable
Garden by Melanie Eclare |
| Oliver’s Vegetables by Vivian French |
| Salad People by Mollie Katzen |
| The Healthy Body Cookbook by Joan D’Amico |
| Middle School |
| Essential Gardening for Teens by Ruth Chasek |
| High School |
| Green Power by Meredith Sayles Hughes |
| References |
| Growing Greens by Richard Bird |
| Sell What You Sow by Erica Gibson |
| Web Resources |
| www.history.org/history/cwland/resrch7.cfm |
| www.harvestofthemonth.com |
| www.dolesalads.com |
Stone Fruits
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Fruit by Gallimard Jeunesse and Pascale de
Bourging |
| Jam by Margaret Mahy |
| James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl |
| Momotaro (The Peach Boy) by Mitchell
Motomara |
| Making Plum Jam by Kevin O’Malley |
| P is for Peach = Georgia Alphabet by Carol
Crane |
| Middle School |
| Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck |
| Peach Boy: A Japanese Legend by Gail Sakurai |
| Tall and Tasty-Fruit Trees by Meredith
Sayles Hughes |
| High School |
| Family Trees: The Peach Culture of Piedmont
by |
| The Backyard Orchardist by Stella Otto |
| Web Resources |
| www.califapricot.com |
| www.produceoasis.com |
Strawberries
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Blueberries for Sal by Robert McClosky |
| First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story by
Joseph Bruchae |
| Strawberry by Barrie Watts |
| Strawberry by Jennifer Coldrey and George
Bernard |
| The Mother’s Day Mice by Eve Bunting by |
| The Mouse and the Red Ripe Strawberry by Don
Wood |
| Middle School
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| Snack Art-Eat What You Create by |
| Middle School |
| Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski |
| The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by
Molly Bang |
| Yes We have Bananas by Meredith Sayles
Hughes |
| High School |
| Essential Gardening for Teens by Ruth Chasek |
| References |
| Growing Berries and Currants by Richard Bird |
| Gardening Wizardry for Kids by L. Patricia
Kite |
Summer Squash
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Carlos and the Squash Plant by Jan Romero
Stevens |
| The Accidental Zucchini: An Unexpected
Alphabet by Max Grover |
| The Giant Zucchini by Catherine Siracusa |
Sweet Potato
| Books |
| Elementary |
| African-American Heritage Cookbook by
Vanessa Roberts Parham |
| Buried Treasure: Roots & Tubers by
Meredith Sayles Hughes |
| Looking at Plants by David Suzuki |
| One Potato: A Counting Book of Potato Prints
by Diana Pomeroy |
| References |
| Looking at Plants by David Suzuki |
| The Humble Potato by Marcia
Eames-Sheavly |
| Web Resources |
| www.aboutproduce.com |
| www.ncsweetpotatoes.com |
| www.allsands.com/history/people |
Tangerine
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti |
| The Strange Egg by Mary Newell DePalma |
| Middle School |
| Tangerine by Colin Cheong |
| References |
| All about Citrus and Subtropical Fruits by
Maggie Blyth Klein |
| The Tangerine Bear by Betty Parakevas |
| Web Resources |
| www.thefruitpages.com/citrus.shtml |
Tomatoes
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Tomatoes from Mars by Arthur Yorinks |
| Middle School |
| I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren
Child |
| Tomatoes by Elaine Landau |
| References |
| Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion
Planting by Louise Riotte |
| Gardening Wizardy for Kids by L. Patricia
Kite |
| Web Resources |
| www.furmanos.com |
| www.ctga.org |
Winter Squash
| Books |
| Elementary |
| Carlos and the Squash Plant by Jan Romero
Stevens |
| From Seed to Pumpkin by Jan Kottke |
| In the Three Sisters Garden by Joanne Denee |
| Mousekin’s Golden House by Edna Miller |
| Pumpkin Time by Zoe Hall |
| The Great Pumpkin-Charlie Brown by Charles
Schultz |
| Too Many Pumkins by Linda White |
| Middle School |
| The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington
Irving |
| The Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden by
George Levensen |
| References |
| How to Grow World Class Pumpkins II: The
Sequel by Don Langerin |
| Web Resources |
| www.vegparadise.com/highestperch212.html |
Last updated 8/2007
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