vegetables

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text invite the reader to a community garden where potatoes close their eyes, cabbages nod their heads, and corn covers its ears to go to sleep.

While on a quest to discover the identity of the mysterious item he accidentally dug up, Pugtato learns to follow his heart.

A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe.

Let's grow vegetable soup and make the best soup ever.

The Aldens stumble upon a new mystery to investigate when they discover that the fruits and vegetables they are helping grow in a local restaurant's garden are disappearing.

Pablo demonstrates how good he is at counting while helping his grandmother, his "abuela," prepare to sell vegetables at the market.

Presents a discussion of the benefits of vegetables, covering how to grow one's own in a garden at home, health benefits for growing children, and how many servings are needed each day.

"A mother and child garden their family vegetable patch for food and health through the seasons and come to appreciate home-made produce--with tips for family gardening and green living"--Provided by publisher.

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe how vegetables were developed and discusses their benefits to humans and the environment.

Offers information on reducing one's carbon footprint by eating sustainable foods, covering eating locally, gardening, organic standards, reducing food waste, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.