Lerner Publishing Group

Children's Bookwatch, Feb, 2005

Lerner Publishing Group

1251 Washington Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1036

www.lernerbooks.com

0822500107 $212.80 1-800-328-4929

The eight volumes in the simply outstanding "Plants We Eat" series by Meredith Sayles Hughes provide students in grades 5 to 12 with informed and informative introductions to the botanical and biological sciences behind what we eat. Enhanced with both color and b/w photography, charts and cross-sectional diagrams of plants, "Fun Facts", a bibliography for further reading, a glossary, recipes, nutritional information, "kid friendly" activities, literary quotes and sidebars, the titles comprising this outstanding and enthusiastically recommended series include Flavor Foods: Spices & Herbs; Glorious Grasses: The Grains; Green Power: Leaf & Flower Vegetables; Hard To Crack: Nut Trees; Spill The Beans And Pass The Peanuts: Legumes; Stinky And Stringy: Stem & Bulb Vegetables; Tall And Tasty: Fruit Trees; and Yes, We Have Bananas: Fruits From Shrubs And Vines. Although each volume is available separately ($26.60), school and community libraries are advised to acquire the complete set. Homeschoolers and classroom teachers should note that each of these superbly organized and accessibly presented books is published in full accordance with National Science Education Standards and are ideal for supplemental curriculum enhancement for any Home Economics studies.