The Berry Book [Hardcover]

Gail Gibbons (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

Describes different types of berries and how they grow. Includes recipes.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grades 1-3--An overly busy picture-book introduction. Gibbons offers a history as well as a guide to which berries are poisonous and which are edible. The layout tends to be cluttered. Prose is divided on some pages, with text running across the top from page to page as well as a few short sentences along the bottom. The watercolor cartoon illustrations are large, entertaining, informative, and abundant. Appended pages include how to grow strawberries, plus a few recipes that are far too simplistic to be of any real use. For example, there is no list of ingredients for making a blueberry pie. Instructions for making raspberry ice cream (two steps) and strawberry jam (six steps) are equally sketchy. Diane L. Burns's Berries, Nuts and Seeds (NorthWord, 1996), for slightly older audiences, is more clearly formatted and easier to use.
Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Ages 4-7. This large-format overview of berries, particularly those grown in North America, is as pretty as any book Gibbons has done. The clear, simple text runs along the bottom of each page, sometimes supplemented by informative headings and captions. Some pages feature one large picture while others are divided into panels in different configurations. Gibbons' distinctive line work and bright colors give the pages a cheerful look, and the information is extended through the picture captions. Instructions for growing strawberries and making blueberry pie, strawberry jam, and raspberry ice cream round out the presentation. With pictures big enough for classroom sharing, this book provides enough information for young children to absorb without feeling overwhelmed. Carolyn Phelan
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House (March 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823416976
• ISBN-13: 978-0823416974
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,925 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles with Holiday House. According to "The Washington Post," "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." She lives in Vermont. Her website is www.gailgibbons.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A cheery, fact-filled, highly recommended picturebook., March 29, 2002

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This review is from: The Berry Book (Hardcover)

The Berry Book by Gail Gibbons is a cheery, fact-filled, highly recommended picturebook for young people who are just beginning to learn reading. All sorts of different edible berries are pictured with simple, cheery, full-color illustrations. From strawberries and blueberries to gooseberries and wintergreen berries, just about every berry type is presented for inquiring young minds. The last few pages teach how to grow your own strawberries, and how to make a blueberry pie, strawberry jam and raspberry ice cream.