Let's Eat: What Children Eat Around the World [Hardcover]

Beatrice Hollyer (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

"I don't know about you, but I've always been really curious about what other people eat. Being nosy is how I've got some of my best ideas as a chef-and discovered some of my favorite things to eat." -From the Introduction to Let's Eat by Jamie Oliver, The Naked Chef

A beautifully photographed introduction to the
way children from around the world eat

What we eat says a lot about who we are and where we come from. The five children in this book live in very different countries, and they each have their own ideas about what tastes good. But they have lots in common, too: they all go food shopping and help with the cooking, share mealtimes with their families, eat special foods to celebrate, and have things they love to eat and things they definitely don't.

Endorsed by Jamie Oliver, The Naked Chef, this vibrant companion book to Wake Up, World! is a friendly and fascinating introduction to the way people eat and live around the world.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5 - Colorful photographs detail the lives of five youngsters from around the world: their homes, families, lifestyles, traditions, and typical foods. Each section also explores a special day in one child's life and the role of food in it: a wedding in South Africa, a fiesta in Mexico, a day out with Dad in Thailand, mushrooming in France, and a birthday in India. While children may not read this title from cover to cover, the color photos on each page and quotes are sure to pique their interest and encourage browsing. The recipe for a favorite dish of each youngster is appended; it will require adult assistance. The ingredients can be found at most supermarkets. A map and food glossary are useful aids. This enjoyable adjunct to country studies provides vivid snapshots into the lives of children outside the U.S. - Anne L. Tormohlen, Deerfield Elementary School, Lawrence, KS
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From Booklist

Gr. 2-5. Published in association with Oxfam, this large-format book introduces five children and the foods they eat. In a South African village, Thembe gardens at school and cooks at home. In a Mexican town, Luis shops with his mother and tends sheep with his grandfather. In Bangkok, Thailand, AA learns how to choose food at the market and helps her grandmother prepare dinner. In a French village, Jordan works in his parents' restaurant after finishing his homework. In Kolkata, India, Yamini goes to school and to market. Each chapter follows the child through a typical day, introduces the family, and features a special excursion or celebration. The final section includes a recipe related to each child's story and a glossary of food terms. Clear and often beautiful, the many color photos of the children, their communities, and their foods bring each culture into focus. In conjunction with the clearly written text, the pictures offer children a better understanding of differences and similarities among people around the world. Carolyn Phelan
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); 1st edition (August 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805073221
• ISBN-13: 978-0805073225
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #405,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let's Eat!, March 27, 2006

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This review is from: Let's Eat: What Children Eat Around the World (Hardcover)

This book is great to use in any multi-cultural lesson and/or classroom. It explores the lives of 5 children around the world (South Africa, Mexico, Thailand, France and India)and the food they eat. This book includes recipes, a food glossary and even special food traditions each culture has. Contains many colorful pictures and would be great to use with both young and old!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A colorful comparison of food and cultures, February 13, 2005

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This review is from: Let's Eat: What Children Eat Around the World (Hardcover)

Five children presented in Beatrice Hollyer's Let's Eat! represent very different countries and cultures, each with their own ideas about what tastes good. Cultural differences and similarities in cooking and foods are explored in chapters which not only cover dishes themselves, but shopping and mealtime preparations and rituals intrinsic to each country. South African, Mexico, Thailand, France, and India are the countries profiled in a colorful comparison of food and cultures.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars take a trip around the world, November 18, 2004

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This review is from: Let's Eat: What Children Eat Around the World (Hardcover)

In this book we meet five children from various countries in the world. They walk us through a day in their lives. The focus is mainly on the foods they enjoy with their families. Also included in the book are 5 recipes so that you can sample the foods the children enjoy.

The full color photos of the children from each country help to bring the story to life.

This book is a good start to introduce culture and geography. The most important theme in the book is that people are the same all all over the world! Everybody Eats!!! I highly recommend it!