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How Did That Get In My Lunchbox?: The Story of Food Hardcover – January 25, 2011

by Chris Butterworth (Author), Lucia Gaggiotti (Illustrator)
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  • Age Range: 5 - 8 years
  • Grade Level: Kindergarten - 3
  • Lexile Measure: 870L (What's this?)
  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Candlewick; Reinforced Trade ed. edition (January 25, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0763650056
  • ISBN-13: 978-0763650056
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.4 x 10.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsRutgers University Project on Economics and Children
By Yana V. Rodgers on January 25, 2011
Format: Hardcover
Young children may take the contents of their lunchboxes for granted, but quite some activity went into producing those food items and beverages. The sandwich bread had its beginnings in a wheat field, the cheese filling came from a dairy that transformed cow's milk into curds, the apple juice box had its origins at an apple orchard, and the chocolate chip cookie would not have its chips were it not for the cocoa beans grown abroad.

This brightly illustrated book offers a lively opportunity to introduce children to the concepts of natural, capital, and human resources, often among the first set of economics concepts that children are expected to learn in the primary grades. Children can relate firsthand to these ideas when they think about the roles of farms, food processing facilities, and transportation networks in producing their lunchbox foods.
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5.0 out of 5 starsHow Did That Get In My Lunchbox? The Story of Food
By Kindle Customer on May 8, 2011
Format: Hardcover
"One of the best parts of the day is when you lift the lid of your lunchbox to see what's inside."
(First sentence.)

I'm willing to bet that your young children, if they're not living on a farm, exhibit a certain disconnect regarding where their food actually comes from. This book will change that. The text and pictures of this eminently readable book do a superb job of providing essential knowledge in a fun way by breaking down the food production chain of certain lunchbox items (bread, cheese, tomatoes, apple juice, carrots, chocolate chip cookies, and clementines) into sequential steps.

But the information doesn't end with the lunchbox. The book goes on to briefly talk about healthy food choices beyond your lunchbox, and the importance of a healthy balanced diet. There is a short Food Facts page at the end with some excellent advice like...

"Your body is growing all the time (even when you're asleep!) So remember, don't skip breakfast - it gets your body through the day."

My 7 year-old Olivia read this book to us all, with her sisters by her side looking intently at the pictures. We took the time to savor each page's illustrations, and I could see the figurative light bulbs going off in my children's heads as we read this book. Even though most of the knowledge was not new to them - we have discussed where food comes from many times before - I thought this book really helped them (and me!) actually understand the process better.

Chris Butterworth's clear, well-written text and Lucia Gaggiotti's engaging illustrations make this book so worth reading.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Way to Get Them Thinking About Food
By K. McLaughlin on August 20, 2013
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This book has been a great tool to get my daughter thinking about where food comes from and what it goes through to end up on her plate or in her lunchbox. It's well designed with great illustrations and fun to read and discuss. She asks to read it on a regular basis and references it in conversation when we're eating. Strongly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book for families or teachers.
By Shanna on February 28, 2014
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I work at a science museum and I run our Kitchen Science program. We were doing a day about cocoa/chocolate, and I was looking for a good image of the process for making chocolate. I came across a picture of a page from this book. I was intrigued so I looked it up and discovered that it had lots of great pictures (and words) about where food really comes from (bread, fruit, cheese, etc). We had the book out for guests to look at and several of them asked where they could buy it. Definitely a great addition to our Kitchen Science library.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Great Book!
By Dad of Divas TOP 1000 REVIEWER on March 19, 2012
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This was a great book that shares not only a fun story, but also an educational journey that all children must take to gain a better appreciation for the path that the food that they eat takes to get into their hands. Both the illustrations and story were fun and engaging and my kids really liked the story itself. For me as a parent, I enjoyed the educational value of the story as it broke down the food chain per se in a very easy way and made even my four year old better understand how the food gets on our table!. A great book for the whole family!
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