A beautifully illustrated baking book for children featuring recipes for delicious treats along with a powerful message about family, diversity, and helping others. When Hazel and her father bake together, her mother says they make the whole house smell like a fancy bakery. And when they bake in the morning, they get to eat their goods as a special treat--even if it's for breakfast. One day Hazel decides to organize a morning bake sale for her school and encourages her friends to contribute to the effort. The results take readers all over the world, from strawberry mochi and pumpkin empanadas to Indian-spiced shortbread and Egyptian basbousa cake. Best of all, each of these treats including with muffins, carrot cake, scones, and vegan and gluten-free items--comes with its own easy-to-follow recipe. Cynthia Cliff's charming illustrations combine the simplicity of folk art with a sophisticated flair. Her down-to-earth baking accommodate all sorts of substitutions and skill levels. The perfect book for satisfying baking, Pie for Breakfast introduces children to new flavors and treats, opening their palates and their eyes to the delicious ways that baking can bring us together.

From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious and mouth-watering history of pizza. Do YOU like PIZZA? Because right now, somewhere in the world, someone is eating it. Did you know that in the United States we eat 350 slices of pizza every second? Or that in Sweden they serve pizza with bananas and peanuts? All over the world, people love pizza--but where did it come from? And who made the first pizza? Join award-winning author and illustrator Greg Pizzoli as he travels through time and around the globe to discover the mouth-watering history of pizza. Bursting with color, flavor, fun facts, and a family-friendly English muffin pizza recipe, Pizza! A Slice of History reveals the delicious story of the world's best food.

"Some are roots. Some are fruits. Some are even flowers. What do you know about plants we eat? With this book, you can become an expert. Feel like a pro with exciting photos, expert facts, and fun challenges. Can you name a food that is a plant stem or a plant seed? Try it! Then see if you can pass the Expert Quiz!"--

Some are roots. Some are fruits. Some are even flowers. What do you know about plants we eat? With this book, you can become an expert. Feel like a pro with exciting photos, expert facts, and fun challenges. Can you name a food that is a plant stem or a plant seed? Try it! Then see if you can pass the Expert Quiz!

Explore all the aspects of your favorite treat: ice cream! From the first known plating, to the creative and wacky flavors across cultures and history, this book traces the transformations of the ice cream we have today. Also includes a recipe, so readers can create their own, unique riff on ice cream. Whether you prefer chocolate, vanilla, or a swirl, this book is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth! Aligned to curriculum standards, text highlights key 21st Century content including Global Awareness and Economics. Books in this series include table of contents, glossary of key words, index, author biography, and sidebars.

This book about nature and the changing seasons focuses on a young boy and a very special apple tree. In Gail Gibbons's bright illustrations, Arnold collects apple blossoms in spring, builds a tree house in summer, makes apple pie and cider in the fall, and hangs strings of popcorn and berries for the birds in winter, among other seasonal activities. Includes a recipe for apple pie and a description of how an apple cider press works.

Pine trees grow tall! But these evergreens start as tiny seeds inside pine cones. In this low-level text, young readers will discover the stages of pine tree growth from seed to pollination to fully grown tree. Labeled photos combine with a picture glossary to reinforce the levelled text, while additional features highlight what pine trees need to grow, show how pine trees can be used, and underscore the pine tree’s life cycle.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces how pineapples grow to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces how sunflowers grow to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces how avocados grow to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--