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Arianna's Nutrition Expedition™ Book List

George Washington's Breakfast
by Jean Fritz and Paul Galdone (Illustrator)
The Putnam & Grosset Group, Paperstar, Reissue Edition, 1998
ISBN 0698116119
Ages 9 to 12
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George W. Allen shares many things with George Washington, including the same name and birthday. George is so excited that he decides to learn as much as he can about our first president, but he can't discover what he ate for breakfast! If he finds out, Grandmother promises to make whatever President Washington ate.

The Young Chef's Mexican Cookbook (I'm the Chef)
by Karen Ward
Crabtree Publishing Company, 2001
ISBN 0778702952
Ages 9 to 12
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Children will love preparing some of Mexico's typical dishes themselves! One of a series of four cookbooks, The Young Chef's Mexican Cookbook contains a dozen easy-to-prepare recipes with step-by-step instructions and photographs, plus warnings for safety in the kitchen. Other books in the series include: The Young Chef's Italian Cookbook, The Young Chef's French Cookbook and The Young Chef's Chinese Cookbook. They're perfect for the budding chef!

Apple Fractions
by Jerry Pallota
Cartwheel Books, 2003
ISBN 0439389011
Ages 4 to 8
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This fun book uses apples to teach children all about fractions. Playful elves demonstrate how to divide them into halves, thirds, fourths and much more. Terms like numerator and denominator are introduced with parts of the apple. Along with simple addition and subtraction of fractions, young readers learn fun facts about different kinds of apples.

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