What's on Your Plate?: Exploring the World of Food

"A delectable way to highlight diversity." --Booklist
"Inspire young foodies with this title. " --School Library Journal
"Engel's presentation is lively and welcoming..."--Publishers Weekly

It's a big, tasty world out there--and this book takes kids on a tour through the cuisines of 14 countries, complete with a recipe for each one.

What's on your plate? Chances are it's not quite the same as what's on other children's plates around the world. Come on a journey to see how people in different countries prepare, eat, and think about their food. Beautiful photographs and illustrations capture the food culture of 14 countries, from Brazil and Spain to Morocco, India, and China. Each spread includes an overview of the country and its native foods, photographs of the various dishes with pronunciations and descriptions, an easy recipe for kids to try, and an illustrated crop map of the country.

With so many fun elements to intrigue them, young foodies will be excited to learn about how people eat across the globe!

Author: Whitney Stewart
Publisher: Union Square Kids
Published: 03/13/2018
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781454926726
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.6
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 507662 / What's on Your Plate? Exploring the World of Food


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/23/2018
School Library Journal 04/01/2018 pg. 145
Booklist 04/01/2018 pg. 62
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 171 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Whitney Stewart will travel far for a story. She's trekked in a Himalayan snowstorm with Sir Edmund Hillary, interviewed the Dalai Lama in India, and visited Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma. She's worked as a puppeteer in France and has dug in former WWII battlefields in rural Poland. She is the author of travel stories, multiple children's books, and her new mindfulness activity cards, Mindful Kids. When she is not writing or traveling, she teaches mindfulness and meditation to children.

Christiane Engel is an award-winning illustrator and children's book writer. She loves creating quirky characters, map illustrations, and using her own hand-lettering in her projects across publishing and advertising. Her work has also been applied to animated programs and puzzles--one of which won a puzzle-of-the-year award. Christiane lives by the sea in South East England with her family.