Cheers for a Dozen Ears

 

TITLE:  Cheers for a Dozen Ears  A Summer Crop of Counting
AUTHOR:  Felicia Sanzari Chernesky
ILLUSTRATOR: Susan Swan
PUBLISHER: Albert Whitman & Company
COPYRIGHT: 2014

In this book you will visit a farm stand and count various produce.  It has rhyming text that make it fun and the illustrations are fabulous! 

I borrowed this one from the library because the cover and title intrigued me.  I read it several times to my 2 year old.  I will definitely watch for more books by this author. 

This would make a great addition to your classroom library to be used with counting or a unit on produce of the summer.

Apples, Cherries, Red Raspberries

TITLE:  Apples, Cherries, Red Raspberries    What Is In the Fruits Group?
AUTHOR:  Brian P. Cleary
ILLUSTRATOR:  Martin Goneau
PUBLISHER:  Millbrook Press
COPYRIGHT:  2011

In this fun read aloud rhyming book, the reader learns about foods in the fruits group.  There are ideas of ways to enjoy fruit, such as the juice or in a dessert, as well as the nutritional value of some fruits.

This is a book in the "Food is Categorical" series.  The colorful cover and title caught my eye.  The illustrations are bright, comical, and will keep the reader's attention. This book would be enjoyed by early elementary aged children.  It would be appropriate for a unit on foods and the food groups in the elementary classroom.