Colorful photographs of delicious fruits make this an exploratory experience. Young children can learn to identify fruits and become acquainted with basic STEM terminology and concepts, then expand upon or interpret the terms in different ways. This book is written with minimal text and offers opportunities for observation, scientific discovery, experimentation, and other teachable moments in the garden or the kitchen. --------------------------------- It's a great addition to any fruit, gardening, harvest, nutrition, food group, or life science theme for parents of young children or preschool and early childhood educators. This is an effective way to get children excited about healthy eating as they identify, learn about, and differentiate between a variety of delicious fruits and their characteristics. Included in this 36-page picture book are fruit facts, a reader's guide, and suggestions for open-ended inquiry. --------------------------------- Children can interpret some of the concepts using their bodies: take their bodies high, drop them low, make a circle with their arms, make a triangle with their hands, freeze in place, or use everyday objects and physical science experiments to express their understanding of these concepts. --------------------------------- Discover creative ways to connect this book to a theme, curriculum, activity, experiment, and any other aspects of a child's life. Give children time, space, and materials to explore fruit on their own. It's as simple as freezing fruit in an ice tray, seeing if fruit will float, or using cookie cutters to shape fruit for a healthy snack. --------------------------------- Each time you read the book, make new discoveries together, beyond what is stated on each page. What do you notice? Look at positions, shapes, colors, textures, sizes, fruit mixed in with vegetables, and the many characteristics of fruit. How does the fruit look different? Why do you think the fruit is that shape? Why do you think fruit is so colorful? There are no wrong answers. --------------------------------- Use open-ended inquiry to nurture a child's innate curiosity while navigating through the pages. --------------------------------- Included in this 39-page picture book are facts about fruit, a reader's guide, and suggestions for open-ended inquiry. ---------------------------- RELATED TOPICS: fruit, fruits, cooking, harvest, food preparation, gardening, community garden, early childhood snacks, STEM in the kitchen, STEM in the garden, child nutrition, nutrition standards, nutritious meals, nutritious snacks, food groups, ChooseMyPlate, MyPlate, dietary guidelines, healthy eating, healthy snacks, healthy choices, health benefits, health grants, health initiatives, CACFP, CCFP, Child and Adult Care Food Program, State Food Program, Health and Human Services, life science, health strategies, health action plans, anti-obesity, childhood obesity, WIC, NIFA Nutrition Programs, Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP), The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Centers of Excellence (RNECE), Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational Program.