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1) Watercress
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Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
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From the whippoorwill's call on the first day of spring through the first snowfall, Edna and members of her family gather fruits, berries, and vegetables from the fields, garden, and orchard on their Virginia farm and turn them into wonderful meals. Includes facts about the life of Edna Lewis, a descendant of slaves who grew up to be a famous chef, and five recipes.
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Sam is finally old enough to help his parents harvest cranberries on their family farm in Wisconsin, from flooding the field to prepare the vines for the picking machine to delivering the fruit to receiving station. Includes recipes for cranberry sauce and cranberry pie, author's note, and glossary.
6) Harvest home
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A young farm girl and her family bring in the new harvest and celebrate with prayers, songs, and a festive meal. Includes instructions for making a harvest doll from corn husks.
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"Woher kommen eigentlich die Lebensmittel, die auf unserem Tisch landen? Dieses Sachbilderbuch zeigt die verschiedenen Produktionsabläufe in kleinen und großen Betrieben: den Weg der Milch auf einem Bauernhof und in einem Milchbetrieb oder wie das Brot in der Backstube und wie es in der Backfabrik entsteht, Fischfang und Fischzucht. Wie und wo Tomaten oder Äpfel wachsen, was passiert, bevor die Wurst in die Pelle kommt - und was das alles mit...
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A rumination on our ability to recognize our interconnectedness with all people, that in order to eat a single meal, it takes the whole world to make it. There's something special bubbling in Nanni's big metal pot. And it smells delicious! What ingredients might be inside? When Nanni lifts the lid on her soup, she reveals the whole world inside: from the seeds that grew into vegetables, to the gardeners who lovingly tended to the plants, to the sun,...
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Soon after the sun rises, a young girl and her mother set out on the bus, riding knee to knee to visit their mulberry tree in the English countryside. With buckets and tubs in hand for collecting berries, the two spend the day together picnicking, waiting out a summer shower under their tree, and searching high and low for the best mulberries, the ones that are tucked away from the world. When the sun starts to set, they head home to bake a delicious...