Horn Book Review

The text in each of these oversimplified books is practically the same from book to book with a few words changed. The food group is introduced, its benefits explained, and examples of foods from that group are listed. One easy-to-read, captionlike sentence and large color photo per page make the formulaic books accessible to beginning readers. Concurrently published in Spanish. Glos., ind. [Review covers these First Step Nonfiction: Food Groups titles: [cf2]Dairy; Fats, Oils, and Sweets; Fruits; Grains; Meats and Porteins;[cf1] and [cf2]Vegetables[cf1].] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.