Super food… Super vegetables

A look at different vegetables, how they grow, and how to eat them

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About this book

Super food… Super vegetables is an advanced readers book for children ages 7 to 11. A look at different vegetables, how they grow, and how to eat them. How to have a healthy diet with lots of fun recipes. A real human voice reads the story while the words are highlighted one by one on screen.

Book details

Book type	Read Along Book – Narrated in a real human voice with word-by-word highlighting and static pictures.
Author	Honor Head
Ages	9 to 11 years, also 7 to 9 years
Grade	Grade 4
Reading level	Level 4, Advanced Readers
Length	14 pages, 1150 words, 10 minutes
Categories	Health and Wellness, Science
Interactive features	Comprehension quiz, What is This? activity
Language	English

Where you can read this book

Reading and Math app: Read it here, plus Comprehension quiz, What is This? activity in the Reading and Math app.

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Read Along App: Read along narration with word by word highlighting.

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Quizzes and activities live in the Reading and Math app only. They are not part of the Read Along App.

Why read Super food… Super vegetables with your child

Super food… Super vegetables opens up Health and Wellness for young readers. The facts are short and clear, and the pictures help the ideas land. Read a page together, then ask your child what surprised them. Talking about what you read is how new knowledge sticks. It is a good book for curious children who like to ask questions and find out how things work.

Talk about it together

How did this book make you feel, and why?
What would you ask the author about Super food… Super vegetables?
Can you retell this book in your own words?

Inside the book

In Super food… Super vegetables, readers find Health and Wellness. A look at different vegetables, how they grow, and how to eat them. The book is written for young readers, with clear words and pictures that help the story along.

Children gain a feel for Health and Wellness and new words to talk about it. Read it together, pause at the interesting parts, and ask your child what they think. It is a good book to share, and to come back to again.

From the book: “Get the Edge with Veg”

Words to learn in this book

fiber: The part of your food that helps your digestion to work properly and makes sure you go to the toilet regularly.
vitamins: Substances found in the food we eat which are essential to help us stay healthy. There are many different vitamins, such as A, B, C, and D.
minerals: Substances found in foods which help to keep our bodies healthy. For example, calcium in green, leafy vegetables such as cabbage keeps our bones and teeth strong.
savory: A food that is not sweet.
raw: A food that is not cooked.
squash: A group of foods that is the fruit of a plant eaten as a vegetable. They have a thick skin. The flesh is usually eaten cooked. The group includes pumpkin, marrow, zucchini, and butternut squash.
protein: Part of the food we eat which helps to build muscles and keeps us healthy.
pulses: Plant seeds that are used as a food, such as beans and lentils.
tortilla: A thin, round, flat bread used a lot with Mexican food.
hummus: A dip made from chickpeas.
stews: A mix of vegetables and sometimes meat that is cooked over a low heat for a long time.
tubers: A swollen, fleshy, usually underground stem of a plant, such as the potato, bearing buds from which new plant shoots arise.
balanced: A balanced diet is one where you eat a mix of different foods such as milk and cheese, eggs, fruit and vegetables, meat, and fish. This makes sure you get a good range of vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein, and other healthy substances found in all foods.