An interesting and delicious picture book, combining popular science with fun, lets children know about the delicious vegetables grown in the garden in autumn and winter, and gives many recipes, which is very practical.
Brief introduction to the story
The vegetable gardens in the distant mountains are lush. What vegetables are grown here? Let's have a look with the small animals.
There are nutritious carrots, white radishes, cabbages, sweet potatoes, potatoes, onions and spinach; Finally, all the small animals make delicious food from the vegetables picked in their gardens and put them on a big table for dinner. How lively it is!
Aesthetic appreciation
The story style is fresh and lovely. Although it describes the autumn and winter scenes, it still feels full of vitality. With bright colors and large-scale pictures, the author shows readers the growth process of different vegetables completely, so that children can intuitively observe and feel the hard-won of each vegetable.
On the cover, small animals sit together, and there are many delicious foods in front of them. They are surrounded by all kinds of vegetable leaves, and there are a little white flowers and orange in the large green. It is not difficult to guess that this should be a vegetable planted in the garden. On the back cover are the vegetables corresponding to these leaves.
Large areas of vegetables in the picture are uniform. Orange carrots, clean white radishes, turquoise cabbages, purple sweet potatoes, khaki potatoes, brown onions and dark green spinach are made into different foods and placed on the dining table, giving people a pleasing feeling.
The power of language
The story is simple, the language is concise, and they all follow the way of question and answer, which is very suitable for parent-child interaction; After seeing the pictures and some tips, let the children guess what vegetable it is. Revealing the answer after turning the page can greatly stimulate children's interest in reading.
When children discover this rule, they can create their own stories; At the same time, there are many onomatopoeia words, such as "poof, whoosh", which not only conforms to children's cognition, but also allows children to feel the growth process of plants in a relaxed and happy atmosphere.
Observe the details
In addition to bold characters, there are many small light fonts that can't be ignored in the story. There is a lot of information here, including many practices of different vegetables and varieties. It is a very comprehensive science popularization.
After reading the story, you will find that these seven vegetables have one thing in common. They all grow deep underground, and the edible part is the root or diameter that grows in the soil. No wonder underground mice eat carrots through tunnels.
There is also a hidden story line in the picture book, which is the plot of different small animals working together and sharing together; As mentioned on the cover, at the end of the story, all the animals get together and take out the best food in their homes to enjoy, and the atmosphere is very harmonious.
Parenting enlightenment
How to make children have a deeper understanding of the vegetables they are used to eating? With the help of picture books, you can not only understand the growth process and characteristics of different vegetables, but also do it yourself with the recipes mentioned in the book, so that children can experience the fun of doing it.