Children’s Book Review: Harvest Flap Book
November 2, 2009 by Karlynn Johnston
Filed under Book Nook
There is a growing concern in the parenting world that our children are becoming detached from the knowledge where their food really comes from. With some studies claiming that high percentages of children have no clue where food comes from other than their grocery store, this book is a great start to counter this lack of knowledge. Harvest is perfect for little toddler hands, the flaps are very study and can take some wear and tear. The colors are very bright and visually appealing, and the real life pictures of tractors are sure to thrill little ones.
But there are also plenty of learning opportunities in the text, children start learning where vegetables come from, where wheat comes from and what is made from wheat, like their cereal and bread. Each page shows where the food grows, and what machine is harvesting it.Then it ends with showing children that the farmer harvests the food from the farm and brings it all to them!
Reading level: 3 – 5 years
Page Count: 14 pages
Publisher: Dorling Kindersly Publishing
What to expect: strong, sturdy flaps, bright engaging pictures, easy words in large block printing
Publisher’s synopsis:DK brings John Deere’s reputation for quality to a book series with eye-popping photos of its farm machines. Young readers learn about tractors and farming as well as the world around them with incredible photographs, simple text, and a little help from Johnny Tractor.
Comparisons and simple concepts within the book pave the way for later learning, while six big flaps open to reveal awesome machines and introduce kids to the Fall harvest on the farm.
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