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mldavisreads's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
4.0
Children's nonfiction picture book. Alice Waters is a "friend of food," which ultimately leads to her career as a chef and also a founder of the Edible Schoolyard. This book tells how she was inspired by Delicious-- and wanted to give everyone, young and old, a trip to Delicious. As a gardener, I can agree that there is no comparison between a out-of-season tomato in the store and an in-season tomato picked from the garden. She was a leader in the now ubiquitous farm-to-table movement, and also a believer that having hands-on experience with growing food made it more likely that a child would eat healthy food. The story was a bit meandering at times, but overall I enjoyed learning about this food pioneer, appreciated the illustrations, and will continue to expand my garden-- and have my young son continue to help me with it.
booksandbosox's review against another edition
4.0
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tashrow's review
4.0
A follow-up to Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table, Martin continues to focus on food creators in this new book about Alice Waters. It follows Waters from her studies in France where she learned about food. When she returned home, she wanted to share her food finds with her friends but her home was too small to accommodate all of them. So she created a new kind of restaurant that was like eating in someone’s home, Chez: Panisse. The book follows Waters on her quest to find fresh, locally-grown foods and produce. It finishes with her focus on children learning to grow their own foods in schoolyards across the country. This is a picture book biography that will inspire young readers to grow, eat, and discover their own trip to delicious.
Martin’s text reads as verse on the page, the stanzas unrhymed but spare and filled with moments in Waters’ life that are worth lingering over. Martin explains in simple terms what the goals of Waters are, but she also manages to inspire and let the ideas soar upwards on the page. She invites young readers to dream their own dreams, offering them a book about how one person accomplished theirs.
Choi’s art has a great feel to it with a mix of bright colors and a strong organic feel that is entirely appropriate to Waters. Throughout the illustrations, readers will see how important people are to Waters’ accomplishments from her friends to her team at the restaurants to the children who plant their school gardens.
A dynamic and delicious look at the life of Alice Waters, filled with all of the mouth-watering moments of her life. Appropriate for ages 6-9.
Martin’s text reads as verse on the page, the stanzas unrhymed but spare and filled with moments in Waters’ life that are worth lingering over. Martin explains in simple terms what the goals of Waters are, but she also manages to inspire and let the ideas soar upwards on the page. She invites young readers to dream their own dreams, offering them a book about how one person accomplished theirs.
Choi’s art has a great feel to it with a mix of bright colors and a strong organic feel that is entirely appropriate to Waters. Throughout the illustrations, readers will see how important people are to Waters’ accomplishments from her friends to her team at the restaurants to the children who plant their school gardens.
A dynamic and delicious look at the life of Alice Waters, filled with all of the mouth-watering moments of her life. Appropriate for ages 6-9.
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