Wonderful illustrations reinforce the theme of this story. The whole farmyard's in a flutter when a long-necked mischief maker flies the coop, leaving comic chaos in her wake. Soon the bull has broken right through the pasture fence, the ram has sent an overdressed neighbor sailing through the air, and cows and horses are galloping all over town. Come into The Edible Pyramid a restaurant that serves all kinds of delicious and nutritious meals. Lorren Leedy uses the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Guide Pyramid to show the healthful way to eat.
Customers learn how many servings from the different food groups to have every day.
They see lots of mouth-watering examples, from pasta and grains to fruits and vegetables. For Laura, summer Saturdays with her family are days of hard work. Hard, but fun too. Together they load the pickup with baskets and bushels of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, they've grown to sell. Together they drive the twenty minutes to town along the interstate, set up their stand, and then spend busy hours side by side at the weekly farmers' market.