Explore cooking and baking!
The featured books are Easy as Pie by Cari Best and the nonfiction book How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? by Chris Butterworth. Easy as Pie tells the story a young boy, Jacob, who sets out to bake a peach pie to celebrate his parents’ anniversary. Jacob is inspired by television personality Chef Monty who blends into his recipes great lessons for life. How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? illustrates the path food travels from the farm, to the market, to our homes, and finally, to our plates at home and in lunchboxes for school. Understanding “where our food comes from” can encourage healthier food choices.
Get the books
The featured books were chosen for their quality and availability in most school and public libraries. For other book suggestions, check out the bookmark in the PDF.
Easy as Pie
Illustrator:
Melissa Sweet Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction 
How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? The Story of Food
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction What’s in the reading adventure pack?
- Parent information sheet with an introductory note that teachers can personalize, instructions about how to use the packet, and tips for sharing fiction and nonfiction books with children
- Two books: one fiction and one nonfiction, selected by Reading Rockets for high quality and wide availability in school libraries
- Creativity Activity: a hands-on craft project
- Imagination Activity: encourages imaginative play, writing, or drawing
- Get Real Activity: focuses on real-world experiences for parent and child
- Bookmark: lists the featured titles and alternative titles
- Parent survey
While designed as a school-to-home project, reading adventure packs are also great for summer programs, after-school programs, and home-schoolers.
Interested in more reading adventures?
Browse our full library of Reading Adventure Packs. And for additional information, read the article, Reading Adventure Packs: A School-to-Home Project.
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