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T-Veg: The Story of a Carrot-Crunching Dinosaur
7 Sep 2015

T-Veg: The Story of a Carrot-Crunching Dinosaur

by Zoe | posted in: Katherina Manolessou, Smriti Prasadam-Halls | 5

This is the tale of Reg. Reg, who loves to roar and gnash and stomp about. He is, after all, a T-Rex. Now ask any dino-mad four year old about a T-Rex’s favourite food and they’ll know: T-Rexes love their … Continued

Different perspectives, Dinosaurs, Friendship, Humour, Vegetables
Findus plants meatballs: gardening disasters to make you and your kids laugh out loud
12 May 2014

Findus plants meatballs: gardening disasters to make you and your kids laugh out loud

by Zoe | posted in: Sven Nordqvist | 4

Have you and your kids ever attempted to grow your own vegetables and failed miserably? Maybe the weather’s contrived against you? Or the slugs have slithered wild and destroyed your crops? If so, perhaps Findus Plants Meatballs by Sven Nordqvist … Continued

Books in translation, Cats, Chickens, Cows, Farms, Gardening, Humour, Pigs, Seasons, Vegetables
Food for thought
22 Oct 2012

Food for thought

by Zoe | posted in: The Geography Collective, Tom Morgan-Jones | 6

Excitement, energy, engaging (and sometimes challenging) ideas burst out of Mission:Explore FOOD by The Geography Collective and City Farmers, illustrated by Tom Morgan-Jones. As the opening lines of the book state, “This book will change the way you see food … Continued

Adventure, Baking/cooking, Cooking, Exploration, Fish, Food, Fruit, Nonfiction, Nonfiction Monday, Science, Vegetables

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