This video link is provided to help an adult assess the book's suitability for a child's situation before purchasing it. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. One day Grandpa sets him a challenge that helps him to learn to try new foods from the vegetable patch and Oliver is surprised by what he finds out. Bring in a couple of potted plant to provide live samples of each part ,or take a walk in the classroom garden or schoolyard and identify roots, stems, leaves, and flowers on plants you find outside. I really liked the story, the way the days of the week are worked in, the way Oliver opens up to trying new things to eat, and even the little inside joke at the end between him and his grandparents.

I recently read [Oliver’s Fruit Salad:], a very clear attempt to get kids to find fruits appealing foods. We have been learning all about healthy and unhealthy foods, and about the importance of a healthy and balanced diet.

If you are concerned about the health and wellbeing of yourself or children in your care, you should always consult an appropriate healthcare professional. Vivian teaches part time at Edinburgh College of Art, and is one of the two founding members of the PictureHooks programme supporting Scottish illustrators. This lesson plan provides activity ideas to accompany the delightful children’s book Oliver’s Vegetablesby Vivian French.

The following is an overview of common plant parts divided into two categories: vegetative and reproductive. Vivian French is the author of over two hundred books, including the wildly popular series Tales from the Five Kingdoms.

This book would be perfect for a child with difficulty trying new foods to encourage them and for a child that is interested in gardening like mine is! The answer is to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables every day not the same thing over and over again just like Oliver! Students will discover we eat many different plant parts and that vegetables are an important part of our diet providing essential nutrients and fiber. The botanical definition of a fruit is a structure formed by a pollinated flower that contains the seeds. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

She has had plays performed both in London and throughout Scotland; her audiences include young adults as well as children. Over the week, Oliver finds carrots, spinach, rhubarb, cabbage, beetroot and peas, tries them and eats them all up. This is a great book to link with maths as it rehearses the days of the week and the illustrations offer many opportunities for counting and working out how many vegetables. Although the story is aimed at children who won't eat veg, it is delightful and appeals to all - veg and non veg eaters.These handy story sequencing cards are great for increasing and assessing familiarity with the main events in this story as well as for starting discussions about the different key points and story structure.