Books and Companion Guides: "What's Really in Our Bread?" and "The Cornfield Maze Mystery"
What's Really in Our Bread? and The Cornfield Maze Mystery are about commercial wheat and corn farming and how they are processed into various food products consumed on a daily basis. Each Book follows a trio of friends investigating how wheat and corn are grown, what's in used in the growing/ harvesting process and how that can impact health.
What's Really in Our Bread?
This book was written to help young readers learn about the food we eat, especially bread and to spark curiosity about where food comes from and how it affects our bodies. Bread is something many of us eat every day, so it makes a great place to start asking questions: How does wheat grow? What happens on farms? What do farmers use to protect crops—and why might that matter to us?
Learn more and get a free downloadable worksheet and parent letter on the book's website.
The Cornfield Maze Mystery
The Cornfield Maze Mystery is a middle-grade narrative (ages 8-12) that introduces students to modern food systems through the eyes of three curious friends: Mary, Ana, and Ben. Corn is in a lot of food products many of us eat every day, so it makes a great place to start asking questions: How does corn grow? What happens on farms? What do farmers use to protect crops and why might that matter to us?
Learn more and get a free downloadable worksheet and parent letter on the book's website.
The books and companion guides are available to purchase through Amazon.