The only other hands-on aspect of the volume is a vaguely outlined experiment ""to find out where fat is hiding,"" which entails rubbing foods (no specific varieties are suggested) on a piece of paper and examining it for grease stains the following day. She concludes with a handful of nutritious, carefully written, kid-friendly recipes. The author discusses such basics as the importance of eating a balanced diet, the process of digestion, sources of various vitamins and minerals, etc. The palette, unfortunately, is muted or shadowy, so that the pictured foods never look very appetizing. The compositions are cheerful and sometimes playful, as when a boy dressed in a skeleton costume delivers a message about the value of calcium in building and ""repairing"" bones.
Watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations offer close-up views of a variety of foods and introduce a cast of smiling, wide-eyed kids whose comments (presented in balloons) supplement the facts in the text. Rockwell (illustrator of My Spring Robin On Show and Tell Day) serves up a simple but often bland introduction to nutrition.
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