Mysterious Marching Vegetables

Food and My World: The Mysterious Marching Vegetables presents the adventures of Riff and Rosie in an illustrated storybook that also teaches science and health concepts. In this book, Riff and Rosie learn that leaves are disappearing from some of the plants in Mr. Slaptail's garden. What is happening to the leaves? Rosie, Riff and Mr. Slaptail brainstorm to solve the mystery and come up with a plan to discover who or what is behind the missing vegetables. What do the three friends discover?The Mysterious Marching Vegetables also features informative science boxes that highlight related topics to discuss, such as the relationship between food and good health, the science of soil and plants, different kinds of plants, and safe food handling and preparation. At the end of the book is an illustrated activity and a glossary of health and science terms for student and teacher use.Tharp, Barbara is the author of 'Mysterious Marching Vegetables', published 2000 under ISBN 9781888997378 and ISBN 1888997370.