N EW f ro m R ed le a f P re s s Build Children’s Appreciation for Nature and Healthy Foods ONLINE wwww.RedleafPress.orgPHONE8AM - 5PM CST Monday - FridaySSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS TOLL-FREE: 800-423-8309 OUTSIDE THE U.S.: 651-641-0508444444444 EASY WAYS EASY WAYS EASY WAYS EASY WAYS EASY WAYS EASY WAYS EASY WAYS EASY WAYS EASY WAYS EASY WAYS EASY WAYS EASY WAYS TO ORDERTO ORDERTO ORDERTO ORDERTO ORDERTO ORDERTO ORDERTO ORDERTO ORDER4 CELEBRATE NATURE! Activities for Every Season Angela Schmidt Fishbaugh Create meaningful learning experiences for every season! Designed to help children reconnect with nature, this activity book introduces new themes for autumn, winter, spring, and summer. Each seasonal activity will help you integrate nature into your classroom through music, dramatic play, science discovery activities, and language arts projects. Also provided are ideas to take children outdoors and investigate, explore, and role-play as they build a lifelong appreciation for nature. Age focus: 3–8. Softbound, 304 pgs. Available March, 2011. #540344-Q $29.95 PUB LISHEDBY R E DLEAF P R E SS “We need a healthy balance between working with technology, being plugged into information twenty-four seven, and experiencing the permanent renewal nature provides. Research supports what others and I know in our hearts: that children truly benefi t from simply enjoying quality time outdoors every day.” #540429-Q $29.95 THE EARLY SPROUTS COOKBOOK Karrie Kalich, Lynn Arnold & Carole Russell Cook up delicious and healthy meals and snacks for your preschool setting. Packed with 40 breakfast, lunch, snack, and special celebration recipes, this hands-on cookbook promotes the development of healthy eating habits in young children and encourages children’s participation in preparing the food. Anchored by wholesome ingredients, these recipes follow federal dietary guidelines and are all child-tested and approved. Nutrition information, food safety procedures, tips for cooking with children, recipe variations, and colorful photographs are also included. Age focus: 3–5. Softbound, 120 pgs. Available July, 2011. PUB LISHEDBY R E DLEAF P R E SS “The recipes in this book were specifi cally developed to refl ect healthy nutritional principles and contain affordable ingredients. They were also designed for cooking with young children. They feature simple directions that maximize children’s ability to participate in making the recipe.” EARLY SPROUTS Cultivating Healthy Food Choices in Young Children Karrie Kalich, Dottie Bauer & Deirdre McPartlin Counteract the prevalence of childhood obesity and establish lifelong healthy eating habits in children. This research-based, twenty-four week curriculum engages children in all aspects of planting, growing, and eating healthy produce. The award-winning Early Sprouts program includes tips for planting a garden, suggestions for involving children’s families, and recipes that children can help prepare. Age focus: 2–6. Softbound, 224 pgs. #326401-Q $24.95 PUB LISHEDBY R E DLEAF P R E SS EARLY SPROUTS SET Save almost $10 when you buy both Early Sprouts and The Early Sprouts Cookbook. #326411-Q $44.95