The Two Bite Club, written by Jan Adams and Annie Lunsford, explores the concept of childhood nutrition through the story of Will and Anna trying new foods from each food group. The story develops through thirty nine pages filled with colorful illustrations of the different foods they find all throughout their house. The font used in the story book resembles that of an adult’s handwriting and the first letter of the first word on each page is emphasized in a large, purple, and bold font. This easily draws the attention of a preschooler as one is reading and flipping through the pages. The language spoken by Will and the mother is complex and detailed while Anna speaks with short and simple sentences, similar to other preschoolers. She uses similar sentences throughout the book such as “oh no...I don’t
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The elements of the book such as the illustrations, content, storyline and language contribute to a preschool aged child’s physical and cognitive development by emphasizing the importance of nutrition, fine motor skills, long-term memory, and scaffolding.
The first developmental domain in relation to The Two Bite Club is physical development focusing on the nutritional needs and fine motor skills of young children. Once children move up to preschool, their nutritional needs starts to resemble that of an adult’s diet and consists of proteins, vegetables, fruits, grains, and dairy (Papalia, Martorell, and Feldman, 2014, p. 262). Children in this age range should be consuming foods from each food group to meet their nutritional needs but in moderation so they are not at risk of obesity (Papalia, Martorell, and Feldman, 2014, p. 262). These issues are addressed in the book when the mother suggests that they incorporate foods from each food group for lunch and Will elaborates, saying “there are five food groups in MyPlate. We need to eat foods from all food
The elements of the book such as the illustrations, content, storyline and language contribute to a preschool aged child’s physical and cognitive development by emphasizing the importance of nutrition, fine motor skills, long-term memory, and scaffolding.
The first developmental domain in relation to The Two Bite Club is physical development focusing on the nutritional needs and fine motor skills of young children. Once children move up to preschool, their nutritional needs starts to resemble that of an adult’s diet and consists of proteins, vegetables, fruits, grains, and dairy (Papalia, Martorell, and Feldman, 2014, p. 262). Children in this age range should be consuming foods from each food group to meet their nutritional needs but in moderation so they are not at risk of obesity (Papalia, Martorell, and Feldman, 2014, p. 262). These issues are addressed in the book when the mother suggests that they incorporate foods from each food group for lunch and Will elaborates, saying “there are five food groups in MyPlate. We need to eat foods from all food