My Food Your Food Summary

My Food, Your Food discusses many different cultures through a classroom celebrating different foods. The book starts with the excited children in the classroom discussing the upcoming food week. After, the children discuss their ethnic meals their family cooks. Then, they talk about different noodles around the world. They compare noodles from Asia to noodles in Europe. After, they compare different breads from around the world. They talk about challah bread, and the ties the bread has to religion. Furthermore, they end the book with a summation that every family has the right to choose differently. Throughout the book, questions are posed to ask the children you are reading to about their food culture. In the last pages, there is an index …show more content…
To begin, the illustrations show the visual representation of the unique food item so the child can connect the new word to the picture. In addition, the families look different in the illustrations, allowing for racial diversity. However, even though the color may appear different, all families are shown happy, and connected. The illustrations benefit the story by adding racial diversity, along with depictions of the cultural food.
 Bloom’s Taxonomy
1. Can you recall one new food mentioned in the story?
2. How would you compare and contrast the types of noodles?
3. What questions would you ask in an interview with an official bread maker?
4. What are the features of a dish mentioned in the story?
5. What is your opinion of one of the foods mentioned that you have tried before?
6. Can you invent a new dish based off of your culture and a new culture mentioned in the book?
Additional comments: This book could be used to start a lesson about different cultures’ food. After reading the book, kids could investigate a culture of interest’s food. Then when the child finds an interesting recipe, they could plan to make the food and bring it in for culture day at the end of the