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Munchy Adventures 4-H Project Book

Chef Nicky is back! Everyone’s favorite health-minded guinea pig has returned with a new adventure filled with challenges, puzzles, fun physical activities and games, recipes and more! Munchy Adventures is designed to inspire children ages 8-10 to be more aware of the importance of eating healthy foods and being physically active every day to grow and stay healthy.

In five fun-filled chapters, Chef Nicky and his friends lead a fun-filled journey through:

The five basic food groups with MyPlate
How to learn nutrition facts about the food we eat
How to start a garden to grow your own fruits and vegetables
How to get the right amount of energy and nutrients to stay active, grow properly and stay healthy
How to be physically active all day, every day

Perfect for 4-H clubs and after school programs, Munchy Adventures is a great way to teach kids the importance of nutrition and set them on the lifelong path to health and wellness.

42 pp.

$2.00

http://ifasbooks.ifas.ufl.edu/p-431-munchy-adventures-4-h-project-book.aspx

Faculty/Staff link: http://ifasbooks.ifas.ufl.edu/p-627-munchy-adventures-4-h-project-book-sf.aspx

Live Online Event: Talking with the Author of How Plants Work

Friday, November 19

1 pm – 2 pm

To wrap up the fall session of the Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Book Club, there will be a Facebook live meeting with How Plants Work author, Linda Chalker-Scott. Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program Coordinator Wendy Wilber will be talking plant physiology and gardening best practicies with Linda and the Florida MGV Book Club, and you’re invited! You can join the conversation, or just sit back and enjoy!

Please register here: https://ufl.zoom.us/…/register/WN_BK-jDXCnSaKIoTzPtvLIfA

Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott is an associate professor of horticulture and an Extension specialist at Washington State University. She is a cohost of The Garden Professors blog and author of numerous books, including The Informed Gardener, The Informed Gardener Blooms Again and How Plants Work.

How Plants Work: The science behind the amazing things plants do

Current Selection of the Florida Master Gardeners Book Club

Winner of the American Horticultural Society Book Award

From the publisher:

Why do container plants wilt even when they’ve been regularly watered? Why did the hydrangea that thrived last year never bloom this year? Plant physiology – the study of how livings things function – can solve these and most other problems gardeners regularly encounter. In this book, horticulture expert Linda Chalker-Scott brings the stranger-than-fiction science of the plant world to vivid life. She uncovers the mysteries of how and why plants do the things they do, and arms you with fascinating knowledge that will change the way you garden.

Timber Press, 236 pages

Save 20%, no coupon required!

Retail price: $19.95

Your price: $15.96

For more, visit the IFAS Extension Boostore at http://ifasbooks.ifas.ufl.edu/