When he goes home he asks his mum to prepare a dish of these fruits, but he refuses to eat them because they are not grown in the back garden as it was in his grandparent’s house.

To make this book interactive teachers can bring the fruit into the class for children to hold, feel and taste. If you are concerned about the health and wellbeing of yourself or children in your care, you should always consult an appropriate healthcare professional.He then asks for this fruit salad and when questioned by his mum for saying he did not like fruit, he replies he enjoys fruit salad. However, when Oliver’s grandparents visit his house, Oliver with the help of all of the adults make a fruit salad. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. I believe it was suitable for this age because of the follow-up activity I observed and carried out where after the story was read, children then went into the kitchen where the book was firstly re-read to them to emphasise the concept that were being taught which was ‘Colours’.

It is a fun, colourful and adventurous book about a little boy who eats a variety of fruits at his grandparent’s house. Oliver's Fruit Salad by Vivian French is a wonderful book to use with accompanying teaching resources for any EYFS or KS1 healthy eating, food or growth topic.A set of printable word and picture cards linked the story of ‘Oliver’s Fruit Salad’ by Vivian French. A set of simple printable sheets featuring images of fruit from the popular story for children to colour along with writing lines for writing. Encouraging children to prepare their own simple treats, the book breaks the big topic of healthy eating into appetising, bite-sized chunks. Great book for young children and especially helpful for introducing vegetables and how they can be eaten! At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills.

He had thought he enjoyed eating them when he had realized he had helped his grandpa prepare the fruit rather than eating them. All of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you! The fruit and fruit colours all seem to mingle together with the characters through the illustrations.it's a book that makes you want to read it before you begin and glad you did read it once you finish.

Registered office address: Unit 34 Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EF. I suspect most kids will see that, but some kids may think the book makes fruit look more palatable. Personally I think it’s a great book to encourage children to try fruits, the illustrations are a little outdated and dark it would be great if it was updated so it’s more clear to see but that’s just my opinion. Oliver has recently spent time with his grandparents and it appears that any food or drink he is given at home by his mum is not good enough.I did enjoy reading this story but I think for the age I believe it is suitable for, it is far too long so therefore I rate it 3*. nutrition, and the luscious, sunshiny palette of Bartlett's acrylic paintings will set the taste buds tingling. This set of books are fantastic - especially the bright and cheerful illustrations and the overall visual effect of the book. I like this book because it introduces children to a variety of fruits and therefore it can be used to enhance their vocabulary.