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The Fruit Group
Helen Frost · 2000
62/100
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A tidy, classroom-ready introduction to fruit and healthy eating for kindergartners — clear photos, diverse representation, and a simple repetitive text that beginning readers can actually tackle. The problem is the 2000 Food Guide Pyramid it's built around has been replaced by MyPlate, which makes the nutritional framework dated enough to matter in a library or classroom setting.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance55
craft62
originality50
accuracy45
hype70
age-fit88
human-eye58
Penny’s verdict62
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