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Stories and activities to talk about food with children
Help develop positive eating habits in children by reading to them!
All the stories are about positive eating and focus on:
- Discovery
- Careers
- Where foods come from
- The 5 senses
Our first series of stories tells the adventures of Pete the centipede. Pete throws a surprise party for his friend Marion the butterfly. So he sets off to find food to make a picnic.
All the stories include:
- Illustrations
- Suggested questions to support the cognitive, language, emotional and social areas of development
- Printable stick puppets to animate the stories
Language:
French
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This kit includes
Story: Pete the centipede goes to the apple orchard
Discover apples through the adventures of Pete the centipede, Viateur the apple grower and Mireille the bee
Story: Pete the centipede enters a squash race
Discover different types of squash through the adventures of Pete the centipede, Daphné the spider and Bérangère the vegetable grower
Story: Pete the centipede goes on a milk run
Discover milk through the adventures of Pete the centipede, Pistache the cow and Olivier the dairy farmer
Story: Pat le mille-pattes savoure du pain frais
Discover bread through the adventures of Pat the centipede, Adèle the ladybug and André the baker (in French only)
Story: Pete the centipede explores citrus fruit
Discover different types of citrus fruit through the adventures of Pete the centipede, Tristan the pelican and Hervé the fruit seller
Story: Pat le mille-pattes en apprend sur le yogourt
Discover yogurt through the adventures of Pat the centipede, Hugo the snail and Barnabé the cook
Story: Pat le mille-pattes et l’œuf qui dort
Discover eggs through the adventures of Pat the centipede, Quenouille the frog and Béatrice the poultry farmer (in French only)
Story: Pat le mille-pattes croque le fromage à belles dents
Discover cheese through the adventures of Pat the centipede, Simon the cricket and Esther the cheesemaker (in French only)
Story: Pat le mille-pattes et les pâtes alimentaires aux mille formes
Discover pasta through the adventures of Pat the centipede, Jérémy the ant and Barnabé the cook (in French only)
Story: Pat le mille-pattes et la pêche aux poissons
Discover fish through the adventures of Pat the centipede, Nathan the seagull and Jolicoeur the fisherman (in French only)
Story: Pat le mille-pattes au jour J : le grand pique-nique
The final chapter in the series of stories about the adventures of Pat the centipede. It is therefore preferable to have read all the other chapters before reading this one. (in French only)