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Can We GetCan We Get That Here?That Here? Fun FactsFun Facts by Donna Foleyby Donna Foley • Strawberries are in the rose family.• Strawberries are in the rose family. • Each person in the United States eats about• Each person in the United States eats about 103 pounds of citrus fruit a year.103 pounds of citrus fruit a year. • Thomas Jefferson introduced French fries to• Thomas Jefferson introduced French fries to the United States.the United States. ComprehensionComprehension GenreGenre Text FeatureText Feature SkillSkill Nonfi ctionNonfi ction Cause and EffectCause and Effect GlossaryGlossary Scott Foresman Social StudiesScott Foresman Social Studies ì<(sk$m)=beibch<ì<(sk$m)=beibch<ISBNISBN 0-328-14812-10-328-14812-1 +^-Ä-U-Ä-U+^-Ä-U-Ä-U
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Different foods grow in different climates and at different times of the year. In this book Write to It! you will read about where foods come from andhow they get to you and your family. What special food do you enjoyCan We Get during just one part of the year? WriteThat Here? Vocabulary one paragraph about your ideas. crop producer consumer Write your paragraph on another sheet of paper.by Donna Foley Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. ISBN: 0-328-14812-1 Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is Background (Bkgd) protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission Opener: Image Works; 1 Image Works; 2 Getty Images; 3 Phil Schermeister/Corbis; 4 in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or Getty Images; 5 AP/Wide World Photos; 6 Corbis; 7 Christina Osbourne/Alamy Images; likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, 10 Steve Essig/Index Stock Imagery; 11 Getty Images; 12 Steve Essig/Index Stock Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025. Editorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois • Parsippany, New Jersey • New York, New York Imagery; 13 Corbis; 14 Brand X Pictures; 15 Corbis Sales Offices: Needham, Massachusetts • Duluth, Georgia • Glenview, Illinois 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V0G1 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 Coppell, Texas • Ontario, California • Mesa, Arizona
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Different crops grow in different parts of the country. In the summer many kinds of fruits and vegetables may grow near where you live. Some of these local foods might be sold at a farmer’s market. Foods that are not grown locally might be available to you only at a grocery store. Many climates are good for growing fruits and vegetables. In most areas fruits and vegetables are harvested from May through October. Farmers are producers who sell their fruits and vegetables to consumers, both locally and all over the country. Your family might make a shopping list every week. This list could change during the year because different foods are available in different places at different times. 2 3
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In the winter months the foods that grow in warmer climates may not be as easy to find. The farmer’s market is usually closed, but you may still be able to buy your favorite fruits and vegetables at the grocery store. Farmers in warmer climates ship their foods to stores in colder climates. This way, you can almost always find everything on your list! 4 5
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Potatoes are another food that might have to travel to get to you and your family. Potatoes are an important crop in Idaho, which is in the western part of the United States. Just as with oranges, farmers and distributors work together to get potatoes to a store near you. You then can eat baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, or potato pancakes! Oranges are one example of a food that comes from a warmer climate. Oranges grow in Florida, where it is warm for almost the whole year. The farmers who grow oranges sell their crops to distributors. Distributors are people who sell the oranges to grocery stores and deliver them there. Once the food is in the stores, you can buy what you need. Often, fruits and vegetables have to travel great distances to get to your grocery store. Farmers and distributors work together to get food to you from all over the country! 6 7
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Foods ripen and become ready to eat only Many foods grow during the spring and during certain times of the year. Cherries, summer and are ready to be harvested in for example, are picked in June and July. the fall. Pears, apples, and corn are just a Asparagus has a very short growing season. few of these foods. The Thanksgiving holiday Each food has a special growing season, celebrates the fact that so many foods are making it easier to get during some months of available during this season and that people the year. are thankful for them. Pumpkin, beans, and squash are some of the foods that people especially enjoy when the weather turns cooler. 8 9
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Farmers are busy harvesting their crops in the fall, but they are also busy in the spring. The spring is when crops are planted and young plants start to grow. There is a lot to do to get the fields and soil ready. After the seeds are planted, there are many other jobs to do while the crops grow. The farmers look forward to harvest time and to enjoying the foods that come from their crops! 10 11
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No matter how you get these foods, it is fun to enjoy them with others. You and your family may have special dishes from your culture that you share with others. It can be fun to prepare foods that are made from all these different fruits and vegetables. Your family can eat these treats, made with foods from all over, as part of a special meal. You may have friends or family members who do not live near you. Different foods may grow where they live. The climates and growing seasons may be different. It is fun to send or receive food from other places as a gift. You might get peaches or pecans from South Carolina, grapefruits from Florida, or mangoes from Mexico. It is possible for you and your family to enjoy foods from all over the world! 12 13
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Foods can come from many places. You can get them at a grocery store, at a farmer’s market, or even in your own backyard. The next time you sit down for a special dinner, take a moment to think about how those foods were grown and how they made it to your table. 14 15
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Different foods grow in different climates and at different times of the year. In this book Write to It! you will read about where foods come from and how they get to you and your family. What special food do you enjoy during just one part of the year? Write VocabularyGlossary one paragraph about your ideas. crop producer consumerconsumersomeone who buys and uses goods Write your paragraph on another sheet of paper. crop a kind of plant that people grow and use producer someone who makes or grows something Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. ISBN: 0-328-14812-1 Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is Background (Bkgd) protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission Opener: Image Works; 1 Image Works; 2 Getty Images; 3 Phil Schermeister/Corbis; 4 in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or Getty Images; 5 AP/Wide World Photos; 6 Corbis; 7 Christina Osbourne/Alamy Images; likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, 10 Steve Essig/Index Stock Imagery; 11 Getty Images; 12 Steve Essig/Index Stock Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025. Imagery; 13 Corbis; 14 Brand X Pictures; 15 Corbis 161 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V0G1 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05
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