Why do we eat? (Usborne Beginners) Hardcover – 30 Jun. 2006

As a Year 1 school teacher, I have used Usborne books before. They are some of the best books I have come across for use in the classroom. Well written and illustrated and very engaging for young children. They have all the features of non fiction texts so work well for teaching children about these features as well as the subject contained in the books. The books are also supported by appropriate links to different web sites. This particular book is excellent but would probably be best suited to a very able Y1 or any Y2 class.

I am absolutely loving the Usborne Beginner books for gifts for my curious, book loving grandson and are proving an easy way of doing gifts. These books are perfect for inquisitive minds. The books are well illustrated and very informative, perfect for the suggested age.

This book has been very helpful for my 4yr old boy. He has so many questions, and after a while it gets tricky answering them all. So I bought a selection of books on how things work, to read together. This one in particular has really caught his attention, we read it over and over, and talk about it at meal times (and during toilet visits!). It is simple enough for him, without skimping on detail.

Good as Usborne always are, this is a difficult topic for children and this explains it mechanically in illustrations. Not sure that children have much idea of machines or think of their insides as if they were machines. Good information for them if they do.

Bought for my 6 yr old grandson and he loved it. he has a number of books in the same series .they are set out in a very readable way for younger readers with great illustrations-making learning fun.Bought for my 6 yr old grandson and he loved it. he has a number of books in the same series .they are set out in a very readable way for younger readers with great illustrations-making learning fun.

This is excellent, really good illustrations and hopefully will encourage grandson to eat fruit and veg! Overall this set of three books is excellent. The size is good the print in clear and easy to understand and the books were reasonably priced.

I bought this book for a little boy (7) and the teacher told the class that it was a wonderful book to understand easily everything we eat. It makes a very proud little boy!

This book is genius. It explains the basic importance of nutritrion and healthy eating with stupendous illustrations and minimal text. This book should be a standard in every household!