Bread Comes to Life

Author George Levenson Photographs by Shmuel Thaler

For Ages
3 to – 7

From a patch of wheatgrass in his backyard, award-winning filmmaker George Levenson takes readers on a tour of bread made from scratch. A thresher, a grinder, and finally a doughy combination of flour, water, yeast, and oil combine to make a freshly baked loaf of whole wheat bread. With energetic, poetic text and vivid photographs, the creative team behind PUMPKIN CIRCLE: THE STORY OF A GARDEN shows children that there's a lot more to this kitchen staple than they might expect.

An Excerpt fromBread Comes to Life

Bread is the food we eat every day.
So many kinds. So many ways. White bread.
Black bread.
Small bread.
Tall bread.
Thin bread.
Twin bread.
Dinner rolls.
Bread with holes.
Hard, day-old tough bread.
Bread is toast.
Bread is crumbs.
Bread is pizza.
Bread is buns. How is bread made?
Where is it from? This baker makes his bread from scratch.