Bread, Bread, Bread: A Rich Photographic Tour of World Cultures for Children (Ages 4-8)

by Ann Morris, Ken Heyman (Illustrator)

Bread is a food enjoyed by people in all parts of the world. Its many shapes, sizes, textures, and colors are as varied as the people who eat it. This photographic round-the-world tour provides a glimpse into the rich variety of world cultures, as well as an informative look at an important food that everyone agrees is as necessary as water and air. Supports the Common Core State Standards.

Genres: Food, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Cultural, Childrens, Geography, School

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Joshua Nauman]

mmmm

[Hillary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book will not only have you craving bread, but it's just begging for an extension activity! It's also a great way to show similarities/differences in cultures.

[Charmaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book Bread Bread Bread is a book that informs students of different types of bread in the world. Bread Bread Bread is used as another method of teaching and displaying diversity amongst people. The simple repetition of rhyming words can help build fluency with students. I would have the story in my classroom library for students to practice reading on their own.

[Elijah Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris is an informational book about the many different types of bread enjoyed all over the world. The book details various types of bread from the standard white, sliced bread often eaten in the United States to Pita bread in Israel. Morris compiles a list of different breads that helps teach children not only the similarities of different cultures, but also what sets them apart from each other. Bread is a food that has been enjoyed by nearly every culture that has inhabited this planet. For some cultures bread holds an important place in various traditions such as the breaking of bread during Sabbath in the Jewish faith. The book uses photographs of real people which gives reader a clear idea of what the different breads look like and where they come from. Bread, Bread, Bread is an excellent book to use to start exposing children to other cultures and start the discussion of how people around the world get by.

[Liz Strode · Rating 5 out of 5]

This informational text shares the diversity and abundance of bread all around the world. The photographs provide as much, or more, information than the words on the page. It is hard to find informational books for preschool and primary level students that contain photographs -- so I see Bread, Bread, Bread as an assit to any preK or primary classroom.

There are many instructional uses for this text. I might introduce it with some sort of essential question, such as, "How are people all over the world similar?" Then students could engage in rich discussion based on a read aloud of the text with careful attention paid to the photographs as well. I could also see pairing this with Pancakes for Breakfast by Eric Carle which I have used in the past with 2nd graders to teach an economics lesson on how pancakes gets from ground to table.

[Eileen Goedert · Rating 4 out of 5]

BREAD, BREAD, BREAD is a touching picture of the world and how we are all connected, even if we look, dress and cook differently. Author Ann Morris’s simple text about breads cooked and eaten around the world is supported by Ken Heyman’s realistic, modern photography of people in the everyday acts of shopping, cooking and breaking bread. Young listeners/readers are drawn in by the photos of diverse urban and rural settings and people that at once introduce them to different worlds and remind young remind them of their own families and neighbors. The words—skinny bread, fat bread, round flat bread, bread with a hole—are fun on the tongue without being trite. Bread, Bread, Bread is a remarkable reminder that the ties that bind our world mean more than those things—borders, ages, languages, gender, money—that so often separate us.

[Natalia Leston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Text Set Book #1

This timeless text is great for introducing the text set on bread. It is filled with colorful photographs of people and families making bread, all around the world. The text is accessible to students, as it is not heavy with words, but rather provides students with a glance into other communities and the role of bread around the world. This book can be paired with a KWL chart, to begin the text set. Students can tell about what they know about bread, their experiences with bread, as well as any questions they may have about bread. The “L” section of the chart can be saved for the end of the text set study, or, after every new text read, students can add information they have learned about bread and other communities.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even though some of the pictures might be a bit dated, since this book was published in 1993, I enjoyed Bread, Bread, Bread, especially the bread index at the back that gives a little bit of information about the different types of bread from around the world. Although I'm sometimes wary of books that try to teach diversity solely by sameness, I didn't mind Bread, Bread, Bread because it showed that, not only are people around the world similar (since people from all around the world eat bread), but also that people around the world can contribute something different/unique/special.

P.S. I'm sure that I liked this book more because I love food...

[RLL22016_Sandra Trujillo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book Bread Bread Bread by Ann Morris is about a book of breads from all over the world. It is interesting to learn about what other bread culturals eat. Children really enjoy this book because they like to look at the illustrations and talk about the bread they experience eating at home. After reading it to my students some said they want to try baking bread for a Food Experience at school. I displayed the book out in the dramatic play area and some children looked at the book pretending to follow it like a recipe book. This book is very educational and teaches diversity to children.

[Ashley Whiteley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. It first caught my attention because of the title. I love bread! It is interesting to hear about all the different food that is eaten all around the world. The pictures are real which it super cool! In the back it shows where all the bread in the pictures are from. They literally all over the world to get the pictures. They go from places like the United States to Israel and Greece. Really great!

[Hoang Shin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a lover of bread, so I really enjoyed seeing the different varieties of bread that are enjoyed around the world. Although this book is about bread, it also shows different types of people and places that exists around the world. It's a great book to use in your classroom when you're teaching about different cultures. It's also really nice for students to see books in the classroom that reflect and represent cultures that are familiar their own.

[Victoria Matthews · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this very simple book. It shows photographs that have a common theme, bread. Many cultures have bread as one of their staple items to eat. This story gives examples of the types of breads that exist in different countries. There are pictures of people enjoying different types of bread. This is a great book to use for Social Studies. There are many topics that can be discussed using this book.

[Cassie Paries · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bread Bread Bread is a great story that teaches children how people around the world use bread. It is neat because if shows how we all have something in common and our world is commonly knitted together with bread. It also shows that everyone is different and even though we like the same thing it is used differently. This is a good book for teaching children how to appreciate and understand different cultures. It is also a good book for teaching about similarities and differences.

[Julie Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

It would be a good book to have on hand during the Bread Communion at church, or during that whole month. The text is ultra-simple (made for preschoolers) and is primarily comprised of photographs of people (from many cultures) eating many types of bread. I liked how the appendix gives more information about each photo and the type of bread featured.

[Kalee · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has a good sense of culture to it and does it in a way that can make it applicable to children. The whole book is about bread in different countries and cultures and how they make it and eat it. It is not a very exciting book to read but can be educational especially if you are ever teaching about bread or cultures.

[Nancy Roach · Rating 3 out of 5]

Who does not love BREAD!! This is book about types of bread, how it is good for you, and how different cultures around the world use bread. On the last page you can learn about bread in different countries. The pictures throughout the book were cool because they were real life pictures taken. This would be good for when you learn about different cultures in school.

[Ashley Correll · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has great photographs from too many countries to list, but some include Peru, Ghana, England, Indonesia, France, Portugal, and Greece. Each photo shows how people aroudn the world eat bread. A good kindergarten reader can read this book by herself or it is great for a readaloud.

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Ann Morris' non-fiction. Like "Hats, Hats, Hats" and "Shoes, Shoes, Shoes", this picture book filled with great photos shows how people all around the world are so much alike. Great to share this one and bake bread with little ones.

[Chanita Zimmerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is a very good book. It taught me how bread is so multi culture. I would have this book for so many different reasons.




I would keep this book for multi culture purposes. This is great for Dramatic play. I would also have this book in the science area.

[Bryonna Potter · Rating 3 out of 5]

The diversity in this book is something that can't be described in works, it is amazing. I feel like there are so many vocab words that you could pull out. I would use this book when learning about different cultures around the world

[Allison Ster · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a very simple read, but it shows home many different way bread can be used and made. It also shows that is universal and people all over the world eat bread, even if it doesn't look like what we eat in America.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading Rainbow: Bread is for Eating

Mmmmm. Bread.

[Heather Edrington · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would be a good book for younger children. It talks about foods that are made from bread, types of bread and places you can get bread. Would be good for a food unit.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

So good! Even though the pictures are old, I still like it! Bread is everywhere! Can't wait to use this in our Farm to Table / plant unit!

[Tonya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the photography in this book! It was a great story, I love the representation of all the different cultures. It is a great story and perfect for kids because it has pictures of real people.

[Shaeley Santiago · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun book about bread from around the world. Somewhat dated now, but between the pictures and the additional info in the appendix, a good read.

[Kimberly Austin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good multicultural book about bread from all over the world. Nice real life pictures to go with the types of bread found. Good book for preschool through 1st grade.

[Dionne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for English Language learners

[Lynda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great photos of breads around the world. My 4yo said they look delish and she wants to go to all of those places to try their bread!

[Angie · Rating 2 out of 5]

A title recommended in Jamie Martin's Give Your Child the World, I love the idea of this book. While bread is a globally-eaten staple, it is also as varied as the world's people. However, I wish the index of the different breads photographed was included with their associated photographs throughout the book instead of at the end. It would help the reader better assimilate the information and images. Additionally, This book has an extremely dated feel. In fact, I was surprised to see a publication date of 1989 because it felt even older than that to me. The index even refers to one of the photographs as portraying bread toasted outdoors at a "Gypsy" camp, which is not a word that is used today because of its categorization as a slur.