Zack and Zara Chew at the Zoo with Mrs Anteater

By Amanda O'Donnell Shaw and Sarah Chaplin

Twins Zack and Zara receive an annual pass to the zoo for their birthday and use it to visit Mrs. Anteater and her new baby. They eat a healthy picnic, including avocado, and watch the zookeeper feed Mrs. Anteater an avocado for a treat. Can you imagine Zack and Zaras excitement when they discover that they can talk to a zoo animal that eats the same food as them? Zack and Zara have fun learning from Mrs. Anteater about how she is different and why she eats avocados. Zack and Zara make the connection that they are animals too and learn the benefits of eating avocados and healthy fats for their bodies.

Zack and Zara Chew at the Zoo is a great learning tool for children, with positive, healthy messages. It is important to teach children about nutrition while they are young so they can carry their healthy habits throughout their lifespan. Sarah did an excellent job explaining healthy fats and unhealthy fats in a way that children can understand, and she wrote the book in a playful, creative way. This book is a wonderful way to start having healthy discussions with your children or students.

Katie Abbott, MS, RD, LD, HHC

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Oct 28, 2013
• ISBN: 9781491875025

Amanda O'Donnell Shaw

About the Author Sarah Chaplin is a national healthy schools program award winner and a US ambassador for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, to fight childhood obesity. She has taught science and health for eighteen years in England and America, where she was named Visiting International Faculty Teacher of the Year. She has a chemistry degree, a postgraduate certificate in education, and a master’s degree in initiatives in educational transformation. Sarah is a yoga instructor, and holistic health coach graduate from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She holds a certificate in wildlife studies from the Smithsonian National Zoo, where she volunteers. Sarah’s passion for education, healthy living, and animals creates an exciting unique first book. About the Illustrator Amanda O’Donnell Shaw earned her bachelor’s degree in art education from Buffalo State College and her master’s degree from George Mason University, USA. She has National Board certification and has been teaching art for nine years in elementary school. Amanda feels it is important for children to lead healthy, active lifestyles and that the book’s concept is a great fun way to educate children about the benefits of healthy eating. Amanda enjoys painting, drawing, and spending time with her family. This is Amanda’s first book, and she can’t wait to read it, make the recipes, and grow the food with her son and students.    

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Illustrations by: Amanda O’Donnell Shaw

Avocado Illustration by: Lindsay Pinkerton Hall

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Published by AuthorHouse 10/23/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4918-0420-9 (sc)

978-1-4918-7502-5 (e)

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During the morning of their fifth birthday, twins Zack and Zara woke up early with excitement. They helped their parents decorate the house and make food for their party, which was later that afternoon. Zara had nicknamed their favourite food mushy lushy, a dip made from avocados. Zack scooped it into the avocado skin, instead of composting the skin. He then added name tags that looked like sails for each friend coming to their party. The mushy lushy boats not only looked good, like sailboats, but they tasted good too. The twins’