The other day I sent out a children’s book for reviews to be included in my new book publication and I got such a
great little request from a five-year-old customer. He was very interested in a follow up book to the one his mother had just read him.
Well, my heart just melted and at the time I was looking at a Tomato on my kitchen bench and the thought rushed through my mind to start this little five book series on Tom Mato.
When I read books (I can assure you I read many, many books as often as I can) I often wonder what would have been the inspiration for the words I read from others.
I know in my Mal’s Adventure Series, I was very taken with the shape of the Volkswagen Beetle and my father mentioning to me that it appeared to have eyes in the front as well as the back. Plus, I am a great fan of Herbie which was a very popular movie in my younger days about the real-life feelings of my Mal’s predecessor the Volkswagon itself.
I have thought over many days about Tom Mato and all the things I could teach young children about how important the fruit, the tomato is in our lives and most importantly in our tummies.
Let’s hope you and your children enjoy what I have started today and put together to become an educational trip along the life-span of a tomat
Some pictures in our book
Tomatoes keep best unwashed at room temperature and out of direct sunlight. It is not recommended to refrigerate them as this can harm the flavor. Tomatoes stored cold tend to lose their flavor permanently
"Tomatoes are a fruit that is also considered a vegetable by Nutritionist Experts.
A beautiful book series educating young people on the importance of and the growing of this fruit in our lives.
Debbie nicholson
Tasty to eAT
The tomato is now grown and eaten around the world. It is used in diverse ways, including raw in salads or in slices, stewed, incorporated into a wide variety of dishes, or processed into ketchup or tomato soup.
Sweet And Fleshy, Often Red
There are many varieties of Tomato coming in all colours, sizes and flavours. Organically grown are the best because then you know that no harmful chemicals have been added to it’s growing stages.
Growing Stages
High Definition time lapse of three tomato plants sprouting and growing. The days listed in the bottom left corner of the screen are days since planting. The text in the bottom right indicates when the plants were watered.
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Image Sources: PixaBay, KidAha, ClipArt Queen
The History of the Humble Tomato
The tomato as we know it, can be traced back to about 700 A.D. to the Aztecs in the early days of the Americas.
The tomato as we know it, can be traced back to about 700 A.D. to the Aztecs in the early days of the Americas.
That very first pizza was originally designed with three basic colours in mind – each of those colours representing the colours of their new Italian flag.
• The Red was symbolised by the tomato.
• The White was symbolised by the mozzarella cheese.
• The green was symbolised by the basil topping
A tomato may be a fruit, but it is a singular fruit. A savory fruit. A fruit that has ambitions far beyond the ambitions of other fruits. E. Lockhart.
