TORONTO – A Canadian author is taking readers around the world to see what kids eat for lunch from country to country.
From sandwiches and cookies in Canada, salad and roast chicken in France and borscht with stewed beef in Russia, it’s evident that menus are wide-ranging, to say the least.
Canadian author and food literacy advocate Andrea Curtis chronicles kids’ lunchboxes in her new book What’s for Lunch? which is aimed at kids aged nine to 12 years old.
“Every day, all over the world, children eat together at school. In Tanzania, a teacher hits a rock against a rusty metal tire rim hanging from a tree, and the loud clanging calls the class outside to share their meal. In Canada, the buzz of the bell over the loudspeaker sends kids racing for the gymnasium where tables are set up for a busy, noisy lunch,” an excerpt from the book’s introduction reads.
Curtis shared information about the book, and her inspiration to write it, on her blog.
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Take a look at photos Curtis and photographer Yvonne Duivenvoorden shared with Global News.
The book is launching in Toronto this Sunday, September 30, at TYPE Books (883 Queen Street West) at 3 p.m. local time.
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