Percy Perkins Story Formatted at Kinkos

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PercivalPerkinsThe Particular and Picky Eater

Written by: Loren Rozakos Illustrated by: Courtney Thomas Layout by: Chelsea Brink

Includes A Do It Yourself Container Garden Activity

and Resource Guide!


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Text Copyright 2010 by Loren Rozakos Illustrations Copyright Courtney Thomas

This story and illustrations represent copyrighted material and may only be reproduced

in whole for personal or classroom use. It may not be edited, altered, or otherwise

modied, except with the express permission of the author, illustrator and

Seven Generations Ahead.

Published by: Seven Generations Ahead

Percival Perkins original concept created and produced by students from the MastersProgram in Learning and Organizational Change at Northwestern University.

All rights reserved.


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Percival

PerkinsThe Particular and Picky EaterWritten by: Loren Rozakos

This book is dedicated to all the particular

and picky eaters out there.


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You are what you eat,

so eat something sweet

(try a peach!).

-Percival Perkins

Table of Contents

Percival Perkins W

Food for Thought X

Do It Yourself Container Garden Y

Find It Yourself Fresh Foods Z


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Potato Chips? Penny Potter, a fth-grade student,leaned over Percival Perkins left shoulder and peered

down into his powder blue lunch pail.

I eat potato chips for lunch on Monday said Percival.

I see. said Penny as she walked away pondering

to herself that potato chips are probably not the

healthiest choice for her pal, Percival.


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Gummy Worms! proclaimed Penny on Wednesday at noon

time, Percival Perkins that cannot be your entire lunch!

They taste sour, explained Percival Perkins, I like sour.

I quite understand, said Penny feeling a little sour herself.


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After lunch, Percival couldnt sit still during silent reading

hour. He pulled Polly Pratts pigtails and he poked Pablo

with pencils. The sugar from the gummy worms made

him so frantic he couldnt sit still. Worst of all, Percivals

tummy began to ache. This is positively painful! Percival

pronounced and off to the see the school nurse he went.


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After school that same day, Penny Potter began to speak.

There is an old, but wise, expression that says we are

what we eat and in that case, Percy, you are a sour

gummy worm. Tomorrow I would like to show you

a special place designed for particular and picky

eaters like you.


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Thursday, Penny leaned over Percival Perkins left shoulder

and together they peered down into the rows of dark green

vegetable planted in the school garden. Fourth grade

students were tending to the broccoli, turnips, and romaine

and mustard greens. Spinach, protested Percival Perkins.

Patiently Penny smiled and said, Yes, spinach, perhaps you

didnt know Percival just a handful a week of spinach or any

other dark green vegetable planted in our garden will keep

your lungs healthy, make your bones stronger and give you

a smarter brain.


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Pffff. Percival scoffed

and walked away.


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Peeking at the orange section of the garden

Percival panicked as he saw the carrots and

pumpkins. Predicting a particular and picky

eater like Percival, Penny posed a question

to the student.

Have you ever even tasted a carrot Percival?

He paused, thought for a moment and said,

I positively have not.


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Patiently Penny smiled and

said, Perhaps you should know

Percival that just a bowl of these

vegetables will help your vision,

blood sugar control and also keep

your lungs healthy. They also

taste really pleasant!

Puzzled Percival pondered the

thought that a vegetable mighttaste good.


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As they walked back to Percivals classroom Penny said,I would be very pleased to invite you to a very special

picnic in the school garden. See you tomorrow and

bring the rest of your class. Im not sure about this

said a perplexed Percival Perkins.


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Walking home from school that day, Percival pondered

Pennys words. He was sure that he would not want

to miss a picnic, but his lips pursed when he thought

about eating some of the vegetables Penny pointed out.

Pushing open the door upon arriving at home, Percival

walked directly towards the fruit bowl perched on

the kitchen counter. He observed the colorful green

grapes, yellow bananas and red apples. Was Penny

possibly on point? Percy pondered out loud.

Quickly, Percival pushed the thought out of his mind

and went out to play.


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At lunchtime on Friday, Percival Perkins sat

patiently with his classmates at a large table

covered with a red checked table cloth ready

for a picnic. Penny welcomed the class to sit.

She presented two large platters covered with

perfectly polished lids.

Percival stared at the platters with uncertainty.

Penny smiled and removed the lid of the rst

platter to reveal a rich hearty green spinach

salad with crisp white onions and crunchy

orange carrotsand a bright assortment of

ripe juicy fruit.


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Lifting the second lid, Percival spied a zesty tostada

platter with black beans, yellow corn, and fresh red

tomatoes. At rst, Percival was panicky, afraid to

try new foods. He took just one bite.


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Percival was amazed at the rainbow of colors that

lay before him, such delicious food that came from

his schools very own garden.


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On the following Monday

Percival packed up his powder

blue lunch pail lled with

plump pieces of vegetables

served over brown rice. Heplaced himself at the lunch

table in between pals and

Penny Pratt and pronounced

publicly I am presently

pondering how passionate I am

about eggplant.

Penny Pratts ears perked up

and responded, Percival, you

are no longer a particular and

picky eater, I am so proud of

you.

As his mouth started to water,

Penny patted her favorite

particular and picky eater

on his head feeling perfectly

pleased. Bon Apptit Percival!

The End.


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Food For Thought

Why is Penny concerned that Percy is eating

potato chips for lunch?

Why couldnt Percy sit still during the silent

reading hour?

What do you think Penny meant when she saidWe are what we eat?

Why do you think Percy was nervous about eating

the food at the picnic?

Why do you think Percy decided to pack his lunch

pail with vegetables the week after the picnic?

Taste The Rainbow

What color is your favorite fruit or vegetable?

What are all the different color fruits and vegetables

that you can think of?


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Do It Yourself Container GardenYou can have a garden and try vegetables like Percival

and Penny! Heres how:

1. Find an adult to help you--pick someone fun!

2. Pick a container to use. Be creative! What do you have sitting

around your house? An old bucket? A tub? A teapot? An old toy or

baskets? Any of these could work. Even recycled items like a juicebox or plastic bottle can be used for a container AND youll be helping

the environment. Be sure to ask your adult helper about which

container you should use.

3. Choose a plant that will work for you and your house. Ask

questions like: how much sunshine will it get? And how big is my

container? Its also good to pick a plant that will grow a dwarf or

small plant. Turn the page to see a list of some good (container)

candidates.

4. Prepare your container. Start by guring out how the plant will

be able to drain excess water when you water it. If the container

youve chosen doesnt have any holes, youll need to make them with

your adult helper. Be careful though, the holes cant be too big or the

soil mixture may come out! If your container does have holes that are

big, you might try putting some rocks or newspaper in the bottom.


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5. Next ll your container with a potting mix. Most plants need a

mix that helps it drain excess water. Sometimes just garden soil is

too heavy for container plants. Heres a couple of options:

1/3 potting soil, 1/3 shredded peat moss, 1/3 perlite

1/3 potting soil, 2/3 compost or peat moss

6. Now youre ready to carefully place your plant or seed in the

container. First, use your hand to make a hole for the plant that is

a little bigger than the pot it came in. Squeeze the pot a bit around

the sides to loosen and then gently take the plant out of the pot.Take a look at the roots on the bottom, how do they look? Wiggle

them gently to loosen and then carefully place into your container.

Push the soil around your plant to cover and pat gently.

7. Now give your plant a bit of water and place it in an area with

lots of light.

8. Keep the soil moist, but not soggy! You can check by

sticking your nger into the soil a little bit and if its dry, then

you should water.

9. Watch it grow!

Good luck with your garden!

Adult Helpers: Please refer to the National Gardening Associations kidsgardening.com for greatgardening tip and ideas! We did and their resource rich information is reprinted with permission by,National Gardening Association/www.kidsgardening.org. In addition, Colleen Vanderlindens 15 CreativeContainer Garden Ideas was another resource and some of her ideas are reprinted with permission by,[email protected].


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Vegetable

Good

Container

Varieties

Container

Size

Plant

Spacing

(inches)

Light

Needed

Soil Depth

(inches)

Beans, Bush

Provider

Tender Crop

Top CropMedium 2 to 3 Sun 6

Beets

Little Mini-Ball

Early Red-

Ball

Little Egypt

Medium 2 to 3 Sun 6

Carrots

Thumbelina

Minicor

Royal-

Nantes

Small/

Medium

1 Sun 8

Lettuce

(any variety)

Minicor Medium 4 to 6 Partial

Shade

6

Radish Royal

Nantes

Small 1 Partial

Shade

4

Tomato

Early Girl

Superboy

Sun Gold

Tiny Tim

(dwarf)

Patio (dwarf)

Medium Single Plant Sun 8

Do It Yourself Container Garden


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Chicago AreaFarmers Markets

TuesdayLincoln Square Farmers Market

4700 N. Lincoln Ave.

Chicago, IL 60625

Museum of Contemporary Art/Street-

erville Farmers Market

Chicago Ave. & Mies van der Rohe

Way

Chicago, IL 60611

Federal Plaza Farmers Market

Adams St. & Dearborn St.

Chicago, IL 60606

Prudential Plaza Farmers Market

Lake St. & Beaubien Court

Chicago, IL 60601

WednesdayGreen City Market

South end of Lincoln Park betweenClark and Stockton Dr. (Summer)

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum,

2430 N. Cannon Dr. (Winter)

773.880.1266

www.chicagogreencitymarket.org

[email protected]

Lawndale Farmers Market

3555 W. Ogden Ave.

Chicago, IL 60623

South Shore Farmers Market

70th & Jeffery Blvd.Chicago, IL 60649

ThursdayDaley Plaza Farmers Market

50 W. Washington

Chicago, IL 60602

Willis Tower Plaza Farmers Market

233 S Wacker Dr.

Chicago, IL 60606

SaturdayGreen City Market

South end of Lincoln Park between

Clark and Stockton Dr. (Summer)

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum,

2430 N. Cannon Dr. (Winter)

773.880.1266

www.chicagogreencitymarket.org

[email protected]

Austin Farmers Market

Madison St. & Central Ave.

Chicago, IL 60644

Bridgeport Farmers Market

35th & Wallace

Chicago, IL 60616

Division Street Farmers Market

50 W. Division St.

Chicago, IL 60610

Lincoln Park Farmers Market

Armitage Ave. & Orchard St.

Chicago, IL 60647

SGA RESOURCE GUIDE


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Northcenter Farmers Market

4100 N. Damen

Chicago, IL 60618

Printers Row Farmers Market

Dearborn & Polk

Chicago, IL 60605

Southport Farmers Market

1420 W. Grace St.Chicago, IL 60657

61st Street Farmers Market

6100 S. Blackstone

Chicago, IL 60637

773. 241.604

SundayBeverly Farmers Market

9500 S. Longwood Dr.

Chicago, IL 60643

Erie Street Farmers Market

500 W. Erie St.

Chicago, IL 60654

Wicker Park and Bucktown Farmers

Market

1500 N. Damen Ave.

Chicago, IL 60622

Pilsen Community Market

1800 S. Halstead

Chicago, IL 60608

http://www.pilsencommunitymarket.org/

All WeekChicagos Farm Stand

66 E. Randolph St.

Chicago, IL 606002

www.chicagofarmstand.com

For more information

you can go to:

www.chicagofarmersmarkets.us

www.localharvest.org

SGA RESOURCE GUIDE


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Chicago AreaOrganization

Resources

The Good Food Project

Please Visit Website

Susan Taylor, Executive Director

The Good Food Project is a non-prot

organization whose mission is to

introduce children to the exquisite

avors of the earths bounty and tohelp them develop a lifelong love of

good food.

http://thegoodfoodproject.org

[email protected]

773.648.0068

Purple Asparagus

Melissa Graham, President

Purple Asparagus is a non-prot

organization dedicated to bringing

families back to the table, through a

variety of programs such as Healthy

Snacks in Schools, Family Dinners

and additional programs to promote

healthy family meal practices.

www.purpleasparagus.com

[email protected]

773.991.1920

1824 W. Newport Ave.

Chicago, IL 60657

Common Threads

Common Threads educates children

on the importance of nutrition

and well-being, while fostering

an appreciation cultural diversity

through cooking and shared meals.

www.commonthreads.org

312.752.2690

500 N. Dearborn, Suite 530

Chicago, IL 60654

Openlands

Jaime Zaplatosch, Education

Coordinator

Openlands offers a wide range of

educational and consultation services

for those involved with school and

community gardening.

www.openlands.org

25 E. Washington St.

Suite 1650

Chicago, IL U.S.

60602

312.863.6270

Edible Garden at Lincoln Park Zoo

Jeanne Pinsof Nolan

The Edible Garden at the Lincoln Park

Zoo offers a hands-on gardening and

harvesting experience for students,

and is an example of the plethora

of fresh foods an urban garden can

produce.

www.theorganicgardener.net

2001 N Clark St

Chicago, IL 60614

847.636.2720

SGA RESOURCE GUIDE


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Chicago Botanic Garden

Eliza Fournier, Community Gardening

Manager

The Chicago Botanic Garden provides

school and community garden

consultation; gardens open to school

trips as well as hands-on educationalopportunities.

www.chicago-botanic.org

E Lake Cook Rd

Glencoe, Illinois 60022

847.835.5440

The Peggy Notebaert

Nature Museum

The Nature Museum offers a wide

variety of hands-on exhibits that

educate guests on the Illinois naturalenvironment. Environmental and

gardening education resources can

be found in the museums library and

resource room.

2430 North Cannon Drive

Chicago, IL 60614

773.755.5100

www.naturemuseum.org

Healthy Schools Campaign

Healthy Schools Campaign advocatesfor policies and practices that allow

students, teachers and staff to

learn and work in a healthy school

environment.

175 N. Franklin, Suite 300

Chicago, IL 60606

312.419.1810

www.healthyschoolscampaign.org

Chicago Partnership for Health

Promotion

412 S. Peoria, Suite 400

Chicago, IL 60607-7067

312.996.8700

Consortium to Lower Obesity in

Chicago Children (CLOCC)

2300 Childrens Plaza

Box #157

Chicago, IL 60614

312-573-7760

Slow Food Chicago

Contact by Website and Email

Slow Food Chicago an educational

nonprot that seeks to create dramatic

and lasting change in our local food

system to ensure equity, sustainability,

and pleasure in the food we eat.

www.slowfoodchicago.org

SGA RESOURCE GUIDE


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About Seven Generations AheadSeven Generations Ahead (SGA) is a 501c3 non-prot organization whose

mission is to build ecologically sustainable and healthy communities. SGA

advocates for proactive, local community solutions to global environmental

issues by working to promote clean, renewable energy; eco-effective materials

and products; intelligent, sustainable building design; and fresh, local food

raised using ecologically safe and healthy practices.

This book is specically designed to complement SGAs Fresh from the Farm

curriculum and program activities working with children in the classroom and

on the farm to teach them about natures growing cycles, organic cultivation,

and the health benets of specic fruits and vegetables. Additionally, it aims

at educating children about what its like to be a farmer, and the emotional,

academic, and physical health benets of living a healthy eating lifestyle.

Fresh from the Farm offers:

8-10 week curriculum modules incorporating nutrition and healthy eating,

local, earth-friendly agriculture, food origins, local fresh fruit and vegetable

tastings, and experiencing food with the ve senses.

Tours of local organic farms with structured curriculum activities.

Participating farms include the Green Earth Institute, Prairie Crossing

Learning Farm, Angelic Organics, Growing Power and Genesis Growers.

Meet the Farmer classroom visits highlighting how food is grown, building

healthy soil, raising food in earth-friendly ways, and the farmers life.

Local Chef Cooking Demonstrations that show students ways to prepare

healthy foods and their nutritional qualities.

School-based organic garden development.

Parent education.

For more information: www.sevengenerationsahead.org


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About Northwestern UniversitysMSLOC ProgramThe Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change (MSLOC) program

at Northwestern University is designed to strengthen the ability of experienced

working professionals to use innovative people management and learning

practices to lead strategic and sustainable organizational change. This book

was developed for SGA as part of an MSLOC course designed to introduce

students to concepts applicable to leading change. As part of the course, student

teams were challenged to generate ideas to support the Illinois Local Food,

Farms & Jobs Act (enacted August 18, 2009). Teams were specically directed

to focus on the needs, expectations and desires of school leaders, parents and

their communities within the spirit of The Act. One MSLOC team proposed,

conceived and developed this childrens book to reinforce SGAs Fresh fromthe Farm curriculum.

For more information: www.sesp.northwestern.edu/msloc/

The MSLOC team would like to extend heartfelt thank you to:

Our Foundations Coach: Kevin Murnane

Our Sponsor: Gary Cuneen, Seven Generations Ahead

Foundations Panelists: Jim Braun, Illinois Farmer-Consumer Coalition and

Debbie Hillman, Founder of the Evanston Food Policy Council

And: Chelsea Brink, Shannah Dieckmann, Tracey E. Dils, Jeffrey Merrell, Dr.

Kemia Sarraf, John Sessler, Kimberly Scott, Arlene Schneider, Courtney Thomas,

Melissa Tobias

And too: The third graders who gave us helpful feedback and enjoyed our book!

The MSLOC student team is: Katherine Beauchamp, Brad Becker, Jeanne

Ebersole, Mariana Vasques, Loren Rozakos, Rebecca Schneider, Vikash Shah

and Rashaun Sourles


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Meet Percival Perkins: The Particular and

Picky Eater who learns from his good friend,

Penny, how perfectly wonderful eating fresh

garden food can be!

Parents and Teachers:

This book includes Reection

Questions, A Do-It-YourselfContainer Garden Activity

and Resource Guide

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