Each student tells about something special his or her family eats. Manuel learns that families have different food traditions. Some eat noodles with chopsticks. Others use a fork. Some families eat flat bread. Others eat puffy bread. What kind of food will Manuel share with his class? Join him to find out how deliciously different and alike food can be.

Explore the ways in which people and cultures are similar and how they're unique in the Alike and Different series, part of the Cloverleaf Books(TM) collection. Diverse young narrators explore similarities and differences among people and cultures by comparing and contrasting their own lives to their friends' and neighbors' lives. Kid-friendly text and appealing illustrations make these informational fiction books fun.