Rosmarie Hausherr

What Food is This? Author and photographer Rosemarie Hausherr has produced a lovely picture book that describes the origins of all different types of foods. The photographs alternate between black and white, when describing and giving botanical and informational facts about foods, and bright color photography when picturing children asking the reader to answer a riddle and guess what food is coming on the next page. The book introduces elementary students to vocabulary and complex concepts, such as aggregate and nourishment, in a simple and easily understandable manner. Students will delight in seeing familiar foods, growing underground in a garden, or a closeup of something new, like a tiny cabbage plant being held by a child just like them. The interactive book covers not only plant-based foods but how we catch and prepare fish or raise livestock for meats that taste great cooked over an open fire. This is a versatile book, packed with information that could be used to teach a variety of subjects.… (altro)

What Instrument is This? , written by Rosmarie Huasherr, explains the various types of musical instruments to young readers. The book introduces each instrument with a brief physical description, and then asks the reader to try and identify it. The author then identifies the instrument and explains the proper ways in which to play each instrument. The instruments introduced throughout this book included: The recorder, the clarinet, the saxophone, the bagpipe, the trumpet, the sousaphone, the violin, the cello, the acoustic guitar, the eclectic guitar, the piano, the pipe organ, the drums and cymbals, the tambourine, the xylophone, and the human voice.

Rosmarie Huasherr does an excellent job of describing each instrument in a way that is easily understood by young readers, while also including important historical facts. She includes photographs, both past and present, of individuals playing each instrument. The photographs that Rosmarie Huasherr includes throughout the book are wonderful resources for young students, as they provide a physical description for each instrument and also demonstrate how each instrument is played.… (altro)