The Gulps by Rosemary Wells

This piece of literature is about the Gulps family and they are going on a vacation in their RV. Four members of the family, including mom and dad love unhealthy food and the last member of the family Dawn eats healthy. In their RV they briny way to much unhealthy food and because they are eating too much they have gained so much weight that the RV is unable to move. They now have to stay at the farmer’s house until they can get healthy and fit. I chose this piece of literature because the students can relate their family to the Gulps family or the farmer’s family. They will have the opportunity to look at each family different. One is living in town and the other is living on the farm. Lifestyles of each family are different and because of their environment they live differently and that affects their health. Another aspect that comes up in this piece of literature is that there are some people who will not eat vegetables or healthy food because they think it is not good. The students will be able to discuss if they are like that as eaters and why? Why do some people not like vegetables, fruits, salads and some people love them? They can relate the environment, how they grow up and the lifestyles of their parents. While looking at this piece of literature they can see that there will be effects positive or negative on healthy eating due to the environment they live in.