Cooking Under the Jackfruit Tree: Counting, Measuring, and Sharing Love

Learning happens everywhere-even under the shade of a jackfruit tree.In Cooking Under the Jackfruit Tree, Mama Prossy turns everyday family life in Uganda into opportunities for learning.As Kurusumu and her brothers and sisters cook, carry water, count charcoal, measure ingredients, sell food, save money, and share a meal, they discover that reading, mathematics, responsibility, faith, and love are all connected.Inspired by Kurusumu's Ugandan family, this colorful children's story celebrates the wisdom passed from one generation to the next and shows children that some of life's most important lessons can be learned at home.Children will explore counting, adding, subtracting, dividing, shapes, measuring, money, food, family, faith, and Ugandan culture-all through a warm story about working and learning together.Book 3 in the Under the Jackfruit Tree Series.Proceeds from the books help support children attending school in Uganda.