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Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix


Arizona Agriculture in the Classroom

Companion Resource

No Ordinary Apple: A Story About Eating Mindfully

On an otherwise ordinary day, Elliot discovers something extraordinary: the power of mindfulness. When he asks his neighbor Carmen for a snack, he's at first disappointed when she hands him an apple — he wanted candy! But when encouraged to carefully and attentively look, feel, smell, taste, and even listen to the apple, Elliot discovers that this apple is not ordinary at all.

Author
Sara Marlowe
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