The omnivore's dilemma : the secrets behind what you eat /
Chevat, Richie.
The omnivore's dilemma : the secrets behind what you eat / Secrets behind what you eat Michael Pollan ; adapted by Richie Chevat. - Young readers ed. - New York : Dial Books, c2009. - 298, [46] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Industrial meal: Food from corn: How corn took over America -- The farm -- From farm to factory -- The grain elevator -- The feedlot: turning corn into meat -- Processed food -- Fat from corn -- The omnivore's dilemma -- My fast-food meal -- Industrial organicmeal: Big organic -- More big organic -- Local sustainable meal: Food from grass: Polyface farm -- Grass -- The animals -- The slaughterhouse -- The market -- My grass-fed meal -- Do-it-yourself meal: Hunted, gathered, and gardened food: The forest -- Eating animals -- Hunting -- Gathering -- The perfect meal -- Afterword: Vote with your fork -- The omnivore's solution: some tips for eating -- Q&A with Michael Pollan.
In a smart, compelling format with updated facts, plenty of photos, graphs, and visuals, this book encourages kids to consider the personal and global health implications of their food choices.
A Junior Library Guild selection
9780803734159 0803734158 9780803735002 (pbk.) 0803735006 (pbk.)
Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com
2009009283
Food supply--Juvenile literature.
Food chains (Ecology)--Juvenile literature.
Food supply.
Food chains (Ecology)
HD9000.5 / .C506 2009
338.10973
jHD9000.5 / .C54 2009
The omnivore's dilemma : the secrets behind what you eat / Secrets behind what you eat Michael Pollan ; adapted by Richie Chevat. - Young readers ed. - New York : Dial Books, c2009. - 298, [46] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Industrial meal: Food from corn: How corn took over America -- The farm -- From farm to factory -- The grain elevator -- The feedlot: turning corn into meat -- Processed food -- Fat from corn -- The omnivore's dilemma -- My fast-food meal -- Industrial organicmeal: Big organic -- More big organic -- Local sustainable meal: Food from grass: Polyface farm -- Grass -- The animals -- The slaughterhouse -- The market -- My grass-fed meal -- Do-it-yourself meal: Hunted, gathered, and gardened food: The forest -- Eating animals -- Hunting -- Gathering -- The perfect meal -- Afterword: Vote with your fork -- The omnivore's solution: some tips for eating -- Q&A with Michael Pollan.
In a smart, compelling format with updated facts, plenty of photos, graphs, and visuals, this book encourages kids to consider the personal and global health implications of their food choices.
A Junior Library Guild selection
9780803734159 0803734158 9780803735002 (pbk.) 0803735006 (pbk.)
Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com
2009009283
Food supply--Juvenile literature.
Food chains (Ecology)--Juvenile literature.
Food supply.
Food chains (Ecology)
HD9000.5 / .C506 2009
338.10973
jHD9000.5 / .C54 2009