The omnivore's dilemma : the secrets behind what you eat / Michael Pollan ; adapted by Richie Chevat.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Dial Books, c2009.Edition: Young readers edDescription: 298, [46] p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780803734159
- 0803734158
- 9780803735002 (pbk.)
- 0803735006 (pbk.)
- Secrets behind what you eat
- 338.10973 22
- HD9000.5 .C506 2009
- A Junior Library Guild selection
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Circulating Books | Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | Children's Collection | HD9000.5 .C506 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 3182700013435 |
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.
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 6.8 11
A Junior Library Guild selection