E-book
The omnivore's dilemma : the secrets behind what you eat / Michael Pollan ; adapted by Richie Chevat.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781101147931
- ISBN: 1101147938
- ISBN: 9781101148761
- ISBN: 1101148764
- ISBN: 9781429535816
- ISBN: 1429535814
- ISBN: 9781429535847
- ISBN: 1429535849
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (298, [46] pages) : illustrations
- Edition: Young readers ed.
- Publisher: New York : Dial Books, ©2009.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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 organic meal: 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. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 6.8 11. |
| Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Food supply > Juvenile literature. Food chains (Ecology) > Juvenile literature. Food supply. Food chains (Ecology) Food chains (Ecology) Food supply. |
| Genre: | Electronic books. Juvenile works. Electronic books. |
