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Eating bugs as sustainable food / by Cecilia Pinto McCarthy.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Unconventional sciencePublisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1532118996
  • 9781532118999
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Food for a hungry world -- Running out of resources -- From pest to plate -- The future of edible bugs -- Fast facts -- Stop and think.
Summary: Many people enjoy eating meat. But livestock takes up a lot of land and resources. Bugs take less space, water, and food. They are also more nutritious than meat. Eating Bugs as Sustainable Food looks at the science behind raising and eating bugs and why eating bugs might help feed more people around the world. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 338.19 M123 Available 33111009715570
Total holds: 0

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Many people enjoy eating meat. But livestock takes up a lot of land and resources. Bugs take less space, water, and food. They are also more nutritious than meat. Eating Bugs as Sustainable Food looks at the science behind raising and eating bugs and why eating bugs might help feed more people around the world. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.

Many people enjoy eating meat. But livestock takes up a lot of land and resources. Bugs take less space, water, and food. They are also more nutritious than meat. Eating Bugs as Sustainable Food looks at the science behind raising and eating bugs and why eating bugs might help feed more people around the world. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject.

Food for a hungry world -- Running out of resources -- From pest to plate -- The future of edible bugs -- Fast facts -- Stop and think.

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