The omnivore's dilemma : the secrets behind what you eat / Michael Pollan, New York times bestselling author ; adapted by Richie Chevat.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Books (USA) LLC, [2015]Edition: Young readers editionDescription: 377 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781101993828
- 1101993820
- 9781101993835
- 1101993839
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 394.12 C527 | Available | 33111008124006 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 394.12 C527 | Available | 33111008087187 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This acclaimed bestseller and modern classic has changed America's relationship with food. It's essential reading for kids who care about the environment and climate change.
"What's for dinner?" seemed like a simple question--until journalist and supermarket detective Michael Pollan delved behind the scenes. From fast food and big organic to small farms and old-fashioned hunting and gathering, this young readers' adaptation of Pollan's famous food-chain exploration encourages kids to consider the personal and global implications of their food choices.
With plenty of photos, graphs, and visuals, The Omnivore's Dilemma serves up a bold message to the generation most impacted by climate change: It's time to take charge of our national eating habits--and it starts with you.
"With new preface"--Dustjacket.
An adaptation of the famous book offers insight into food consumption in the twenty-first century, explaining how an abundance of unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of consumers to protect their health and the environment.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-377) and index.
Part I: The 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 -- Part II: The industrial organic meal. Big organic ; More big organic -- Part III: The local sustainable meal : food from grass. Polyface farm ; Grass ; The animals ; The slaughterhouse ; The market ; My grass-fed meal -- Part IV: The 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.