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Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"A radically practical guide to making food choices that are good for you, others, and the planet. Is organic really worth it? Are eggs ok to eat? If so, which ones are best for you, and for the chicken--Cage-Free, Free-Range, Pasture-Raised? What about farmed salmon, soy milk, sugar, gluten, fermented foods, coconut oil, almonds? Thumbs-up, thumbs-down, or somewhere in between? Using three criteria--Is it good for me? Is it good for others? Is it...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Finalist for the 2016 IACP Awards: Literary Food Writing
An innovative new take on the travel guide, Rice, Noodle, Fish decodes Japan's extraordinary food culture through a mix of in-depth narrative and insider advice, along with 195 color photographs. In this 5000-mile journey through the noodle shops, tempura temples, and teahouses of Japan, Matt Goulding, co-creator of the enormously popular Eat This, Not That! book series, navigates the intersection...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Description
The bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses brilliantly charts how foods have transformed human culture through the ages--from ancient times when the first civilizations were built on barley and wheat in the Near East, millet and rice in Asia, and corn and potatoes in the Americas, to modern times when the foods we choose in the supermarket connect us to global debates about trade, development, the environment, and the adoption of...
86) Little bear
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1989
Description
When it comes to eating, Little Bear definitely prefers honey to potatoes, peas, tomatoes, or cheese.
89) Everyone eats
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Have you ever eaten a bug? How about a caterpillar or a tarantula? Believe it or not, kids in other parts of the world eat these tasty treats every day. Learn all about different countries and the sometimes unusual and creepy things people eat. Get out your spoon and fork and get ready to learn about what everyone eats! This title will allow students to identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 4
Description
An "introduction to some of the grossest things we humans put in our mouths--often without even realizing it! From Roman charioteers scarfing wild boar dung to astronauts guzzling their own pee in space to today's kids spreading insect vomit on their toast, this humorous compendium is chock-full of history, science, and fascinatingly gross facts. Bug secretions coating your candy corn? Rodent poop in your popcorn? Physicians tasting their patients'...
91) Meals in Russia
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce readers to a variety of Russia's foods and mealtime cultural practices. Includes picture glossary and index"--
Author
Series
Just Grace volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Description
As Grace and her classmates study foods from other cultures, she has the opportunity to ponder such mysteries as whether Owen 1 is really bad or not, why she feels jealous when her father helps her best friend with her hot dog report, and how Augustine Dupre, her family's French boarder, can be so wise.
96) Bunny eats lunch
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Bunny eats some crunchy carrots and celery, and some not-so-crunchy mashed potatoes for lunch.
Author
Series
My weird school daze volume 12
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Ella Mentry School hires a health teacher who tries to force the students to eat healthy foods and exercise, whether they want to or not.