The omnivore's dilemma : the secrets behind what you eat / Michael Pollan ; adapted by Richie Chevat.

Description:
298, [46] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher:
New York, NY :
Dial Books,
c2009.
15 of 16 copies available at NOBLE (All Libraries).
0 current holds with 16 total copies.
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Beverly Farms | Young Adult Nonfiction | Young Adult HD 9000.5 .C506 2009 (Text to Phone) | Available | - |
Beverly Main | Children's Nonfiction | Child HD 9000.5 .C506 2009 (Text to Phone) | Available | - |
Everett - Parlin Memorial | Parent/Teacher Collection | Parent/Teacher/j 338.1/Chevat (Text to Phone) | Available | - |
Gloucester | Teen Nonfiction | TEEN 338.10973/Chevat (Text to Phone) | Available | - |
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Melrose | Children's Nonfiction | J 338.1 Pollan (Text to Phone) | Checked out | 04/18/2018 |
Reading | Children's Nonfiction | CHILDREN'S 338.1097 C (Text to Phone) | Available | - |
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- ISBN: 9780803734159
- ISBN: 0803734158
- ISBN: 9780803735002 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0803735006 (pbk.)
- Edition: Young readers ed.
Bibliography, etc.: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents: | 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 -- II. THE INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC MEAL. Big organic -- More big organic -- III. THE LOCAL SUSTAINABLE MEAL: FOOD FROM GRASS. Polyface farm -- Grass -- The animals -- The slaughterhouse -- The market -- My grass-fed meal -- 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. |
Summary: | 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. |
Study Program Information: | Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 6.8 11 |
Subject: | Food supply > Juvenile literature. Food chains (Ecology) > Juvenile literature. Food supply. Food chains (Ecology) |
Citation:
Chevat, Richie.
"The omnivore's dilemma : the secrets behind what you eat."
New York, NY :
Dial Books,
2009.
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