Who Wants Pizza?: The Kids' Guide to the History, Science and Culture of Food
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1897349971 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Kind of Graphic for a Kid's Book" according to Megan. I flipped through the book in the library, and the information seemed good. In fact, it seemed much more useful than books made for adults on how food in the world today is produced. If you want information "Who Wants Pizza" will probably teach you something, kid or adult.The reason I'm giving the book only three stars is the photographs. I found the pictures of raw food and dead animals to be nauseating. The worst, for me, was the picture of the bloody chicken head with the axe still next to. Margaret Fontaine said It was helpful for the It was helpful for the 4th grade project my son was working on. Margaret Fontaine Interesting facts on how to eat healthy when you are making a pizza. All kind of healthy vegetables or fruits can be added to your pizza.. th grade project my son was working on.. Interesting facts on how to eat healthy when you are making a pizza. All kind of healthy vegetables or fruits can be added to your pizza.
Short blocks of bite-sized text, just the right amount of icky” info that kids love, plus a visually stimulating layout that uses captivating photo-illustration collages all add up to make Who Wants Pizza? a fun, fact-filled look at all things food-related.. Full of direct, eye-opening information about why we need to eat, where our food comes from, how much of it we have, and why some food choices are wiser than others, the book covers a lot of important ground. Topics are easy to dip into and include digestion, the domestication of animals, different cultures’ table etiquette, sustainable agriculture, and the evolution of farming and food preservation. Part of the loosely constructed series by Jan Thornhill, which already includes This Is My Planet and I Found a Dead Bird, Who Wants Pizza? is brimming with no-nonsense facts that illustrate the importance of food choices and the practices surrounding food production
Grades 5-8. From Booklist Botany, zoology, chemistry, human physiology, nutrition, and other aspects of science are at the center of this highly readable photo-essay, illustrated with numerous color photos, diagrams, and sidebars on every double-page spread. --Hazel Rochman . Starting with a focus on pizza, the casual, interactive text discusses why the body needs vitamins, calories, salt, fats, and proteins; explains with step-by-step facts how the digestive system breaks down food and extracts the nutrients; and explores how food comes from fields to plates. Included among the covered topics are the chemistry of fertilizers and pesticides, the obesi