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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Young readers will learn about the hidden problems in our food supply, including the use of chemicals like preservatives and dyes, the poor living conditions for animals that enter the food supply, and the easy access to unhealthy options instead of healthy foods. After learning about these issues, students are encouraged by "Test It!" and "Solve It!" activities to think critically and consider potential environmentally friendly, sustainable solutions...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This engaging book presents current agricultural problems that could impact our world in the future. By learning about things like deforestation, soil erosion, and decreasing biodiversity, students will understand sustainability and climate change, and will recognize the importance of these issues. Through full-color photographs, dynamic spotlight facts, and activities like Solve It! and Test It!, readers are encouraged to think critically about the...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Join two children as they explore the inner workings of an outdoor farm and an indoor farm. You’ll see how a variety of amazing machinery like tractors and drones along with innovative farming techniques yield the wonderful food we all love to enjoy." --publisher's website.
12) Eat green
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes how "green" foods can both help protect the environment and maintain a healthy body, and provides ways readers can help by reducing kitchen waste, saving water, and starting a vegetable garden.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Go on a tour of eco-friendly farms around the globe! From urban gardens to farms under the sea, discover the many different sustainable ways people have been growing food for centuries, and new innovations that are battling the effects of climate change on farming. Rhyming text and inset boxes with definitions for new vocabulary words make the topic accessible to young learners. End matter includes detailed information about each country's farming...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
In What's On Your Plate?, seven kids and their families explore the food chain, sharing fundamental questions and vital discoveries. With honesty, humor, and creativity, they face serious issues including the lack of access to fresh food; health problems such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and food allergies; and the national school lunch program. They celebrate time together by cooking and gathering at the table. The stories, recipes, and terrific...
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