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|  | Author: Michael Pollan
Publisher: Dial
Category: Book
List Price: $9.99
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 4086
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Adopted
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0803735006
Dewey Decimal Number: 338.10973
EAN: 9780803735002
ASIN: 0803735006
Publication Date: October 15, 2009
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Intelligent eating for kids February 11, 2010
C. L. Evans (Tampa, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book for middle school aged children to get a handle on where their food really comes from. My 8 y/o is on the young side but since he devoured Harry Potter series I figured he could handle this. It really shows kids the government's role in our food supply and the steps we might take to try a different approach to make better food available to us all. The graphics and side bars are really good and it's caused some interesting conversations among his friends.
great book for anyone who eats February 9, 2010
E. Breton (DC)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I really liked this book alot. Pollan breaks down eating in the US in a manner thats easy to understand, informative but not preachy. I think anyone who is very health conscious or wants to be should read this. Looking forward to reading In Defense of Food.
Rating your edible "footprint" February 6, 2010
E. Dyer
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my classroom to go along with books like "Fast Food Nation". This one has a little more nuance - if you can't go all the way to growing your own food, can you eat the food grown by a local, sustainable farmer?
Our 9 year old is "devouring" this book! February 6, 2010
SueCooks (Upstate NY)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
If you're trying to decide whether or not to buy this book, there really shouldn't be any dilemma....just buy it. You will thank Michael Pollan later. Our copy arrived on Tuesday and our 9 year old daughter has been devouring it. My husband and I have read the adult version and we are all having fantastic dinner time conversations about the education we are receiving from Mr. Pollan's work. I truly believe that the information in this book holds some of THE MOST IMPORTANT lessons we can teach our children. As a matter of fact, I am ordering 4 more copies today....one to donate to my daughter's classroom at school, one for the school library, one for the health teacher and one for the public library. My daughter and her friend have decided to read this book together on the bus to school in the morning and are then going through their cafeteria lunch line to read the ingredients on the "edible foodlike substances" (they both bring their lunches from home :-) ) I can't make this stuff up! They completely came up with this "research" project on their own because of this book. Thank you Mr. Pollan, for making our parenting job so much easier! We're on to reading Food Rules now....that, too is a good family read. Very different than Omnivore's Dilemma, but a good, quick family read.
The Omnivore's Dilemma for Kids: The Secrets Behind What You Eat February 3, 2010
Sacramento Book Review (Sacramento, CA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Food has been getting a spanking for quite some time now and America is taking the brunt. We all know the fast food industry has been playing a large role in making the country's youth obese, but how much more do we really know? And what else is the government not telling us? Journalist Michael Pollan has taken it upon himself to find answers to arising questions and to literally experience what it means to grow food, raise chickens and eat differently than the norm. As opposed to his shockingly raw //Omnivore's Dilemma//, the author has toned down the drama and presented a yet still absorbing kid's version. Knowledge is power, and Mr. Pollan doesn't hold back when describing the vicious effects of mass production, preservatives and the danger behind slaughtering animals in inhumane ways. Even as a grown-up the book was not easy to digest--no pun intended--for there is no evading the hard, cold and often brutal truth behind the food chain, but by the end you arise informed enough to make a difference in not just your own life, but possibly in the world as a whole.
Reviewed by Natalie Fladager
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