Mucha, Laura
Summary: "Find out what children eat all around the world in this beautifully illustrated book, written by bestselling poet and author Laura Mucha, alongside trained chef and food writer Ed Smith. From biltong to biryani, papaya to passionfruit, and ramen to roti, there are so many different dishes and delicacies all around the world. In this fascinating book, young children can learn all about what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow Inc. 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 641.5 MUCSummary: Fourteen children's book artists draw their favorite foods and explain why they love them, using short stories, statements, and poems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CARClendenan, Megan
Summary: "Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series, with photographs and illustrations throughout, this book examines the innovative ways humanity grows, finds and eats food."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2024
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Summary: "From grapes to beets and oatmeal to cashews, this reference book highlights and explains the benefits of 25 fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains, each grouped into color categories and presented with the mind and body benefits they offer. Carefully crafted one-sentence explanations from author Toni Buzzeo provide the perfect amount of information for the preschool audience, and illustrator...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rise x Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.2 BUZCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.2 BUZAronson, Marc
Summary: "A middle-grade nonfiction book cowritten by Marc Aronson and historian/food writer Dr. Paul Freedmand with contributors Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie, Tatum Willis, Amanda Palacios, and David Zheng. American food and, by extension, American identify is much broader than the phrase "as American as apple pie." In a series of meals that take readers from pre-1492 through today, the text explores...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.1 AROMorlock, Rachael
Summary: "Factory foods-or processed foods-are a part of most people's diets to some degree. How are they made? Why do we eat them? What nutritional value do they have? These and many other questions about factory foods are answered in this helpful guide to health and nutrition. With an emphasis on facts rather than judgments about food, readers are encouraged to learn about what they're eating with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.3 MORBaer, Sam
Summary: This informative book is filled with 100 fascinating facts about food, from how to grow a burger in a laboratory to how many bees it takes to fill an orchard with apples. With bright, infographic-style illustrations, detailed facts on every page, a glossary and index, plus internet links to specially selected websites for more information.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing 2017
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Summary: "From noodles to salad, from congee to pancakes, from dim sum to pizza, author Molli Jackson Ehlert and illustrator Fanny Liem embrace food of all types in this fun and inclusive picture book. All food is good food. Food fuels your day, nourishes your body, and excites your taste buds. Sweet or salty? Spicy or sour? Tried and true favorites or a food you've never tried before? There's room for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: a Feiwel and Friends book, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC 2024
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Summary: A behind-the-scenes look at the fast food industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.12 SCHCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 394.12 SCHBanyard, Antonia
Summary: An infographic introduction to the journey food makes to the plate combines text, photographs, and diagrams that cover such topics as factory farms, genetic engineering, and nutrition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.3 BANBeaty, Andrea
Summary: "How does a cake bake? What's the difference between baking soda and baking powder? And why is it so important to measure the different ingredients in a recipe?"--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: This informative book is filled with 100 fascinating facts about food, from how to grow a burger in a laboratory to how many bees it takes to fill an orchard with apples. With bright, infographic-style illustrations, and detailed facts on every page.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: We all like different food, but everybody needs to eat! How Are We Alike and Different? Find out in My Food, Your Food, Our Food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cantata Learning 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BERMorlock, Rachael
Summary: "What are pesticides? Why are animals given antibiotics before they become food for us? Can hormones in the animals we eat affect our bodies? Readers explore the answers to these questions in this accessible look at a hot-button issue in nutrition and science. Balanced text presents important information in an objective way, while detailed sidebars provide even more detail. Readers are also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 615.9 MORMalerba, Giulia
Summary: "An illustrated atlas that guides readers to discover the ingredients and dishes that characterize the dietary customs of countries around the world."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 394.1 MALBonner, Hannah
Summary: "Sure you know T-Rex was the meat-eating king and brontosaurus munched on leaves, but what else was on the dino dining menu during the Mesozoic era? Meet the 'vores: carnivores, piscivores, herbivores, insectivores, "trashivores," "sunivores," and omnivores like us. Readers will be surprised and inspired to learn about dino diets and they'll get to explore how scientists can tell which...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 BONAnthony, William
Summary: This book shows how the animal kingdom contains several food webs linking all different animals to one another, such as apex predators, carnivores, and herbivores. Readers will learn about forest food webs as they discover fun facts about animals that call the forest home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.3 ANTWalker, Alan
Summary: "Where does the food in our kitchen come from? Children will learn that we have to go to the grocery store to buy food and that food costs money."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.3 WALWebb, Lois Sinaiko.
Summary: Presents a collection of recipes from over 150 countries and briefly discusses the culture and culinary habits of each country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwood Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 WEBSheen, Barbara.
Summary: Presents an introduction to Canadian cooking, describing traditional dishes, ingredients, and foods made for special holidays and festivals, with recipes for bannock, cranbury fudge, and tourtière.
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.5971 SHEStones, Brenda.
Summary: This book starts with this essential question and then goes on to examine the diets of sixteen different animals, from elephants and giraffes to sharks, woodpeckers, and even humans. The concepts of carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore are all introduced and then reinforced throughout with symbols for each animal. The book concludes with an explanation of food chains in three different...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE STOElliott, Victoria Grace
Summary: "How did cheese happen? Who pickled the first pickle? Explore the history of innovative food in this non-fiction graphic novel filled with facts, legends, and recipes. Have you ever wondered how some of our favorite foods came to be? How was cheese created and who realized it belonged on everything? Was soda always meant to be a drink? A team of whimsical food sprites are excited to show you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: RH Graphic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.3 ELLSewell, Jacquie
Summary: One medium-size whale carcass delivers as much food to the dark, cold ocean depths as 4,000 years of sinking food particles. When a dead whale arrives, the café opens for business, and who better than Dan Tavis to show us the bizarre deep-ocean diners who show up? Hagfish, zombie worms, sleeper sharks--this group of patrons is stranger than the denizens of the Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars. A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.7 SEWBrunelle, Lynn
Summary: "A book about the rich ecosystem that springs up around the death of a whale in the deep sea"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024