| The Omnivore's Dilemma for Kids: The Secrets Behind What You Eat |  | Author: Michael Pollan
Publisher: Dial
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Media: Paperback
Edition: Adopted
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 352
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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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Product Description
The New York Times bestseller thatâs changing Americaâs diet is now perfect for younger readers
âWhatâs for dinner?â seemed like a simple questionâuntil journalist and supermarket detective Michael Pollan delved behind the scenes. From fast food and big organic to small farms and old-fashioned hunting and gathering, this young readersâ adaptation of Pollanâs famous food-chain exploration encourages kids to consider the personal and global health implications of their food choices. In a smart, compelling format with updated facts, plenty of photos, graphs, and visuals, as well as a new afterword and backmatter, The Omnivoreâs Dilemma serves up a bold message to the generation that needs it most: Itâs time to take charge of our national eating habitsâand it starts with you.
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Enlightening read May 15, 2010
Me (Texas)
Watched the movie Food Inc. then read this book. It was very enlightening and a great read. I have recommended this book to my friends to read.
what kids need to know May 3, 2010
Jerry A. Moles (Roanoke, VA USA)
One of the great dilemmas we face is misinformation. This book starts to correct some of the nonsense that kids are exposed to on a daily basis. For some kids, there will be too much information but with parental guidance most of the messages can get across. I suggest discussions with children about the contents so the parents can determine where the kids are in their understanding and discussions can continue during and after the reading. Good addition to the education of children.
A must read book this year. Very well written. April 14, 2010
L. Hoang (Sunnyvale, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My children starting to eat more vegetable after reading this book. I shared this book with my friends and even brought a copy for our children school's library. They all loved it starting to eat more healthy.
 YOU WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT WHAT YOU EAT March 28, 2010
L. Miles
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Young Readers Edition), provides a VERY informative peek into the food industry in the United States today.
What you will find: Pesticides that are poisoning our soil, water and air. Additives and preservatives that are flat-out ruining our health. Animal cruelty so awful, (and preventable), that I don't know how some business owners sleep at night. And for what? Bigger profits and more money for a few at the great expense of others.
This isn't a book of scare tactics. It's not a gross-out book with graphic pics that would traumatize a young person. The idea here is to think twice about your food -- its origins and its impact on your health and the environment -- and make good choices accordingly.
What I like about this book is that you are given practical alternatives to buying into the industrial food system. Find local farms that provide their livestock with cruelty-free care, buy organic, shop at farmer's markets, buy locally, garden, avoid high fructose corn syrup in your diet.
There is so much information in this book and it is written in a way that is very readable. I wouldn't call it so much entertaining as eye-opening.
In the end, our family will make changes in where we shop and how we eat based on the information in this book.
Outstanding March 9, 2010
Brenda Fisher (Minden, NV, US)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having read the Omnivore's Dilemma (for Adults) I purchased this because I was thrilled that someone finally took the time to direct a book at Kids on such an important subject.
In all honesty, the OD for Adults was a very "Hard Read" if you know what I mean. This children's edition made things clearer for me as an adult and I know will be
just perfect for kids. Great job. I have recommended it to many of my clients. I am a certified personal trainer and recently certified at E-Cornell in Plant-Based Nutrition.
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