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Books for Adults |
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Animal, vegetable, miracle: a year of food life by Barbara Kingsolver. |
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The China study: the most comprehensive study of nutrition ever conducted and the startling implications for diet, weight loss and long-term health by T. Colin Campbell. |
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The end of overeating: controlling the insatiable American appetite by David A. Kessler. |
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The omnivore's dilemma: a natural history of four meals by Michael Pollan. |
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Plenty: one man, one woman, and a raucous year of eating locally by Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon. |
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Real food: what to eat and why by Nina Planck. |
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A short history of the American stomach by Frederick Kaufman. |
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The unhealthy truth: how our food is making us sick and what we can do about it by Robyn O'Brien and Rachel Kranz. |
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What to eat by Marion Nestle. |
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Books for Young Readers |
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Chew on this: everything you don't want to know about fast food by Eric Schlosser.
Grades: 7-12
A behind-the-scenes look at the fast food industry. |
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Growing vegetable soup by Lois Ehlert.
Grades Preschool - 2
A father and child grow vegetables and then make them into a soup. |
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I will never not ever eat a tomato by Lauren Child.
Grades Preschool - 2
A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter. |
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Omnivore's dilemma: the secrets behind what you eat by Michael Pollan and adapted by Richie Chevat.
Grades 7 - 12
Delves into facts about food, life expectancy as it relates to consumption, and global health implications resulting from food choices made by people around the world, encouraging readers to consider their food choices and eating habits. |
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Our community garden by Barbara Pollack.
Grades Preschool - 3
A diverse group of people in San Francisco shares the work and fun of a community garden. |
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Real food, real fast by Sam Stern and Susan Stern.
Grades 6-12
Provides a collection of healthy recipes made from basic ingredients that can be prepared in less than thirty minutes, including such dishes as flash omelettes, zucchini fritter pita, and Thai-style chicken burger. |
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