| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9780803735002 | | Publisher: DIAL | | Publish Date: 10/15/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 211246096 | | Item#: | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 313 | | Dimensions (in Inches) 9H x 6L x 1.25T |
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Written specifically for children, this is an adaptation of Michael Pollan's bestselling tome THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA. Not just an exploration of the food human beings eat, but also of how that food is grown, processed, and consumed as well as the impact these choices have on the planet. Also included is advice on how to make both environmentally and nutritionally healthful eating choices.
| Praise| "Clear organization and lively writing rotted in fascinating examples make this accessible and interesting." 09/01/2009 |
| Author Bio| Michael Pollan | | Michael Pollan was born in 1955 and grew up in Syosset, on Long Island, New York. He was educated at Bennington College, Oxford University, and Columbia University, where he received his Master's degree in English in 1981. He first gained prominence as a journalist, writing for New York Times Magazine beginning in 1987, and later becoming an executive editor at Harper's. His first book, SECOND NATURE, published in 1991, is a witty chronicle of his trials and tribulations starting out as a gardener in New England, and quickly became known as a seminal text in the gardening genre. Following two more award-winning gardening-related titles, Pollan broke into the big time with THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA in 2006. This tremendously arresting and insightful analysis of the ecology of eating caused ripples big enough to mark a culture shift within multiple industries, pushing the move towards organic whole foods and spawning a slew of similar titles by imitators. Pollan's own follow-up, IN DEFENSE OF FOOD, became an instant bestseller, cementing his place among the most relevant and prominent non-fiction writers of the early 21st century. |
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