Description
Filled with fascinating facts delivered visually, this infographic book explores the topic of food from every aspect. Written for middle-grade readers, Eat Up! is a colorful infographic look at the many surprising and fascinating facts about food.
Information is presented in easy-to-understand graphics and clear explanations. Each spread explores a different aspect of the topic. Readers will find answers to a wide range of questions, including: Who grows our food? Where does our meat and fish come from? How does it get to us? What鈥檚 the difference between a hybrid and a genetically-modified crop? How do companies advertize to children? Who are the 鈥淏ig 10鈥� food companies? How much farmland is there across the world?
Weightier topics (for example, farming and pollution, or child labor in agriculture), are balanced out by fun facts, such as 鈥渆xtreme foods鈥� and how our sense of taste works (and sometimes deceives us). Other topics include how food production has an impact on the local and global economy, access to food and food insecurity around the world, and conventional vs. organic farming.
Vibrant, dynamic illustrations, diagrams and photos and small chunks of text make this book ideal for reluctant or struggling readers.
Awards
- Joint winner, Best Books for Kids & Teens, *starred selection, Canadian Children鈥檚 Book Centre 2017
- Nominated, Silver Birch Award nomination, Ontario Library Association 2017
- Commended, Green Book Festival Award 2017
- Nominated, Red Cedar Book Award nomination 2018
Reviews
鈥淚nviting illustrations and an empowering amount of food-related data make this selection a fine choice for environmentally conscious tweens.鈥�
- School Library Journal, 05/17
鈥淥ffers a wealth of thought-provoking information.鈥�
- Quill & Quire, 04/17
鈥淔ood is not just elemental; it is remarkable, and this effort does it justice.鈥�
- Kirkus Reviews, 02/15/17
鈥淲hile fun and engaging, this vibrant infographic doesn鈥檛 shy away from difficult issues.鈥�
- Green Teacher, Spring/19
鈥淓AT UP! is a book that can plant new ideas and understanding in the minds of readers, sprout meaningful discussions at school and at home, branch into many curricular areas and current events and provide a deeply-rooted foundation upon which future inquiry can be based.鈥�
- Elementary Teachers鈥� Federation of Ontario (ETFO)