Book
What the World Eats
by Faith D'Aluisio and Peter Menzel
- Published
- 2008
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Pages
- 160
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3212353-what-the-world-eats?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Lexile
- 1150L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 9–14
- Ambleside year
- Years 4–6 · ages 9–14
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For the first time in history, more people are overfed than underfed. And while some people still have barely enough to eat, others overeat to the point of illness. To find out how mealtime is changing in real homes, authors Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio visited families around the world to observe and photograph what they eat during the course of one week. They joined parents while they shopped at mega grocery stores and outdoor markets, and participated in a feast where a single goat was shared among many families.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781582462462
- ISBN-10
- 1582462461
Tags
Family LifeFoodGlobalHistoryInternationalPhotography