Bibliograph

Who wants pizza?, the kids' guide to the history, science & culture of food, Jan Thornhill

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Who wants pizza?, the kids' guide to the history, science & culture of food, Jan Thornhill

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Who wants pizza?

Oclc number

502633483

Responsibility statement

Jan Thornhill

Sub title

the kids' guide to the history, science & culture of food

Summary

Discusses the history of food, from early hunter-gatherers and domesticating animals for food to the science behind food preservation, produce cultivation, artificial flavor enhancers, and genetic modification

Table Of Contents

Why eat? -- Why we eat, how our bodies use food, and how we react to food -- How it all started -- How humans evolved from hunter-gatherers to farmers to food preservers to chefs -- Changing food -- How our ways of producing food -- and flavors! -- have changed over the years -- Food for thought -- How food production is impacting the world, and why our food choices matter

Target audience

juvenile

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