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Question It!: Food Philip Steele

Question It!: Food By Philip Steele

Question It!: Food by Philip Steele


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Summary

Illuminating and informative guides to some of the most pressing issues in our world today

Question It!: Food Summary

Question It!: Food by Philip Steele

Food is fundamental to life on Earth. The struggle to find or grow food, and often failing, is the story of human history. Today we have more varities of food and production methods than ever before, but there has perhaps never been less connection with the land that produces food, and with farming. And despite all the incredible progress that has been made, today nearly 11 per cent of the world's population is undernourished. This book, in the Question It! series for readers upwards of age ten, will explore these important topics in a balanced and objective way, encouraging readers to take a questioning approach to the issues surrounding the global food supply.

About Philip Steele

Philip Steele is a leading writer of children's non-fiction books. He was born in Surrey, graduated from University College Durham and worked in London publishing houses. He then freelanced as a project manager, publishing consultant and author. He has written a wide range of books for Wayland, Watts, Dorling Kindersley, Kingfisher/Macmillan, Walker Books and many other publishers worldwide. History, biography, lands and peoples, the natural world, current affairs and social issues all feature prominently in his backlist. Philip has backpacked around Africa, Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. For many years he has been settled very happily amidst the mountains, beaches and green fields of North Wales. His wife (as a teacher) and his teenage daughter (as a secondary school pupil) are ideally suited to cast a critical eye over his work!

Table of Contents

  • 1: It's time to debate... Food
  • 2: Problems on a plate
  • 3: Either too much or too little
  • 4: Subsistence or cash?
  • 5: Agri-business
  • 6: Best land use?
  • 7: GM foods
  • 8: Bringing home the harvest?
  • 9: Just another commodity?
  • 10: The hard sell
  • 11: The price of milk
  • 12: Hungry world
  • 13: Famine
  • 14: Overseas aid and famine relief
  • 15: The right stuff
  • 16: Processing and additives
  • 17: Body mass index
  • 18: Sugar tax or nanny state
  • 19: Food security
  • 20: The future
  • 21: Is food really a human right?
  • 22: Glossary
  • 23: Further information
  • 24: Index

Additional information

GOR010667998
9781526303394
1526303396
Question It!: Food by Philip Steele
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Hachette Children's Group
2017-11-09
48
N/A
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