Awards

• Green Earth Book Award Short List

Overview

The United Nations supports a compelling solution to world hunger: eat insects! Explore the vast world of unexpected foods that may help solve the global hunger crisis. Weeds, wild plants, invasive and feral species, and bugs are all food for thought. Learn about the nutritional value of various plant and animal species; visit a cricket farm; try a recipe for dandelion pancakes, kudzu salsa, or pickled purslane; and discover more about climate change, sustainability, green agriculture, indigenous foods, farm-to-table restaurants, and how to be an eco-friendly producer, consumer, and chef. Meet average folks and experts in the field who will help you stretch your culinary imagination!

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9781512481211

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Reviews

"""A great resource for those exploring environmental issues and seeking ways to combat climate change.""--School Library Journal -- (8/28/2018 12:00:00 AM) ""An optimistic introduction for those who want to 'take a bite out of climate change.'""--Kirkus Reviews -- (7/12/2018 12:00:00 AM) ""Readers interested in embracing invasivorism might want to try their hand at some of the recipes, which include Wild Kudzu Salsa, Pasta and Periwinkles, and Crisp and Crunchy Beetle Croutons.""--Booklist -- (8/29/2018 12:00:00 AM)"

Providing sobering facts about our challenged planet, this book encourages young readers to rethink their food sources. Warming temperatures, rising seas, vanishing species crowded out by invasive ones--these are just some of the challenges of climate change. With earnest enthusiasm this book invites young readers to educate themselves and believe they can make a difference--through a 'focus on food.' Reviewing the link between human food production and climate change, the authors note that eating invasive plants and animals (like dandelions, kudzu, and iguanas) might help us limit use of damaging chemicals and fertilizers and rebalance the ecosystem. Similarly, consuming protein-rich, low carbon-impact bugs such as crickets and grubs reduces the harmful effects of raising livestock--and may soon be 'cool' (after all, eating lobsters 200 years ago provoked the 'ew' that sampling crickets gets today). In 10 chapters with plentiful color photographs and illustrations, the authors educate and encourage, offering observations, often posed as chapter title directives: 'Exotic Pests Can Be Delicious' or 'Expand Your Aquatic Menu.' Persuasive explanations and concrete actions readers can take are accompanied by recipes, apps for plant identification, instructions for growing your own edible mealworms, and a list of restaurants around the world that serve bugs. An optimistic introduction for those who want to 'take a bite out of climate change.' --Kirkus Reviews --Journal

Author Information

Sue Heavenrich writes about science and environmental issues and is passionate about insects. She has followed ants in the Arizona desert, tagged bumblebees in the Rocky Mountains, and tallied insects on Cocos Island, Costa Rica. When not writing, she collects data for researchers as a citizen scientist. Heavenrich lives in Upstate New York with her family and an organic garden full of edible weeds and bugs. Christy Mihaly writes nonfiction books for kids, about topics including moose, redwoods, fashion, and math. She also writes articles, stories, and poetry, and blogs about children's literature. She writes in Vermont, under the supervision of her dog and cat.

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