Food watch
By: written by Martyn Bramwell ; consultant Catriona Lennox
Contributors: Lennox, Catriona
Edition: 1st American ed
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publ.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Food; Juvenile literature; Agriculture
Other titles: Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies
Description: Explains the issues of global food conservation--problems of world hunger, effects of chemical pest controls, and the debate surrounding genetically modified foods and suggests positive ways to prevent further damage. For grades 5-7.
Notes: Includes index

Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies
Table of contents: title: Feeding the world; title: Hungry planet; title: Uneven harvest; title: Famine!; title: A day in the life of a nutritionist; title: Costing the earth; title: Crops for cash; title: Farming the earth; title: Rich soil poor soil; title: Working with the land; title: Growing cycles; title: The feed machine; title: Pest control; title: A day in the life of an entomologist; title: Livestock farming; title: Fishing for food; title: A day in the life of a fisheries biologist; title: Food for tomorrow; title: Seeds and breeds; title: A day in the life of a dairy farm manager; title: GM food debate; title: Water crisis; title: A day in the life of an agricultural adviser; title: Working with nature; title: Action plan.