Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Paperback)

from SelimaCat

This book is full of beautiful, intricate photographs of families from across the world in their kitchens with a week's worth of food spread around them. Each family is accompanied by a narrative essay, photos of their markets and grocery stores, a detailed list of every item in the photo with ac...

from JessieP73

How much does your family eat in one week? This book talks about the different diets and eating habits of families in 21 countries around the world, photographing each family in their kitchen or eating area with a weeks' worth of food. The food is listed, along with the price in US$ and local cur...

from auntieknickers

Although I didn't get to finish this book, I gave it four stars for concept. The parts I was able to read and the pictures I looked at were informative and fascinating. The physical format of the book was a problem for me. It is so large and heavy that I would have had to sit at a desk or table t...

from elizabethhart

What the World Eats is a read-aloud informational book that follows more than twenty families from around the world and their weekly eating habits. A compilation of photographs, grocery lists, health statistics and societal and cultural characteristics make this text informative and engaging. The...

from Stbalbach

Thirty families in twenty-four countries spread a weeks worth of food on a table and pose for a picture, followed by a few pages about the family and their shopping and eating habits, sort of like a National Geographic article with one article (chapter) per family. It includes very specific shopp...