Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food
by Charles Wilson, Eric Schlosser
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Author: Charles Wilson, Eric SchlosserBrand: Books
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-23
ISBN: 0618593942
Number of pages: 318
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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- ISBN13: 9780618593941
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Well written, for kids.
Summary: 5 Stars
I was expecting this to be a sequel to Fast Food Nation, but it reads a lot like a middle school report-- each paragraph begins with a topic sentence, has some supporting details, and a closing sentence. Many paragraphs begin in ways that would have been very clever in middle school--the very first paragraph has the reader imagine going to eat fast food. There are many "since the beginning of time..." statements-- like "The human craving for flavor has always been an important force in history." (p.110). Well, has it? Probably. But does the "rise and fall of corporate empires" REALLY compare to all of history? It's all pretty dramatic.
Having said that, I think this book is great for its intended audience. Schlosser and Wilson did a terrific job of relating all of the information to younger people--almost every topic is directly related to kids somehow. There are so many stories about kids...one girl campaigned to have soda removed from her elementary school; another boy has a gastric bypass; two girls grow up on a ranch; there's a whole section about kids taste-testing for companies; another story tells of a middle school that involves kids in gardening and cooking. Plus, stories that don't actually seem to be about kids are turned into stories about kids because they incorporate details about when the person was a kid, or how the neighborhood kids participated, or things are compared to other kid things.
The pictures and drawings included are all very good for this book; they bring concepts to life without being too disgusting. Also, many of the pictures include kids (or babies, or toys...), which you wouldn't usually expect from a book like this.
I highly recommend this book for kids that are about at grades 5-8. I think the book encourages kids to think about what they are eating, and it empowers kids by showing them other kids who have made a difference in their own communities.
Summary of Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food
In the New York Times bestseller Chew on This, Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson unwrap the fast-food industry to bring you a behind-the-scenes look at a business that both feeds and feeds off the young. Find out what really goes on at your favorite restaurants?and what lurks between those sesame seed buns.
Praised for being accessible, honest, humorous, fascinating, and alarming, Chew On This was also repeatedly referred to as a must-read for kids who regularly eat fast food. Having all the facts about fast food helps young people make healthy decisions about what they eat. Chew On This shows them that they can change the world by changing what they eat.
Chew on This also includes action steps, a discussion guide, and a new afterword by the authors.
Praised for being accessible, honest, humorous, fascinating, and alarming, Chew On This was also repeatedly referred to as a must-read for kids who regularly eat fast food. Having all the facts about fast food helps young people make healthy decisions about what they eat. Chew On This shows them that they can change the world by changing what they eat.
Chew on This also includes action steps, a discussion guide, and a new afterword by the authors.
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