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Robbins, Ken. Food for Thought: The Stories behind the Things We Eat.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
ROBBINS, Ken. Food for Thought: The Stories Behind the Things We Eat. illus. by author. 46p. photos. CIP. Roaring Brook/ A Neal Porter Bk. 2009. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-343-4. LC 2007044062.
Gr 4-7--Robbins presents a cornucopia of information about apples, oranges, corn, bananas, tomatoes, potatoes, pomegranates, grapes, and mushrooms. Each item gets about four pages of text and is accompanied by sometimes life-sized photos. In addition to sharing interesting bits of trivia, the author offers brief descriptions of related events from history, such as the Irish Potato Famine, and/or short synopses of the item's appearance in mythology. There are even some biblical stories. …
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