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Robbins, Ken

Food for Thought: The Stories Behind the Things We Eat

48 pp. | Roaring Brook/Flash Point/Porter | March, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-343-4 $17.95

(2) 4-6 Sampling significant tales, social history, and factual oddments, Robbins implicitly suggests how much there is to know about nine foods we likely take for granted. The kind of information differs from topic to topic, which may limit reference use, but readers drawn by Robbins's attractive photographic portraits of these fruits and vegetables will get an intriguing taste of wide-ranging facts and lore.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2009