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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 394.12 EAN: 9780618593941 ISBN: 0618593942 Label: Sandpiper Manufacturer: Sandpiper Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: April 23, 2007 Publisher: Sandpiper Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Sandpiper Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Fast FoodThis book is awsome. I was required to read it for a college Nutrition class and I am glad I did. I knew before starting this book that fast food is bad for us, but now I know how discusting it is. Since reading this book I have cut out a lot of the fast food that my family eats and I am hoping to cut it all out by the end of the year. Rating:  - Only If You Like Disgusting ThingsChew on This by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson is about fast food and how bad it is for you. There are a lot of different stories in the book. One was about schools taking out soda machines and putting in water and healthier drinks, but still having McDonald's and Burger King which is even less healthy. Chew on This was not my favorite book. I am a vegetarian so the meat part made me gag. The book takes a long time to read; it feels like forever. The things that I don't like are when ... Read More Rating:  - A good book for kids, but not for adultsI read Fast Food Nation a few years back and thoroughly enjoyed this. When I saw this book, by the same author, I assumed it was a sequel to Fast Food Nation with updated information and targeted to the same audience. Unfortunately, my assumptions were incorrect. This book is primarily targeted toward young readers. Where Fast Food Nation is jammed pack with great information, this book is slimmer, has larger type, and many more pictures. It's breezy style and layout reminded me of a middle school textbook. ... Read More Rating: - Some social history (gasp!) with your mealThis book is clearly aimed at the middle school and high school markets. It's written at a reading level well below the 10th-grade level at which most adult books aim. As a result, I sometimes found the style a bit annoying, and the authors repeat and explain things that I didn't need repeated or explained. Nonetheless, it was easy to forgive the authors some minor annoyance - - overall, this is an interesting and lively book. Schlosser and Wilson tell us the story of fast food. It would be easy ... Read More Rating: - Great for middle gradesI purchased a set of five of these books for my seventh grade class to read in book groups. This has been one of the biggest hits of the class! EVERYONE wants to read it. (In junior high, this is rare.) Every day, a student approaches me to enthusiastically share a fact from the book. Science teachers have been asking me about it because the kids are telling them about it. I have only read parts of the book, but it is fascinating and the sources are well-documented. I would highly recommend this book for all ages. ... Read More |
