Food:
The New Gold
By
Kathlyn Gay
School
librarians are always challenged with finding new and interesting non-fiction
books that will capture the interest of young readers. With the
current focus on Core Curriculum requirements, we are doubly challenged to
expand our non-fiction collections to support curriculum needs in reading for information. Kathlyn Gay’s new book makes an excellent addition
to any middle or high school library collection.
Drawing
attention to the global food crisis, it opens with opulence of political
leaders dining in style at the G8 summit and contrasts it with the number of
people starving each day. She goes
on to cover up-to-date relevant issues such as climate, factory farming, and
genetic modification and the impact on food production. Throughout the book Gay
poses poignant questions that engage young readers to think about the world
they live in and consider alternative viewpoints. While Gay clearly has her own viewpoint in this book, it is
still a wonderful resource that would sit well on any school library shelf.
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