Bugs for Breakfast: How Eating Insects Could Help Save the Planet - Softcover

Boone, Mary

 
9781641605380: Bugs for Breakfast: How Eating Insects Could Help Save the Planet

Synopsis

Most North Americans would rather squish a bug than eat it. But roasted grubs are a favorite in Australia, the Batswana eat live termites, and stir-fried dragonflies are a delicacy in Indonesia. More than one-fourth of the world's population eats insectsa practice called entomophagy. Bugs for Breakfast helps middle-grade readers understand the role insects fill in feeding people around the world. Readers will be introduced to the insect specialties and traditions of various countries. They'll discover how nutritious bugs can be and why dining on insects is more environmentally friendly than eating traditional protein sources. Kids will see how making small changes in their own diets could help ensure no one goes hungry. It even includes 12 insect recipes! No doubt about it: teachers, librarians, and parents are hungry for books that entice young readers to be active participants in science. Bugs for Breakfast may not completely remove the yuck-factor from the notion of eating bugs, but it will open young readers' minds to what is happening in the world around them.

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About the Author

Mary Boone has skydived, ridden an elephant, and baked cricket cookies - all in the name of research for books and magazine articles. She lives in Tacoma, Washington, and has written more than 60 nonfiction books for young readers.

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