100 Things to Know About Food

Usborne 100 Things to Know About...

by Rachel Firth, Sam Baer, Alice James

Did you know that it takes 40,000 bees to fill an orchard with apples? Or that scientists can now grow burgers in a lab? This eye-catching graphics-style information book is filled with one hundred interesting facts to learn about food. You can learn about how cooking came about, the different methods used (grilling, boiling, fermentation etc) and what purposes it served in terms of nutrition. Impress your friends with the weird and wonderful facts in this entertaining book!

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Childrens, Food, Cooking

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2017

About the author

Rachel spent 11 years studying and teaching philosophy at the universities of London and Oxford before joining Usborne. Since then she has written books on subjects ranging from knights, to food, to philosophy, as well as retelling folk stories, and writing children's versions of numerous novels.

Reviews

[Felix · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book really interesting. As always I like the way the information is presented. It is also very easy to absorb all the wonderful facts this book presents, and I often occupy my with these kind of books. Definitely recommend this book to anyone.

[Anastasiia Boichun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Мені дуже сподобалась ця книга і серія загалом.
Неймовірні ілюстрації! Написано легко та з гумором.
Рекомендую не лише дорослим дітям, але й дорослим. Точно не залишить нікого байдужим. Зможете поділитись цікавими фактами під час розмов з друзями😉

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

As usual full of bits I do know, as well as many I didn't. Good stuff!

[Lotta Hämäläinen · Rating 3 out of 5]

perus tietokirja

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tämän kirjan lukemisessa meni yllättävän pitkään, mutta oli tämä kirja sen lukemisajan arvoinen! Minä arvostan erityisen paljon kaikenlaisia nippelitieto-kirjoja, joita lapsille on tehty.

Tällainen "100 asiaa" -sarja tuntuu olevan kuin meille luotu; tässä oppi sekä lukija että kuulija uusia tietoja. Välillä pohdin, oliko jokin tieto selitetty aivan liian monimutkaisesti 6- ja 1,5-vuotiaille kuuntelijoille. Lapset kuitenkin nauttivat kirjasta opituista asioista ja toistelivat niitä hetken päästä muillekin. Jep, besserwisserit tekeillä.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am reading this book to my 7-year old for the second time (both times at his request). We have abandoned a few (very good) novels along the way, but I will be very surprised if we don't go through this book completely several more times before he outgrows it.

It's colourful with lots of fun illustrations. Most of the topics appeal to kids while still being educational (stinky Durian fruit, vitamin C and scurvy, selective breeding to generate sweet orange carrots, etc.) I haven't even caught much in the way of scientific errors (at most a couple of oversimplifications that don't bother me because it's a kids' book) - which means I don't have to rewrite sections on the fly and that makes for a happy scientist-mother. :-)

Two thumbs up.

[Angie Simmonds · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely fascinating and full of facts about food this book intrigued a foodie like me! Explaining things like how many bees it takes to pollinate an apple orchard, how food photographers keep the food looking so fresh (lipstick and motor oil anybody?), what was on the menu of the 7 course meal last served on the titanic and more, this book will be a favorite of knowledge hounds everywhere! I would recommend this fof ages 10 and up.

[Nichole Ostrander · Rating 5 out of 5]

I still adore this series. We read one fact a night and while some of the facts are of the most random variety, others are everyday things you learn in school, this series is a fun way to plant little bite size bits of info in.

[Feris · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is 5 stars because of all the interesting facts. For example, "did you know that red food makes you hungry?". There are 99 other facts just as strange and odd as this one. I recommend this to people who are eager to learn more about the world.

[Pro Mukherjee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting food facts for children (and grown ups too!). Intelligent use of pictures. A fun way of talking to kids about food ...

[Naomi Benny · Rating 5 out of 5]

The perfect book for any budding scientist

[Giga Gusti · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE USBORNE ENCYCLOPEDIAS!
it contains 100 fun facts about food and it's very well ilustrated. I enjoy this so much!

[Monica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Algunos datos curiosos, pero muy normalito en general.

[Beatrice Oliver · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun and informative way to learn about food. Also lots of surprising and amazing things included!

[Salma Feb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Today I learned that ripe oranges only turn orange if they were grow in cooler weather

[abby]

yes i am embarrassed that this is one of the first books i've read in ages

[莫丽玲 · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is good

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting and fun! Be it the facts or pictures. I learned a lot!

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many interesting facts about food, presented with fun illustrations. But it's very disjointed. There's little in the way of an overarching point. I expect that most people would be likely to dip in and out for a bit rather than reading the whole thing through.

[remayPLE -elin-]

I have this book with an exact same title but no author in it so I am a little confused, but I still finished it so...

[Providence Kitchens · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it a lot

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

new "most favorite" book of my 7 year old