Theme:World HungerTitle: Hungry Planet: What the World Eats

Author: Peter Menzel & Faith D’aluisioCall no. : 641.3 MEN

About the book… Families from around the

world,revealing what people eat during the course of one week. Each family profile includes a detailed description of their weekly food purchases ; photographs of the family at home, at market and in their community.

Questions that you might think……

Do you have a variety of food when you are hungry?How would you feel if you go without food for days?Do you think that people in other countries have enough food like you?

Summary Plot“With its heraldic widescreen family-and-foodstuff portraits, illuminating essays, and authentic recipes (many of which you might actually want to try), Hungry Planet is unique-and probably essential for anyone who really cares about, as the subtitle has it, ‘what the world eats.’”-Col Andrews, Editor-in-Chief of Saveur.

Why the World have to read this book?

So that people will cherish the food they have.So that people can appreciate different diets of the worldHopefully we will learn to reduce food wastage &Be inspired to help people in other countries that do have not enough food.

Examples of some facts from the book……

In Australia, people there would eat a variety of food such as French bread and cheeses and delicate French pastries.A lot of sausages, meat, fish and chips, ice-cream and creamy cakes are consumed too. Whereas…In Africa,they eat food products which are mainly made up of grains.They don’t have a variety of food because they are poor. Many are suffering from diseases due to this food shortage.

To know more about other countries, grab this book NOW!

Done by: Nisha , Gloria , Li ping , Shi min , Jia min & Yi ling

School: Canberra Secondary School

Country: Singapore

• Picture of the book cover and all photos here are taken from the book itself: “Hungry Planet: What the World Eats” by Peter Menzel & Faith D’aluisio