Food

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My Lucky Day

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When a young pig knocks on a fox’s door, the fox thinks dinner has arrived, but the pig has other plans.

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Bear Wants More

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After a long winter hibernation, Bear awakes to a new spring and a ravaging hunger! He just can’t seem to get enough to eat. Bear eats roots, clover, and fish, but he still wants more!

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Bear Wants More

Possum Magic (Unabridged)

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An Australian possum named Hush used to think that the magic made by Grandma Poss to make her invisible was fun, until one day, Hush wants to know what she looks like. Tour Australia with these two charming possums as they sample the food that will one day make Hush's wish come true.

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Possum Magic (Unabridged)

Eat Right, Feel Good: Rosen Real Readers: Early Fluency (Unabridged)

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It's never too early to set good nutrition habits. This audiobook covers the five food groups - grains, fruits and vegetables, proteins, dairy - and also explains how to be a healthy eater.

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Eat Right, Feel Good: Rosen Real Readers: Early Fluency (Unabridged)

Magnus Powermouse (Unabridged)

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His mother was amazed when she saw the size of her newborn infant and realized that feeding him was going to cause problems. She turned to a box of patent Porker Pills, used for fattening pigs. But the bigger Magnus grew, the more problems he caused.

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Magnus Powermouse (Unabridged)

Tales for Very Picky Eaters

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A father tells outlandish stories while trying to get his young son, who is a very picky eater, to eat foods he thinks he will not like.

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AD500L
Tales for Very Picky Eaters

The Future of Food (2004)

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There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America, a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers and in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled grocery store shelves for the past decade.

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The Future of Food

Vegucated (2010)

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Three People. Six Weeks. One Challenge.

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Ingredients: The Local Food Movement Takes Root (2009)

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Inspiring and rich, INGREDIENTS unearths the roots of the local food movement and digs into the stories of the chefs, farmers and activists transforming our broken food system. This upbeat, beautifully photographed film introduces us to the verdant farms and pioneering restaurants where good food is produced and served.

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Ingredients: The Local Food Movement Takes Root

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

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The best-selling author of The Botany of Desire explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in the 21st century. "What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another, this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat. Anthropologists call it the omnivore's dilemma.

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Temple Grandin: How the girl who loved cows embraced autism and changed the world

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When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew that she was different. As a baby, she was silent and unresponsive; as a toddler, she threw violent temper tantrums but never spoke a word. It wasn't until years later that she was diagnosed with autism, a brain disorder that makes communication difficult. Temple's father wanted to put her into a mental institution. But her mother believed in her, and so Temple went to school instead.

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Temple Grandin: How the girl who loved cows embraced autism and changed the world

Soul of a Chef

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In his second in-depth foray into the world of professional cooking, Michael Ruhlman journeys into the heart of the profession. Observing the rigorous Certified Master Chef exam at the Culinary Institute of America, the most influential cooking school in the country, Ruhlman enters the lives and kitchens of rising star Michael Symon and the renowned Thomas Keller of the French Laundry.

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Soul of a Chef