Food for the Future

“An exciting overview of traditional and innovative farming techniques that will warrant repeated reading, for casual browsing or classroom use.” ⭐ starred review from School Library Journal.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Barefoot Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 23, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 164686839
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1646868391

Food for the Future:
Sustainable Farms Around the World.

by Mia Wenjen,
illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng

A compelling account of Simon Tam’s fight for free speech that ended with a landmark Supreme Court decision.

Go on a tour of eco-friendly farms around the globe! From urban gardens to farms under the sea, discover the many different sustainable ways people have been growing food for centuries, and new innovations that are battling the effects of climate change on farming. Rhyming text and inset boxes with definitions for new vocabulary words make the topic accessible to young learners. End matter includes detailed information about each country’s farming practices, sustainable farming, and more.


Awards & Acknowledgments for Food for the Future

Junior Library Guild Sm logo
Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
Massachusetts Book Award Long List
dPICTUS 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023
Green Earth Book Award Long List
Nautilus Silver Winner, Nonfiction Children’s Picture Book
Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best
2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist
Imagination Soup’s 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids
Sunshine State Young Readers Award Orange Blossom List for Nonfiction

Food for the Future Extras

The Food for the Future Song
by Daria

Food for the Future Book launch with Author Josh Funk