Every day, no matter where we are or where we need to go, humans need food.
Imagine carrying meals with you as you parachute into a war zone. Or trying to stay well fed while building the pyramids. People have always found ways to work together to put a meal on the table. What Do We Eat? is a delicious celebration of human creativity and cooperation, wrapped up in bite-sized slices of history, with a look at what scientists and inventors are cooking for the future. We are gobbling up Earth’s resources, and food is not shared equally. But today there's a magic tree transforming the dry African plains, food “ambulances” on the move and cities that have declared access to food a human right. Hungry to find out more? Let’s roll up our sleeves and find out what’s for dinner.
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
The Nature Generation Green Earth Book Award (GEBA) - Recommended Reading | 2025 | Commended
Children's Book Council Teacher Favorites Award 6th - 8th Grade | 2025 | Commended
Children's Book Council Librarian Favorites Award 6th - 8th Grade | 2025 | Commended
“Appealing and engaging…Reveals how the act of sharing food and eating together promotes well-being and a greater sense of cooperation and community…Useful information for students interested in environmental activism or in STEM topics.”
“Cheerful, informative…charming illustrations, pithy chapter headings, and dynamic design. A browsable nonfiction work on an intriguing subject with many curricular tie-ins.”
“Spotlights a great array of food-related topics. The visuals—a mix of color photos and Lim’s illustrations—underscore the worldwide diversity of both kinds of foodstuffs and of those humans who consume them. Useful for raising awareness of a topic of great and growing concern.”
“Author Megan Clendenan uses humour and word play to engage her readers in the serious topics of climate change, food waste, and equitable food access...Clendenan and Lim have combined to create an informative book that will engage young readers. What Do We Eat? may even inspire some young readers to ask some important questions about sustainability and accessibility of our current and future food supplies. Highly recommended.”
“The author leaves her readers to consider wasting less, being more efficient with what we already have and seriously seeking different food sources that have been little explored... A concentrated effort to learn more and do more can start by reading books like this one.”