Geography For Fun Food & Farming

A practical look at how geography works round us. This new series of six titles takes young geographers on a hands-on exploration of familiar environments, and encourages an understanding of the forces that shape our wider world. Step-by-step projects aimed at enhancing children's knowledge of physical and social geography are accompanied by simple text and colourful illustrations and photographs. FOOD AND FARMING Looks at where our food comes from. Simple fun projects illustrate how soil and climate affect food production, how food is transported around the world and how intensive farming affects wildlife. Readers are encouraged to identify what foods are made from, to conduct their own terracing project and to examine how food is kept fresh. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Editorial Reviews About the Author Pam Robson is an experienced teacher of geography and science and has written a number of children's books on these subjects. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.