| The New Oxford Book of Food Plants | 
 enlarge | Authors: J.g. Vaughan, Catherine Geissler
Creators: David Bellamy, B.e. Nicholson, Elisabeth Dowle, Elizabeth Rice
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Category: Book
Buy Used: £76.91
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 875233
Media: Hardcover
Edition: New edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 264
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 8.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0198548257
Dewey Decimal Number: 633
EAN: 9780198548256
ASIN: 0198548257
Publication Date: September 1997
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Beautiful, useful and interesting June 11, 2002
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This has become one of my favourite reference books in the couple of months I've owned it. So far there hasn't been a food plant that I haven't found in here, even though I usually get waylaid looking. It's one of those books which prompts "Hey, listen to this" on almost every page. And when you get overwhelmed by the written information - nutritional values and cultural notes for most or all plants, and in the back, extensive information on food processing (much more interesting than it sounds!) - the pictures would keep you going for hours. If I'd had this book as a child I'd have spent hours gazing at the drawings and probably have absorbed a lot of information in the process. I'd really recommend it for anyone who has children and for schools to encourage people to know where their food comes from and to encourage them to try new things. You'll look at a baked potato with a great deal more respect once you realise the torture you put it through to render it edible!
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