Feeding the world series - rice

World Food Series - Rice: Author: Jin E. Singer Language: Arabic Publication Date: 2013 Book Format: Paperback Publisher: Dar Al-Arabia for Science Publishers Number of Pages: 46 Book Category: Children Description: Here is the Arabic version of the series: Feeding the World, which contains a set of information about the food humans eat: its source if it is plant-based or animal-based, and the different ways it reaches us starting from the farm, through manufacturing, canning, packaging, marketing, and finally to the consumer. The series "Feeding the World" includes six books that cover the main foods for humans, each with a title of a food category: The first book: "Eggs" explains: where eggs come from, the history of eggs, who raises chickens?, who produces eggs?, and how eggs end up on your plate. The second book: "Dairy Products" explains: where dairy products come from, the history of dairy products, who makes the dairy products we eat?, how dairy products are made?, and how dairy products reach your plate. The third book: "Corn" clarifies: where does corn come from?, the history of corn, who grows corn?, how is corn grown, what are its types, and finally how does corn reach your plate? The fourth book: "Meat" investigates the source of meat, where it comes from, the history of meat, who raises the animals we eat?, how are animals raised?, how is meat processed, distributed, and consumed, and finally how does meat reach your plate? The fifth book: "Rice" explains: where does rice come from?, its history and types, who grows it?, how is it cultivated, what are the methods of cultivation, how is it harvested, the role of technology in developing new types of rice, and how it reaches your plate. The sixth book: "Wheat" includes its definition as a type of grain, its source, where it comes from and in which countries it is cultivated, its history, who grows it?, how is it cultivated?, what are its types and uses?, and finally how it reaches your plate.