title: Genetically Modified Foods (Essential Viewpoints)
author:  Lillian E. Forman 
description: Grade 68In each title, the topic is introduced, background and historical information are provided, and then the debate surrounding the issue is discussed. The opposing viewpoints are intertwined throughout rather than presented as separate chapters. The titles conclude with summaries of salient information, time lines, and sections titled "Essential Facts" and "Source Notes." Thorough sources are included for each chapter. The titles include a few photographs as well as sidebars that highlight additional facts. Geared for middle school students, the books for the most part reach their target audience, although <i>Genetically Modified Foods</i> assumes some knowledge of genetics. Particularly interesting are the chapters titled "The Evolution of Cosmetic Surgery" in <i>Cosmetic Surgery</i> and "Sex Education in U.S. History" in <i>Sex Education in Schools</i>. The titles succeed in providing balanced viewpoints, successfully incorporating historical information with current concerns. <i>Teaching Intelligent Design</i> and <i>Genetically Modified Foods</i> both do a particularly good job placing the controversy in a social, economic, and political context. Visually, the titles are less successful. The marbled-paper borders on each page are old-fashioned, and the white space at the end of some chapters seems to call out for graphics, or at least a tighter layout. Useful for reports.<i>Ragan O'Malley, Saint Ann's School, Brooklyn, NY</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  Organic 
  Rice 
  The Threat of Genetically-Engineered Rice 
  to Organic Farming, World Health, 
  and the Future of Humanity 
  Edited by Alex Jack and Edward Esko 
  with Articles by Vandana Shiva, 
  Mae-Wan Ho, and Other 
  Scientists and Environmentalists 
  Foreword by Michael Potter, 
  President, Eden Foods 
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  Massachusetts • Michigan • California 
  
  To the Spiritual Guardians, Prophets, Troubadours of 
  Humanity Who Have Introduced the Culinary & 
  Healing Arts & Sung the Praises of Natural 
  Rice, Wheatt or Other Whole Grains 
  & Whose Spirits Refect 
  God's Shining 
  Grace 
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