Grade 4-7–Children seeking up-to-date and reliable information about the many kinds of food-borne illnesses, treatments, preventions, and coping strategies, as well as a historical overview of food-safety efforts in the United States, will appreciate this easy-to-use and information-rich resource. The book also discusses the many kinds of harmful bacteria that cause food and water contamination, such as Campylobacter, Clostridium, Cryptosporidium, E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, and Vibrio, and the parasitic diseases Giardia and Trichinella. Useful features include color photos, diagrams, and sidebars. Joan Kalbacken's Food Safety (Children's Press, 1998) includes only a few of these life-threatening bacteria.–Caroline Geck, Kean University, Union, NJ Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
