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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherGreenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN-10073773437X
ISBN-139780737734379
eBay Product ID (ePID)12038663652
Product Key Features
Book TitleIs Factory Farming Harming America?
Number of Pages152 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAnimals / Farm Animals, Social Science / General
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreYoung Adult Nonfiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorStuart A. Kallen
Book SeriesAt Issue Ser.
FormatLibrary Binding
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceElementary/High School
LCCN2006-020094
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsReview: Is Factory Farming Harming America?"...this text keeps arguments even-tempered, information straightforward, and details unsensationalized."--Booklist
Grade FromTenth Grade
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School
Grade ToTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal338.1/760973
SynopsisBooks in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates. Articles are printed in their entirety and footnotes and source notes are retained. These books offer the reader not only a full spectrum of dissent on the subject, but also the ability to test the validity of arguments by following up on sources used as evidence. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations to contact offer a gateway to further research. This series provides a quick grounding in the issues, a challenge to critical thinking skills, and an excellent research tool in each inexpensive volume., To what extent does industrial farming impact farmers, the environment, and public health? Are factory animals treated inhumanely? What are the long-term effects of hog farms on water and air quality? This necessary edition offers the reader not only a full spectrum of dissent on factory farming, but also the ability to test the validity of arguments by following up on sources used as evidence. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives including eyewitnesses, scientific journals, and government officials.