Where Am I?

A deeply human-centered perspective on the origins of America's food Where Am I Eating? bridges the gap between global food producers and the American consumer, providing an insightful look at how our eating habits affect farmers and fishermen around the world. Follow the author on his global quest to meet the workers that nurture, harvest, and hunt our food, as he works alongside them, loading lobster diving boats in Nicaragua, harvesting bananas in Costa Rica, lugging cocoa beans in Ivory Coast with a modern-day slave, picking coffee beans in Colombia and hauling tomatoes in Indiana. This new edition includes a study guide, a deeper explanation of the "glocal" concept, and advice for students looking to become engaged as both local and global citizens. Arguing neither for nor against globalization, this book simply explores the lives of those who feed us. Imports account for eighty-six percent of America's seafood, fifty percent of its fresh fruit, and eighteen percent of its fresh vegetables. “Where Am I Eating?” examines the effects of this reliance on those who supply the global food economy. • Learn more about the global producers that feed our nation, and learn from their worldviews intensely connected to people and planet • Discover how food preferences and trends affect the lives of farmers and fishermen • Catch a boots-on-the-ground glimpse of the daily lives of food producers on four continents • Meet a modern-day slave and explore the blurred line between exploitation and opportunity • Observe how the poorest producers fare in the global food economy This book takes a human-centered approach to food, investigating the lives of the people at the other end of the global food economy, observing the hope and opportunity, or lack thereof, that results from our reliance on imports. “Where Am I Eating?” is a touching, insightful, informative look at the origins of our food.

There are hundreds of thousands of species living in the world's oceans that we know about. How do they survive and thrive underwater? One way is through camouflage! Readers are asked to spot the hidden animal in the full-color photographs found in the engaging pages of this book. Facts about each animal and the main characteristics of their habitat are also included. Accessible language makes this book a great supplement to elementary science lessons as it supports curriculum learning and beginning readers.

Bridges the gap between global farmers and fishermen and American consumers America now imports twice as much food as it did a decade ago. What does this increased reliance on imported food mean for the people around the globe who produce our food? Kelsey Timmerman set out on a global quest to meet the farmers and fisherman who grow and catch our food, and also worked alongside them: loading lobster boats in Nicaragua, splitting cocoa beans with a machete in Ivory Coast, and hauling tomatoes in Ohio. Where Am I Eating? tells fascinating stories of the farmers and fishermen around the world who produce the food we eat, explaining what their lives are like and how our habits affect them. This book shows how what we eat affects the lives of the people who produce our food. Through compelling stories, explores the global food economy including workers rights, the global food crisis, fair trade, and immigration. • Author Kelsey Timmerman has spoken at close to 100 schools around the globe about his first book, Where Am I Wearing: A Global Tour of the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes • He has been featured in the Financial Times and has discussed social issues on NPR's Talk of the Nation and Fox News Radio Where Am I Eating? does not argue for or against the globalization of food, but personalizes it by observing the hope and opportunity, and sometimes the lack thereof, which the global food economy gives to the world's poorest producers.

Your gifts connect you to a world of giving. Americans are generous with their pocketbooks, but trying to make a difference and actually making a difference are two different things. “Where Am I Giving?” by New York Times bestselling author Kelsey Timmerman takes you on a journey to meet people who will inspire you to live a purpose-filled, generous life and make the greatest impact you can through your career, time, consumer dollars, and donations. Starting in his hometown of Muncie, Indiana, and then traveling all over the world (Myanmar, Kenya, India, Nepal, and more), Kelsey explores not only different ways of giving-as a worker, consumer, volunteer, giver, local and global citizen-but also the benefits and effectiveness of these methods. He spends time with monks, students, a refugee, a Marine, a former Hollywood executive, Peace Corps Volunteers, and seasoned aid workers to explore how they give, as well as with the people on the receiving end of their giving. Along the way he struggles to be a more informed giver as he becomes a "voluntourist," starts his own local non-profit, and searches for a balance between rationality and passion in how he gives. This book will help you: • Reveal the amazing opportunities you have to make an impact using your own gifts-and it doesn't have to be money • Understand the sociology, philosophy, anthropology, and neuroscience of giving • See how giving can make you more connected and happier • Examine types of giving, including microlending, volunteering, donating, ethical consumption, mission trips, voluntourism, child sponsorship, etc. • Dive into a nuanced view of effectiveness of international aid and its intersection with development, politics, and culture “Where Am I Giving?” is a fast-paced narrative combining compelling stories collected over 15 years of travel to 90+ countries, mixed with practical advice on how to make giving a part of our everyday lives.

A journalist travels the world to trace the origins of our clothes When journalist and traveler Kelsey Timmerman wanted to know where his clothes came from and who made them, he began a journey that would take him from Honduras to Bangladesh to Cambodia to China and back again. Where Am I Wearing? intimately describes the connection between impoverished garment workers' standards of living and the all-American material lifestyle. By introducing readers to the human element of globalization, the factory workers, their names, their families, and their way of life, “Where Am I Wearing” bridges the gap between global producers and consumers.

It's time to play eye spy-in the Arctic! This book invites readers to find cleverly camouflaged animals in the snowy white of the Arctic habitat. From polar bears to seals, the animals of Arctic are endlessly fascinating, as are the adaptations they have to survive in such an extreme environment. Readers learn about how these animals hide, survive, and the main characteristics of the Arctic habitat in the pages of this book. Written with new readers in mind, the text is accessible and supported by full-color, close-up photographs. Can you spot the animal in them?

So many animals can be found in the forest! Some come out at night, others bask in the sun; some are big, others are tiny. What many have in common is that they like to hide! Readers and invited to a game of hide-and-seek with some forest animals in this book. Can they find the camouflaged creature in its habitat? While they learn about blending in and lots of fun animal facts, readers also discover the defining characteristics of a forest habitat.

What is hiding in the sand? It's the same color and laying flat as it can-can you spot it? Readers are engaged from the first page of this colorful book with a question of hide-and-seek! The basics of camouflage-like the cleverly hidden six-eyed spider in the sand-are covered as readers travel around the desert habitat. They learn how animals adapt to their surroundings as well as the defining characteristics of a desert! Accessible language makes this book perfect for young readers. The main content complements elementary science curricula in a unique, fun way.