Cranston Public Library

Focuses on eight rare breeds of endangered farm animals, imported from all parts of the world and raised on small family farms.

Animals make for terrible technology. The technological use of animals--making food, drugs, clothing, and cosmetics out of animal material--will cease. A cow takes over one year to grow, "wastes" over ninety percent of what it's fed, and cannot be innovated much further. After Meat explains the fundamental limits of animal technology in terms of physics and biology. Replacement technology such as microbial fermentation will surpass those limits. Eventually,...

Takes young children on a farmyard tour, introducing each animal in turn and showing how it lives, feeds, and rears its young.

"Simple text and photos introduce some of the plants and animals raised on farms"--Provided by publisher.

"Find out about chirping chicks, fluffy ducklings and all their farmyard friends. Then learn how to build a model farm, make a woolen sheep, and even mix up a tasty milkshake"--Page [4] of cover.