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Healthy Food for Thought

Good Enough to Eat
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PreS-Gr 4—This compilation, nominated for a Grammy award for best spoken word album, consists of 60 selections of prose, poems, and songs about food, nutrition, and self-awareness that can be used as part of a childhood obesity awareness curriculum. Twenty-five musicians, including Tom Chapin, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, Bill Harley, Amy Otey, Tony Recipi, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and Trout Fishing in America, each contributed a song. Prose and poems from 26 authors (such as Steve Pullara, Justin Roberts, Barney Saltzberg, and Uncle Rock) are presented by 31 readers (Beatle Bob, Miles James Dean, Jessica Harper, Julian Lennon, and others). Liberal use of music and sound effects add interest and help bring both the prose and poems to life. Among the selections are ""Big Strong Muscles," "Snap of a Carrot," "Three Squares Make a Rounded Diet," "Beans Are Better," "If I Want to Be Healthy," "Vitamins," and lots more. This intriguing mix of health content is wrapped up with cover artwork by Peter Max. Proceeds from the sales of the album will go toward The New York Coalition for Healthy School Food.—Stephanie Bange, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
In this beautiful, heartrending, yet horrifying film, North Koreans tell their stories of imprisonment, sexual slavery, torture, murder, and escape to China or South Korea during the nearly 50-year regime of Kim Il Sung (1912—94). The interviews are illustrated through the interspersion of dance sequences, archival news footage, and drawings. Particularly interesting are the North Korean propaganda films celebrating Kim Il Sung as God and showing in the face of mass starvation happy workers, elaborate military displays, and the creation of a new flower in 1988 in honor of the 46th birthday of Kim's son and successor, Kim Jong Il. A valuable time line traces 20th-century events in Korea. Bonus features include previously unreleased footage of camp refugees. This mesmerizing film displays excellent production values and is highly recommended for Asia collections.—Kitty Chen Dean, formerly with Nassau Community Coll., Garden City, NY
Reviewed by Kitty Chen Dean , Feb 01, 2011

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