Material World + Hungry Planet
Material World and Hungry Planet are companion photo books by photojournalist Peter Menzel and collaborators that use striking images to show families around the world with their possessions or weekly food. Aimed at older kids and adults, the books invite comparison and discussion about culture, consumption, and how people live and eat across different countries. Parents often use them as springboards for geography, economics, or ethics conversations, or as visual prompts for writing and research projects. They’re not cheap coffee-table books, but even borrowed from a library or bought used, they offer rich, reusable material for thoughtful global studies.
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