Spill the Beans and Pass the Peanuts: Legumes OUT OF PRINT by Meredith Sayles Hughes
	ISBN-10:   0822528347 ISBN-13:   9780822528340 Publisher:   Lerner Publishing Group Series:   Plants We Eat Ser. Edition:   illustrated Category:   2012 USDA Approved NE Materials, Agriculture, Vegetable Group Pub. Date:   August 1999 Pages:   104 Format:   Trade Cloth Ages:   10 to 12 Grades:   6 to
Subjects
Cooking & Food Vegetables LEGUMES COOKERY_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
CA 2012 USDA Approved NE Materials 19.95 This exploration of the history of peanuts, lentils, peas and beans features some of the world's most important edible legumes. It examines the discovery and migration of the plants, also their roles in cooking, technology and world cultures. Presents information on the history, production, and uses of several popular members of the legume family: peanuts, lentils, peas, and beans, particularly soybeans. Includes recipes. #Includes index.#Presents information on the history, production, and uses of several popular members of the legume family: peanuts, lentils, peas, and beans, particularly soybeans. Includes recipes. Peas & beans are two of the legumes introduced in this book that explains, in an entertaining way, their origins, how they grow, their appearance, & nutritional value, plus giving the occasional recipe or activity. *Spotlighted in Booklist as an 'established series that continue[s] to turn out titles of high quality and appeal.' This lively science series serves up a cornucopia of information on a variety of edible plants. Explore topics ranging from where the plants originated; how they were first cultivated; how they're currently grown, processed, and sold; to how they're eaten around the world and what their scientific applications are. Each book includes cross-sectional diagrams of the focus plants, literary quotes, nutritional information, sidebars, recipes, and activities. Supports the national science education standards Unifying Concepts and Processes: Systems, Order, and Organization; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Evolution and Equilibrium; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Form and Function; and Life Science as outlined by the National Academics of Science and endorsed by the National Science Teachers Association.