Tall and Tasty: Fruit Trees - OUT OF PRINT by Meredith Sayles Hughes
	ISBN-10:   0822528371 ISBN-13:   9780822528371 Publisher:   Lerner Publishing Group Series:   Plants We Eat Ser. Edition:   illustrated Category:   2012 USDA Approved NE Materials, Agriculture, Fruit Group, Nutrition Pub. Date:   January 2005 Pages:   104 Format:   Trade Cloth Ages:   10 to 12 Grades:   6 to 9
Subjects
TREES_JUVENILE LITERATURE TREES
Description/Notes
CA 2012 USDA Approved NE Materials Tall and Tasty explores the history of some of the edible fruits that grow on trees. It examines the discovery and migration of the plants, as well as their roles in cooking, technology and world cultures. *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. Describes the historical origins, uses, and growing requirements of various fruit trees, such as the apple, peach, mango, and fig. Includes recipes. Uncover the world of fruit trees. Here, apples,peaches, mangoes, figs and citrus fruits are,explored in detail. Trace the development of each,fruit, from budding flower to supermarket shelves.,Follow their migrations across the world while,learning about each fruit's origins. Discover how,farmers help the trees to grow and produce more,efficiently, how they plant, prune and protect the,trees, and how they use the fruit to sell, eat or,cook with. Ages 10-12 years. This book explores the world of apples, peaches, mangoes, & other fruits that grow on trees & explains each one's life cycle, & how the fruit has migrated during its history.