The Biography of Bananas by Carrie Gleason; Rachel Eagen
	List Price:   $8.95 Unit Price:   $7.16 You Save:   $1.79 (20%) ISBN-10:   0778725197 ISBN-13:   9780778725190 Publisher:   Crabtree Publishing Company Series:   How did That Get There? Ser. Edition:   illustrated Category:   Health/Nutrition, Agriculture, Apples - Zucchini Pub. Date:   September 2005 Pages:   32 Format:   Trade Cloth; Trade Paper Ages:   8 to 14 Grades:   3 to 9
Awards
1999  IACP Crystal Whisk Awards  Winner!
Subjects
FRUIT_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
For ages 8-14. This book reveals the murky past and uncertain future of the tasty banana. Almost unknown in North America before the 1870s, bananas quickly became a popular fruit with a rocky history. Colourful photographs and maps help explain who grows your bananas, how they are harvested, and why the banana may soon become extinct. Other topics include: what is a commodity?; the spread of bananas through trade routes; where and how bananas are grown; the growth of the banana plantations and banana republics; technical and genetic improvements to the banana, including new varieties; environmental issues such as land use and pesticides; why bananas are becoming extinct.