Biography of Corn by L. Michelle Nielsen
	List Price:   $8.95 Unit Price:   $7.16 You Save:   $1.79 (20%) ISBN-10:   0778725278 ISBN-13:   9780778725275 Publisher:   Crabtree Publishing Company Series:   How Did That Get Here? Ser. Category:   Agriculture, 2012 USDA Approved NE Materials, Health/Nutrition, Apples - Zucchini Pub. Date:   March 2007 Pages:   32 Format:   Perfect Ages:   7 to 14 Grades:   2 to 9
Awards
( NO  Carolyn W. Field Award  Nominee/Honoree  2003  Maryland Children's Book Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
FOOD_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
CA 2012 USDA Approved NE Materials Maize, or corn, was the staple food of many early cultures in South America, Mesoamerica, and the Caribbean. The Biography of Corn will teach young readers how the farming of corn spread to the rest of the world and how corn may be one answer to today's problem of fossil fuel consumption. Interesting facts and full-color maps show where in the world corn is grown. For ages 7-14.