Quick view The Biography of Bananas (Paperback) by Rachel Eagen 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... View Details
Quick view The Biography of Chocolate (Paperback) by Adrianna Morganelli Children will love learning how the ancient Aztecs created a special drink from the bitter beans of the cacao tree and how those beans later became the delectable treat known as chocolate. Mouth... View Details
Quick view The Biography of Coffee (Paperback) by Adrianna Morganelli Coffee beans are the second most valuable commodity traded in the world. Young readers will be fascinated to learn how this popular product is grown, harvested, processed, and sold. Find out where... View Details
Quick view The Biography of Corn (Paperback) by L Michelle Nielsen Maize, or com, 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... View Details
Quick view The Biography of Cotton (Paperback) by Carrie Gleason From plant to T-shirt, this intriguing new book follows the history of this natural fibre from its earliest beginnings in Pakistan and Peru to its world-wide use today. Colour photographs and maps... View Details
Quick view The Biography of Potatoes (Paperback) by Ellen Rodger Spanish conquistadors brought the potato from South America to Europe in the 1500s. Since then, the potato has helped keep peasants from starving, fed armies, and is today the world's most popular... View Details
Quick view The Biography of Rice (Paperback) by John Paul Zronik Rice is one of the world's most important cereal crops. From wild plants in Asia and Africa, to its cultivation by ancient peoples 8,000 peoples years ago, rice has helped to shape the course of... View Details
Quick view The Biography of Rubber (Paperback) by Carrie Gleason This fascinating new book explores how one of the world's most important products starts out as sap from a tropical tree and ends up as tires on your family car. Find out how this sap was used in... View Details
Quick view The Biography of Silk (Paperback) by Carrie Gleason From its origins in China through to the development of major medieval cities as centers of its production, silk has for centuries been highly valued and considered among the most important of trade... View Details
Quick view The Biography of Spices (Paperback) by Ellen Rodger Empires were made from the growth and sale of spices and the age of discovery was launched in pursuit of them. Exciting text and historic images explain to children how spices were used to cure the... View Details
Quick view The Biography of Tea (Paperback) by Carrie Gleason How could a relaxing cup of tea become a symbol of revolution? This fascinating new book relates the thousands-year-old history of tea and its sometimes tumultuous trade. Find out how different teas... View Details
Quick view The Biography of Tobacco (Paperback) by Carrie Gleason Tobacco is grown in more than 125 countries around the world and is a very valuable crop to some countries' economies. Children will learn about the history of the tobacco plant, how it is grown and... View Details
