
Written and illustrated by Aliki
Book #2 in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2 series
Discover how a wild grass became a staple of life and cuisine.
Journey through time as Native American farmers transform a wild grass into the essential crop we know as corn. From ancient cultivation techniques to sharing with settlers, explore how this plant became a cornerstone of diets and industries. What secrets does corn hold, and how has it shaped our world?
Popcorn, corn on the cob, cornbread, tacos, tamales, and tortillas. All of these and many other good things come from one amazing plant. Aliki tells the story of corn: How Native American farmers thousands of years ago found and nourished a wild grass plant and made it an important part of thier lives. They learned the best ways to grow and store and use its fat yellow kernels. And then they shared this knowledge with the new settlers of America.
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