10 plants that shook the world / Gillian Richardson ; art by Kim Rosen.
Material type: TextPublication details: Toronto ; New York : Annick Press, c2013.Description: 129 p. ; col. ill., col. map ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781554514458 (bound)
- 1554514452 (bound)
- 9781554514441 (pbk.)
- 1554514444 (pbk.)
- Ten plants that shook the world
- SB71 .R53 2013
- Issued also in an electronic format.
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection | QK98.5.A1 R53 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800145294 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-125) and index.
Papyrus -- Pepper -- Tea -- sugarcane -- Cotton -- Cacao -- Cinchona -- Rubber -- Potato -- corn -- Conclusion -- Map of plant origins.
Not just for kids, this book bristles with intriguing facts about the history of papyrus, pepper, tea, sugarcane, cotton, cacao, cinchona, rubber, potato, and corn. (Miller Library Staff)
Profiles ten plants that influenced human history, including cotton, sugar, rubber, and potatoes.
Issued also in an electronic format.
Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up.