Tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and beans :
Johnson, Sylvia A.
Tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and beans : how the foods of the Americas changed eating around the world / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; illustrated with archival prints and photographs. - First edition. - New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1997. - 138 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-127) and index.
Maize : the American grain -- Beans : new varieties from a new world -- Peppers : hot and sweet -- Peanuts : from the Americas to Africa and back again -- Potatoes : buried treasure -- Tomatoes : forbidden fruit -- Chocolate : food of the gods -- Other foods from the Americas.
Describes many foods native to the Americas, including corn, peppers, peanuts, and chocolate, which were taken to Europe and used in new ways around the world.
9780689801419
Cooking (Vegetables)--History--Juvenile literature.
Vegetables--History--North America--Juvenile literature.
Vegetables--History--South America--Juvenile literature.
Vegetables--History--West Indies--Juvenile literature.
TX 801 / .J630 1997
Tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and beans : how the foods of the Americas changed eating around the world / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; illustrated with archival prints and photographs. - First edition. - New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1997. - 138 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-127) and index.
Maize : the American grain -- Beans : new varieties from a new world -- Peppers : hot and sweet -- Peanuts : from the Americas to Africa and back again -- Potatoes : buried treasure -- Tomatoes : forbidden fruit -- Chocolate : food of the gods -- Other foods from the Americas.
Describes many foods native to the Americas, including corn, peppers, peanuts, and chocolate, which were taken to Europe and used in new ways around the world.
9780689801419
Cooking (Vegetables)--History--Juvenile literature.
Vegetables--History--North America--Juvenile literature.
Vegetables--History--South America--Juvenile literature.
Vegetables--History--West Indies--Juvenile literature.
TX 801 / .J630 1997
