This excellent book describes how foods from North and South America changed eating around the world. It focuses on corn, beans, peppers, peanuts, potatoes, tomatoes, and chocolate but also includes other foods that originated in the Americas. Can you imagine Italian food without the tomato? Indian curries without the pepper? German or Irish food without the potato? Corn is now the most widely grown grain in the world. This book details the history of those transitions and is illustrated with historic artwork and modern photos. For anyone wishing to understand the real gold found in America, this book is an essential read.
Grade level:
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Scope:
all states
Academic Subject:
Life/Biological Sciences Social Studies
Agricultural Content:
Production Systems Environment/Natural Resources Land Use Food Systems/Nutrition Food Food Preservation/Processing/Storage Plant Systems Field Crops Grains Horticultural Crops Vegetables American Agricultural History Gardening/Greenhouse
Author:
Sylvia A. Johnson
Illustrator:
Publisher:
Atheneum
Copyright:
1997
Reviewer Comments:
A MUST read for discussing Old and New World foods and the geographic differences between civilizations.
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