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Author Johnson, Sylvia A.

Title 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.

Publication Info. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [1997]
©1997

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J641.509 JOH    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Children's Department  J 641.3 JOH    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 138 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-127) and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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.
Subject Cooking (Vegetables) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Vegetables -- North America -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Vegetables -- South America -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Vegetables -- West Indies -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Cooking (Vegetables)
Vegetables.
ISBN 0689801416
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