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Tomatoes on trial : the fruit v. vegetable showdown Cover Image Book

Tomatoes on trial : the fruit v. vegetable showdown / Lindsay H. Metcalf ; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham.

Fruit versus vegetable showdown (other title)
Metcalf, Lindsay H., (author.). Fotheringham, Edwin, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"In the late 1800s, American produce king John Nix just wanted to sell tomatoes. But when import taxes on popular vegetables impacted his profits, he knew he had to remedy the situation. Nix set out to prove that tomatoes, which have seeds and grow on vines, were clearly fruits. That was the claim Nix argued all the way to the US Supreme Court. With Nix on Team Fruit, and the US government on Team Vegetable, both sides slung definition after definition in an epic, legal food fight. This little-known agriculturally-based story from American history will fascinate young readers and encourage them to take a stand and defend their opinions"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781662680533
  • ISBN: 1662680538
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 7-10. Calkins Creek.
Grades 2-5. Calkins Creek.

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Subject:
Fruit > Juvenile literature.
Vegetables > Juvenile literature.
Tomatoes > Classification > Juvenile literature.
Tomatoes > History > Juvenile literature.
Tomatoes > Juvenile literature.
Tariff > United States > Juvenile literature.
Trials > United States > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Creative nonfiction.
Picture books.

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  • 21 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library E635.642 MET (Text) 36015000761912 Easy Nonfiction Available -