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Andy Warner's oddball histories. Spices and spuds : how plants made our world Cover Image Book

Andy Warner's oddball histories. how plants made our world Spices and spuds

Spices and spuds : (portion title)
Warner, Andy (author,, illustrator.).

Summary: "Did you know that plants helped shape our modern world? It may sound ridiculous, but empires have risen and fallen because of stuff you'd find in your grocery store's vegetable aisle. Through wars, famine, prosperity, and more, every aspect of our lives and livelihoods has something to do with plants! Whether or not you notice them, plants are as central to our day-to-day lives as a bowl of rice or a plate of pasta, and they have shaped our history the same way a gardener trims a topiary. Did you know that a pepper blockade led to the Age of Exploration? How about that huge wheat barges once kept Rome running with free bread? Or that whole wars were fought over tea? Get ready to follow corn's weird journey from the floating fields of the Aztec emperors to the glossy shine on this book's cover. Andy Warner sifts through the nuts and bolts of our long, complicated history with the earth's resources..."--

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  • ISBN: 9780316498265
  • ISBN: 0316498262
  • ISBN: 9780316498272
  • ISBN: 0316498270
  • Physical Description: print
    230 pages : Chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12. Little, Brown and Company.

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Nonfiction comics.
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