NF - 10 Plants That Shook the World (by Gillian Richardson)
$15.00
Paperback
24.1 cm x 18.4 cm (9.5 in x 7.25 in)
Plants are all around us, but some have amazing stories to tell and have played dramatic roles in history. Discover how countries went to war over pepper, how a grass called papyrus made it possible to share knowledge through writing, and how cotton improved the livelihoods of some, but caused unthinkable suffering for many more. These 10 plants sparked profound changes in the world. Without them, our lives today would be vastly different.
Green Book Festival Award 2014
de Bary Children’s Science Book Award 2014
EUREKA! Nonfiction Children’s Book Awards
California Reading Association 2013
Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist 2013
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