How Did That Get Here?
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Ages 7 to 14 years. Spanish conquistadors brought the potato from South America to Europe in the 1500s. Since then, the potato has helped to keep peasants from starving, fed armies, and is today the world's most popular vegetable. This book underlines the importance of this source of nutrition.
Make a voyage to the ancient spice islands and discover how empires were made from the growth and sale of spices. This amazing new book examines the hidden history and geography behind those tiny bottles in the kitchen. Exciting text and historic images explain to children how spices inspired explorers to seek new trade routes in earlier centuries, and how spices have been used to cure the sick, flavor foods, and make perfume.