Corn Is Maize (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Let's Read-And-Find-Out Science (Library))
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (605 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0808529846 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Very good books. A great informational book Charlene Howard Corn is Maize is a great book on corn. It not only shows how corn is grown and the many uses. It teaches the children about Indian culture and how they shared their corn with the prilgrams. A book of history, science, and social development.. All About Corn -- a review of Aliki's "Corn is Maize" This is an interesting book and the second science book that we have looked at which was written and illustrated by Aliki. In this book she covers a wide variety of aspects of Corn.She begins by explaining that a corn kernel is a seed. She then shows how sun and rain affects the planted seeds. There are drawings of de
Other nonfiction books by Aliki include How a Book Is Made, Mummies Made in Egypt, My Visit to the Aquarium, My Visit to the Dinosaurs, My Visit to the Zoo, Wild and Woolly Mammoths, and William Shakespeare & the Globe.. Born in New Jersey, she now lives in New York City.Aliki's books for young readers include the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out tit
All of these and many other good things come from one amazing plant. From the Back CoverWhat's so great about corn?Popcorn, corn on the cob, cornbread, tacos, tamales, and tortillas. They learned the best ways to grow and store and use its fat yellow kernels. And then they shared this knowledge with the new settlers of America.. Aliki tells the story of corn: How Native American farmers thousands of years ago found and nourished a wild grass plant and made it an important part of their lives
Describes the growth-cycle, cultivation, natural history, and worldwide diffusion and uses of corn in its evolved varieties. FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY