Midwest Maize

Midwest Maize

Author: Cynthia Clampitt

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2015-02-28

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0252096878

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Food historian Cynthia Clampitt pens the epic story of what happened when Mesoamerican farmers bred a nondescript grass into a staff of life so prolific, so protean, that it represents nothing less than one of humankind's greatest achievements. Blending history with expert reportage, she traces the disparate threads that have woven corn into the fabric of our diet, politics, economy, science, and cuisine. At the same time she explores its future as a source of energy and the foundation of seemingly limitless green technologies. The result is a bourbon-to-biofuels portrait of the astonishing plant that sustains the world.


Popcorn

Popcorn

Author: Frank Asch

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1665936215

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Bear’s Halloween party gets overwhelmed by a delicious excess of popcorn in this classic picture book refreshed with new art by celebrated and award-winning author-illustrator Frank Asch. On Halloween night Sam invites all his friends to his house for a costume party. As his guests arrive, each one brings the same treat: popcorn! They make it all and soon the house is overflowing with popcorn. What will Sam and his friends do with so much of this tasty treat?


The Popcorn Book

The Popcorn Book

Author: Tomie DePaola

Publisher:

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780823403141

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Presents a variety of facts about popcorn and includes two recipes.


Let's Pop, Pop, Popcorn!

Let's Pop, Pop, Popcorn!

Author: Cynthia Schumerth

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-15

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781534110427

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"Told through rhyme, the step-by-step process of how America's favorite snack is grown, harvested, and popped is explained. Back matter includes scientific facts and activities"--


Popcorn Bob

Popcorn Bob

Author: Maranke Rinck

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2021-04-20

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1646140672

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Ellis loves popcorn. Who doesn't? But one day her school goes on a healthy eating campaign and her dads decide to follow suit, banning all snack foods from their house, INCLUDING POPCORN. Unfair. Ellis has got to get around that edict, so one night she pops a bag of popcorn out back in the garage...and she's met with more than just her favorite salty snack. One kernel refuses to pop, and soon it's sprouted a face, arms, and legs! He introduces himself as Popcorn Bob, and he is NOT in a good mood. (Ever, really.) He's absolutely ravenous, and no amount of food keeps him from being hangry. Bob causes no end of chaos for Ellis, and she decides to rid herself of him once and for all, except...she actually starts to like him. A chapter book for all ages, Popcorn Bob is a laugh-out-loud story about the power of friendship, and a perfect bowl of popcorn.


Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies

Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies

Author: Richard B. McKenzie

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-04-17

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 0387770011

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This entertaining book seeks to unravel an array of pricing puzzles from the one captured in the book’s title to why so many prices end with "9" (as in $2.99 or $179). Along the way, the author explains how the 9/11 terrorists have, through the effects of their heinous acts on the relative prices of various modes of travel, killed more Americans since 9/11 than they killed that fateful day. He also explains how well-meaning efforts to spur the use of alternative, supposedly environmentally friendly fuels have starved millions of people around the world and given rise to the deforestation of rainforests in Malaysia and Indonesia.


100 Pounds of Popcorn

100 Pounds of Popcorn

Author: Hazel Krantz

Publisher:

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780590001427

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Who wouldn't want 100 pounds of popcorn? Andy and his sister find out sometimes we need to be careful what we wish for.


The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion

Author: Annette Whipple

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2020-08-04

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1641601698

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Eager young readers can now discover and experience Laura Ingalls Wilder's books like never before. Author Annette Whipple encourages children to engage in pioneer activities while thinking deeper about the Ingalls and Wilder families as portrayed in the nine Little House books. The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion provides brief introductions to each Little House book, chapter-by-chapter story guides, and "Fact or Fiction" sidebars, plus 75 activities, crafts, and recipes that encourage kids to "Live Like Laura" using easy-to-find supplies. Thoughtful questions help the reader develop appreciation and understanding of Wilder's stories. Every aspiring adventurer will enjoy this walk alongside Laura from the big woods to the golden years.


The Popcorn Dragon

The Popcorn Dragon

Author: Jane Thayer

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1989-08-22

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 0688083404

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You could hardly blame Dexter, ordinarily a well-behaved young dragon, for showing off when he suddenly found that he could make clouds of smoke. The temptation is irresistible, but Dexter quickly becomes insufferable. First he watches his own reflection in the river in order to admire the smoke. Then he puffs it in the faces of his friends: the zebra, the giraffe, and the elephant. He even blows smoke rings around his own tail to prove how clever he is. Soon Dexter has no friends left. He is a very lonely dragon indeed, until quite by accident he discovers a way his talent can be used to win back his playmates. This wonderful story -- first published in 1953 -- will delight both young readers and their parents, and so will Lisa McCue's appealing new pictures of this lovable show-off.