Corn Is Maize: The Reward of the Indians (Let’s-Learn-and-Discover-Out Science 2)

Learn and discover out about corn on this colorfully illustrated nonfiction image ebook.

With easy prose and delightful illustrations, award-winning author-illustrator Aliki tells the story of how Native American farmers hundreds of years in the past discovered and nourished a wild grass plant and made corn an vital a part of their lives. They realized the most effective methods to develop and retailer and use its fats yellow kernels. After which they shared this information with the brand new settlers of America.

Maize has been an vital crop from its starting as a easy grass plant to its hybridization with teosinte to new protein-rich varieties. Utilized by each Indians and Pilgrims as meals, maize is now additionally utilized in medicines, soaps, glues, powders, and different merchandise. Popcorn, corn on the cob, cornbread, tacos, tamales, and tortillas—all of those and plenty of different good issues come from one wonderful plant: corn!

“An interesting description of how corn was discovered by Indian farmers hundreds of years in the past and the way corn is grown and used immediately. A profitable mix of social research, science, and historical past augmented by correct diagrams and cheerful illustrations.” (College Library Journal)

This clear and interesting science ebook for early elementary age children, each at residence and within the classroom, is a Stage 2 Let’s-Learn-and-Discover-Out, which suggests the ebook explores tougher ideas for kids within the main grades. The 100+ titles on this main nonfiction collection are:

• hands-on and visible
• acclaimed and trusted
• nice for lecture rooms

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• Entertain and educate on the similar time
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• Centered; answering questions as a substitute of utilizing survey strategy
• Make use of partaking image ebook high quality illustrations
• Use easy charts and graphics to enhance visible literacy expertise
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• Over 130 titles in print, assembly a variety of children’ scientific pursuits

Books on this collection assist the Widespread Core Studying Requirements, Subsequent Technology Science Requirements, and the Science, Expertise, Engineering, and Math (STEM) requirements. Let’s-Learn-and-Discover-Out is the winner of the American Affiliation for the Development of Science/Subaru Science Books & Movies Prize for Excellent Science Sequence.