Andy Warner's oddball histories. Spices and spuds : how plants made our world / by Andy Warner.
"Did you know that plants helped shape our modern world? It may sound ridiculous, but empires have risen and fallen because of stuff you'd find in your grocery store's vegetable aisle. Through wars, famine, prosperity, and more, every aspect of our lives and livelihoods has something to do with plants! Whether or not you notice them, plants are as central to our day-to-day lives as a bowl of rice or a plate of pasta, and they have shaped our history the same way a gardener trims a topiary. Did you know that a pepper blockade led to the Age of Exploration? How about that huge wheat barges once kept Rome running with free bread? Or that whole wars were fought over tea? Get ready to follow corn's weird journey from the floating fields of the Aztec emperors to the glossy shine on this book's cover. Andy Warner sifts through the nuts and bolts of our long, complicated history with the earth's resources..."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316498265
- ISBN: 0316498262
- ISBN: 9780316498272
- ISBN: 0316498270
- Physical Description: 230 pages : Chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12. Little, Brown and Company. |
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| Genre: | Nonfiction comics. Comic (Graphics work) |
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Available copies
- 7 of 18 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 4 of 4 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 18 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | J630 WAR (Text) | 36015000489605 | Juvenile New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | J630 WAR (Text) | 36015000490272 | Juvenile New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | J630 WAR (Text) | 36015000490215 | Juvenile New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | J630 WAR (Text) | 36015000490025 | Juvenile New Nonfiction | Available | - |
