how the foods of the Americas changed eating around the world
Johnson, Sylvia A
1997
Describes many foods native to the Americas, including corn, peppers, peanuts, and chocolate, which were taken to Europe and used in new ways around the world.
From two heads of cabbage to twenty tomatoes, provides simple facts about fruits and vegetables as their numbers increase by twos, until one hundred peas appear to be counted.
When Mrs. Rose grows a prize crop of vegetables guaranteed to win all the blue ribbons at the County Fair, she is inspired to a generous act involving the gardens of her friends.
In their desire to win the prize for finest vegetables at the fair, the townspeople let their gardens grow until the plants threaten to strangle the village.