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10 Plants That Shook the World
By RICHARDSON, Gillian
- ISBN
- 978-1-55451-445-8 978-1-55451-444-1
- Publisher
- Annick
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2013 | Nonfiction
Gr 5–8—Richardson explores the interrelationships of 10 plants with worldwide politics, medicine, and culture. Each chapter begins with a fictional character's story and then describes the natural history of the plant; its importance to humans; and how it was grown, processed, and used over time. Although often associated only with paper, papyrus was valued as a versatile contributor to daily life in ancient Egypt-from ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
