Describes the process of corn production, including planting the kernels, tending and harvesting the crop, and transporting the corn to the grocery store so that it may be bought and eaten.

Corn is an essential crop. It is a staple of many diets and cuisines. But there s more to corn than when it's on the cob. Young readers can learn about ears of corn, different ways corn is used, and why it s such an important crop! Full-color photos and easy-to-read text help readers understand the basic concepts of agriculture. A Words to Know section helps readers learn new vocabulary, while Further Reading encourages deeper learning.

"In this book, beginning readers are introduced to the life cycle of corn. Each spread follows and labels steps in the plant's development, from kernel to ears that are ready for harvest. High-frequency words and repetitive sentence patterns work together with strong visual references to support the earliest readers and create a fun first nonfiction reading experience. Corn includes Tools for Teachers and Caregivers, a Let's Review! question and image,...

Hard-pressed by an illness in the family, the Colli-Colli face financial and emotional challenges using traditional solidarity to muster resources and comfort. Drought threatens the village's crucial corn crop.

Without corn, Tema Flanagan writes, the South would cease to taste like the South. Her treasury of fifty-one recipes demonstrates deliciously just how important the remarkable Zea mays is to southern culture and cuisine. Corn's recipes emphasize seasonality. High summer calls for fresh corn eaten on the cob or shaved into salads, sautes, and soups. When fall and winter come, it is time to make cornmeal biscuits, muffins, cobblers, and hotcakes, along...

"John Harvey Kellogg was one of America's most beloved physicians; a best-selling author, lecturer, and health-magazine publisher; founder of the Battle Creek Sanitarium; and patron saint of the pursuit of wellness. His youngest brother, Will, was the founder of the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, which revolutionized the mass production of food and what we eat for breakfast. In The Kelloggs, Howard Markel tells the sweeping saga of these...

An introduction to the crop of corn, including its history, types, growth and harvesting cycles, and end products.

A farmer uses his tractor to prepare the soil, plant seeds, harvest corn, and haul it away to be sold.

A simple description of how corn was discovered and used by the Indians and how it came to be an important food throughout the world.