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Author:

Peterson, Cris, author.

Title:

Popcorn country : the story of America's favorite snack / Cris Peterson ; photographs by David R. Lundquist.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Boyds Mills Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

31 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Subject:

Popcorn--United States--Juvenile literature.
Corn--United States--Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Picture books.

Other Authors:

Lundquist, David R., 1950- photographer (expression)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 31).

Summary:

Kids love food--and they especially love to eat popcorn! Author Cris Peterson offers an illuminating step-by-step examination of the history and science behind America's favorite snack. With photographs illustrating every stage, readers get a behind-the-scenes view of how popcorn is planted, grown, harvested, processed, tested, and finally shipped to stores and movie theaters all over the world. Back matter delves into the history of popcorn and how it became so popular in the United States. -- Amazon.com

ISBN:

1629798924
9781629798929

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1090428098

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