The biography of bananas /
Eagen, Rachel, 1979-
The biography of bananas / Rachel Eagen. - New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2006. - 32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. - How did that get here? .
What are bananas? -- Banana lands -- Growing bananas -- New bananas from old -- Types of bananas -- New World bananas -- The first banana companies -- Cornering the market -- From field to supermarket -- Endangered bananas -- Bananas and the environment -- The future.
Explains the history of bananas, where they are grown, how they are harvested, and the different varieties. Provides a history of the world's largest herb, discussing the trade, cultivation, and consumption of bananas, as well as describing the environmental impact resulting from monoculture.
9780778724834 (rlb) 0778724832 (rlb) 9780778725190 (pb) 0778725197 (pb)
2005019022
Bananas--Juvenile literature.
SB379.B2 / E24 2006
634.772 EAG
The biography of bananas / Rachel Eagen. - New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2006. - 32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. - How did that get here? .
What are bananas? -- Banana lands -- Growing bananas -- New bananas from old -- Types of bananas -- New World bananas -- The first banana companies -- Cornering the market -- From field to supermarket -- Endangered bananas -- Bananas and the environment -- The future.
Explains the history of bananas, where they are grown, how they are harvested, and the different varieties. Provides a history of the world's largest herb, discussing the trade, cultivation, and consumption of bananas, as well as describing the environmental impact resulting from monoculture.
9780778724834 (rlb) 0778724832 (rlb) 9780778725190 (pb) 0778725197 (pb)
2005019022
Bananas--Juvenile literature.
SB379.B2 / E24 2006
634.772 EAG