TY - BOOK AU - Eagen,Rachel TI - The biography of bananas SN - 9780778724834 (rlb) AV - SB379.B2 E24 2006 U1 - 634.772 EAG PY - 2006/// CY - New York, NY PB - Crabtree Pub. Co. KW - Bananas KW - Juvenile literature N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0515/2005019022.html ER -