ADVENTURES WITH EDIBLE PLANTS (eBook)

Karen Kwek (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
80 Seiten
World Scientific Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-981-12-6672-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Adventures with Edible Plants is an immersive encounter with more than 15 plant species and parts that will tempt your tastebuds. How do cashew nuts grow? Why is saffron such an expensive spice? Which fruit is found in the desert? Dig up some tasty tubers. Pick your fill of cranberries. But watch out when you try wasabi! From fruit and nuts to staple starches, and from rare ingredients to the world's favourite beverages, savour the edible gifts of the plant world as never before!

The World of Science comics series engages, educates and entertains children, imparting scientific facts, while nurturing the love of Science through dynamic, full-colour comics. All topics covered are in line with the Singapore primary Science syllabus and the Cambridge primary Science curriculum, and also offer beyond-the-syllabus insights designed to stretch inquiring young minds.

Contents:

• STAPLES:
  • Rooting for Tubers
  • A Sweet Crop
• GOING NUTS:
  • Cashews Grow on Trees
  • Peanuts Grow Underground
• FANTASTIC FRUIT:
  • A Nutritious Superfood
  • Desert Treasure
  • Golden Delights
  • Many Names
• SPICING THINGS UP:
  • Watch Out, It's Wasabi!
  • Barking up the Right Tree
  • Precious Saffron
  • Fragrant Orchid Pods
• SOMETHING'S BREWING!:
  • Luscious Leaves
  • Who's the Best Barista?
• Quiz Challenge:
  • So, How Much Do You Really Know About Edible Plants?

Readership: 6–12 year olds, Singapore, Asia-Pacific, worldwide. Trade, schools, libraries everywhere.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.11.2022
• Reihe/Serie: World of Science
• Reihe/Serie: WORLD OF SCIENCE
• Reihe/Serie: WORLD OF SCIENCE
• Verlagsort: SG
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• ISBN-10: 981-12-6672-7 / 9811266727
• ISBN-13: 978-981-12-6672-0 / 9789811266720