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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Stored in the dustbin of history for centuries, accused of being vile and poisonous, appropriated as wartime propaganda, subjected to being picked hard-green and gassed, even used as a projectile, the poor tomato is the Rodney Dangerfield of foods. Yet, the tomato is the most popular vegetable in America (and, in fact, the world). It holds a place in America's soul like no other vegetable, and few other foods....
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Pub. Group
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The tomato may sound like a humble food item, but learning to nurture that perfectly juicy, tender-fleshed fruit from a vine in the soil to an accompaniment on your dinner plate takes a little practice-- and a lot of knowledge.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Strega Nona fills her basket with two dozen tomatoes from her garden that she intends to donate to the convent, but her effort is challenged by her mischievous goat and her haphazard assistant, Big Anthony.
Author
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text depict the fiesta of La Tomatina, during which the small town of Bu�nol, Spain, becomes the site of a massive, tomato-throwing food fight. Includes facts about the festival and glossary of Spanish words.
"Off to the hills of Espana we go. Grab a tomato . . . get ready . . . now THROW!" Every year, the town of Bu?ol in Spain holds La Tomatina, a grand fiesta featuring the world?s BIGGEST food fight! Join in the...
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