- follows the life cycle of a corn seed, its history, its uses
- convo: mentions & depicts how the Indians prayed to the “Corn Gods” and praised the corn itself, mentions GMO corn as a hopeful help in the future
- illustrations show a woman shirtless with a necklace minimally covering breasts, other nude people but nondescript
Type: picture book
Ages: 4-8
Author: Aliki
Well, there’s certainly a neat education within this book’s pages, but it definitely falls into the “dated” category. I would probably seek out another book on corn, if you didn’t want to have long discussions about this one’s errors. 🙂