Tomatoes on trial the fruit v. vegetable showdown
"In the late 1800s, American produce king John Nix just wanted to sell tomatoes. But when import taxes on popular vegetables impacted his profits, he knew he had to remedy the situation. Nix set out to prove that tomatoes, which have seeds and grow on vines, were clearly fruits. That was the claim N...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers,
[2025]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "In the late 1800s, American produce king John Nix just wanted to sell tomatoes. But when import taxes on popular vegetables impacted his profits, he knew he had to remedy the situation. Nix set out to prove that tomatoes, which have seeds and grow on vines, were clearly fruits. That was the claim Nix argued all the way to the US Supreme Court. With Nix on Team Fruit, and the US government on Team Vegetable, both sides slung definition after definition in an epic, legal food fight. This little-known agriculturally-based story from American history will fascinate young readers and encourage them to take a stand and defend their opinions"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm. |
| Audience: | 07-10. 02-05. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781662680533 1662680538 |
| Author Notes: | Edwin Fotheringham is the award-winning illustrator of many picture book biographies, including Full of Beans , a NSTA/CBC Best STEM Book and winner of the AFBFA 2020 Book of the Year, Tee Time on the Moon , and Dazzlin' Dolly . His work has received the Sibert Honor, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor, an Orbis Honor Book, and much more. |
