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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New York, NY :
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers,
[2025]
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| 100 | 1 | |a Metcalf, Lindsay H., |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Tomatoes on trial : |b the fruit v. vegetable showdown / |c Lindsay H. Metcalf ; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. |
| 246 | 3 | |a Fruit versus vegetable showdown | |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY : |b Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, |c [2025] | |
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| 520 | |a "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"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 521 | 1 | |a 07-10. |b Calkins Creek. | |
| 521 | 2 | |a 02-05. |b Calkins Creek. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Fruit |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Vegetables |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Tomatoes |x Classification |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Tomatoes |x History |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Tomatoes |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Tariff |z United States |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Trials |z United States |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x History |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
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| 700 | 1 | |a Fotheringham, Edwin, |e illustrator. | |
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