CORN IS MAIZE: THE GIFT OF THE INDIANS

Popcorn corn on the cob cornbread tacos tamales and tortillas all of these and many other good things come from one amazing plant. With simple prose and beautiful illustrations award-winning author-illustrator Aliki tells the story of how Native American farmers thousands of years ago found and nourished a wild grass plant and made corn an important part of their lives. This is a Stage 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. Let's-Read-And-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series. Supports the Common Core Learning Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.