Children's Nonfiction Exploration & Discovery
The Biography of Spices
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Company
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2005
- Category
- Exploration & Discovery, General, Cooking & Food
- Recommended Age
- 10
- Recommended Grade
- 5
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780778725206
- Publish Date
- Oct 2005
- List Price
- $10.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780778724841
- Publish Date
- Oct 2005
- List Price
- $25.95
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Description
Make a voyage to the ancient spice islands and discover how empires were made from the growth and sale of spices. This amazing new book examines the hidden history and geography behind those tiny bottles in the kitchen. Exciting text and historic images explain to children how spices inspired explorers to seek new trade routes in earlier centuries, and how spices have been used to cure the sick, flavor foods, and make perfume.
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