In this book, you’ll learn about the foods people eat, including grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, nuts, thickeners, and herbs and spices; the most popular hot beverage crops; how we feed our livestock; the plants we grow to make woven and twisted textiles; how lumber is processed to make paper; why perfumes and ornamental plants are important; and where a quarter of our medicine comes from. In the back of this book, the activity with an adult will show you how to dry herbs. The two-page glossary has definitions and IPA pronunciation guides for new terminology so you can feel confident when reading this book!






