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Castaldo, Nancy

The Story of Seeds: From Mendel's Garden to Your Plate, and How There's More of Less to Eat Around the World

136 pp. | Houghton | February, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-32023-9 $17.99
(2) YA In this wake-up call about the fragility of our plant-based food supply, Castaldo speaks clearly to the importance of plant diversity, presenting engaging scientific and historical information about agricultural science, genetics, and biodiversity along with accounts of global politics, industrialism, and activism. Numerous photographs of the plants and people involved in plant and seed preservation are included. A "Call to Action" section is appended. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2016

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