Maize or corn was the staple food of many early cultures in South AmericaMesoamerica and the Caribbean. <strong>The Biography of Corn</strong> will teach young ... » 

Maize or corn was the staple food of many early cultures in South AmericaMesoamerica and the Caribbean. The Biography of Corn will teach young readershow the farming of corn spread to the rest of the world and how corn may be oneanswer to todays problem of fossil fuel consumption. Topics include What iscommodity? where corn originated the different varieties of corn earlyand presentday methods of growing corn the many products made from corn how corn is currently being used to create cleaner fuel the impact of growingcorn on the environment «