Andy Warner's Oddball Histories: Spices and Spuds
How Plants Made Our World
- Hardcover
248 pages
- Release Date
14 January 2025
Summary
Did you know that plants helped shape our modern world? It may sound ridiculous, but empires have risen and fallen because of stuff you’d find in your grocery store’s vegetable aisle. Through wars, famine, prosperity, and more, every aspect of our lives and livelihoods has something to do with plants!
Whether or not you notice them, plants are as central to our day-to-day lives as a bowl of rice or a plate of pasta, and they have shaped our history the same way a gardener trims a topi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316498265 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0316498262 |
| Author: | Andy Warner |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 14 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 700g |
| Dimensions: | 223mm x 163mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Andy Warner's Oddball Histories |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Readers will likely devour this ambitious and immersive survey of agricultural connections and interdependence.”–Shelf Awareness
“An introduction to plants as crops that entertains as well as it educates. A helpful purchase for covering changes over time and the interdependence of trade and agriculture.”–School Library Journal
“A concise overview of a complex and fascinating history presented in a digestible visual medium.”–Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Andy Warner
Andy Warner is the New York Times bestselling author of Brief Histories of Everyday Objects and This Land is My Land. He was a contributing editor at the Nib and teaches cartooning at Stanford University, California College of the Arts, and the Animation Workshop in Denmark. His comics have been published by Slate, Fusion, American Public Media, popsci.com, KQED, IDEO, The Center for Constitutional Rights, UNHCR, UNRWA, UNICEF, and Buzzfeed. He was a recipient of the 2018 Berkeley Civic Arts Grant and was the 2019, 2021, and 2023 Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park Artist-in-Residence. He works in a garret room in South Berkeley and comes from the sea.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.