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Native American food : from salmon to succotash / Melissa Raé Shofner.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Native American culturesPublisher: New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2018Description: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538208762
  • 1538208768
  • 9781538208779
  • 1538208776
  • 9781538208786
  • 1538208784
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Early peoples of North America -- Hunters on the move -- Trapping small game -- Fishing for food -- Great gatherers -- Acorn flour -- Learning to farm -- Top crops -- Tools of the trade -- Cooking with fire -- Foods and celebrations -- Changing the world -- Native American tastes today -- Glossary.
Summary: Native Americans hunted, fished, farmed, gathered, and raised animals for food. Depending on where they lived, this meant one tribe's diet could be vastly different from another tribe's. Food is always an attention-grabbing topic, and readers will find this book especially interesting as they learn about the culinary dishes and traditions of a variety of peoples across America. Fact boxes offer additional information and contribute to the eye-catching layout.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 641.5929 S559 Available 33111009715679
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Native Americans hunted, fished, farmed, gathered, and raised animals for food. Depending on where they lived, this meant one tribe's diet could be vastly different from another tribe's. Food is always an attention-grabbing topic, and readers will find this book especially interesting as they learn about the culinary dishes and traditions of a variety of peoples across America. Fact boxes offer additional information and contribute to the eye-catching layout.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Early peoples of North America -- Hunters on the move -- Trapping small game -- Fishing for food -- Great gatherers -- Acorn flour -- Learning to farm -- Top crops -- Tools of the trade -- Cooking with fire -- Foods and celebrations -- Changing the world -- Native American tastes today -- Glossary.

Native Americans hunted, fished, farmed, gathered, and raised animals for food. Depending on where they lived, this meant one tribe's diet could be vastly different from another tribe's. Food is always an attention-grabbing topic, and readers will find this book especially interesting as they learn about the culinary dishes and traditions of a variety of peoples across America. Fact boxes offer additional information and contribute to the eye-catching layout.

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