corn

An illustrated introduction to corn that provides an overview of its history and discusses how it is planted, cultivated, harvested, and used.

Introduces young readers to the history of corn and how it can be prepared in many ways to eat.

Introduces children to the history, science, and uses of corn.

A farmer uses his tractor to prepare the soil, plant seeds, harvest corn, and haul it away to be sold. Depicts the machinery which the tractor pulls: the manure spreader, the plow, the disc, the harrow, the planter, the picker, and the cultivator.

An introduction to the corn we eat, starting at the farm with its planting and harvesting, until it is sold in markets. Also discusses the manufacture of other products made from corn.

An Aztec legend recounting how a giant red ant helped the ancient god, Quetzalcoatl, bring corn to the first, hungry people of the earth.

Hungry raccoons feast at night in a field of ripe corn.

After several unsuccessful attempts to create grateful creatures, the Mayan gods use sacred corn to fashion a people who will thank and praise their creators.

Offers many interesting facts about corn, including how it grows and how it is eaten.

Kate, Ben, and Foster attempt to protect their neighbors' corn from the animals by setting up two scarecrows, whose changing clothes and positions provide them with distinct personalities while keeping pests away.