Corn is maize : the gift of the Indians
(Book)

"Popcorn, corn on the cob, cornbread, tacos, tamales, and tortillas. All these and many other god things come from one amazing plant. Akliki tells the story of corn...Publisher.

A simple description of how corn was discovered and used by the Indians and how it came to be an important food throughout the world.,"With simple prose and beautiful illustrations, award-winning author-illustrator "Aliki tells the story of how Native American farmers thousands of years ago found and nourished a wild grass plant and made corn an important part of their lives. They learned the best ways to grow and store and use its fat yellow kernels. And then they shared this knowledge with the new settlers of America." ...Publisher.