Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 4
Lexile Measure: 570L
Series: Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2
Paperback: 40 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins (January 10, 1986)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 0.1 x 8 inches

Popcorn, corn on the cob, cornbread, tacos, tamales, andtortillas—all of these and many other good things come from one amazing plant. With simple prose and beautiful illustrations, award-winning author-illustratorAliki 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.

This is a Stage 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. Let's-Read-And-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Supports the Common Core Learning Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.