The Life And Times Of The Peanut

Salted, spread, or chocolate-covered, the plain ol' peanut is a common food with a very uncommon history. According to one study, you'll personally eat about 1,500 peanut butter sandwiches by the time you turn eighteen! Find out where the peanut was first grown, what it has been used for, and how it has traveled around the world, in this fascinating look at the life and times of the humble peanut.

What are peanuts - are they peas or are they nuts? Do they grow above or below ground? Who invented peanut butter? In the same spirit as his award-winning Life and Times of the Honeybee, Charles Micucci explores one of America's most favorite and enigmatic snack foods. This fascinating picture book, with its concise, detailed text and abundant illustrations, ranging from the humorous to the scientific, offers a spirited introduction to the life cycle, many uses, and historical influences of the peanut. Micucci's rare gift for making any subject engaging and accessible is again revealed in this truly witty, rich salute to the peanut.