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Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Lost in the dustbin of history for centuries, accused of being vile and poisonous, subjected to being picked hard-green and gassed, even used as a projectile, the poor tomato has become the avatar for our disaffection with industrial foods - while becoming the most popular vegetable in America (and, in fact, the world). Each summer, tomato festivals crop up across the country; the Heinz ketchup bottle, instantly...
Author
Publisher
Artisan
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Americans eat more tomatoes than any vegetable except for the potato. But what do we do with all those tomatoes? Acclaimed chef, cooking teacher, and author Martha Holmberg shares 75 recipes to turn the tomato into glorious dishes. Whether it's a fresh-off-the-vine tomato or a just-picked-from-the-supermarket-shelf tomato, Holmberg has ideas to make the best of our favorite summer fruit. There are three versions of gazpacho, five ways to top roasted...
8) Fruit bowl
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A tomato tries to convince his fellow companions that he belongs in the fruit bowl too, but his efforts prove "fruitless" and will require the authorative voice of Old Man Produce to settle the debate.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Charlie has a small and very funny sister named Lola. She will not eat a tomato! She is also not sleepy and will not go to bed. How will she cope when she is not well and may never smile again? Charlie must win her around, using every trick in the book. This is a hard job because Lola has ideas of her own.
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As Neela and her mother cook together, they find a way for Neela's grandmother, who lives in India, to share in both the love and the flavors of the day. Includes tomato facts.
Author
Series
Nate the Great volume 30
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A friendly competition to grow the best organic garden is underway. The prize is tempting--a ribbon, a photo and article in the newspaper, and some all-you-can eat favorites from Ned's Diner! Esmeralda, Annie, Oliver, and Rosamond are among the competitors. Just a few days before contest judging, some of Rosamond's tomatoes go missing, and Nate and Sludge are called to investigate. Who is eager for tomatoes, and why? Nate and Sludge are on the case...
18) Stink soup
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Annabelle and her brother Willie, spend a week with their grandmother, Annabelle tries to keep him out of trouble, struggles to avoid eating tomatoes, and has a memorable encounter with a skunk.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Strega Nona fills her basket with two dozen tomatoes from her garden that she intends to donate to the convent, but her effort is challenged by her mischievous goat and her haphazard assistant, Big Anthony.
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