Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? The US Supreme Court is on case in this cheeky history picture book for kids ages 7 to 10.
John Nix just wanted to sell tomatoes. What else could a self-proclaimed produce king do? But when import taxes on popular vegetables impacted his profits, he knew he had to remedy the situation. Nix set out to prove that tomatoes, which have seeds and grow on vines, were clearly fruits. That was the claim John argued all the way to the US Supreme Court. With John on Team Fruit, and the US government on Team Vegetable, both sides slung definition after definition in an epic, legal food fight. Where do you stand? Tomato—fruit or vegetable?
Lindsay H. Metcalf grew up bumping along in her dad’s Allis-Chalmers tractor. Lindsay has covered many change-makers as a reporter, editor, and columnist for the Kansas City Star and other news outlets. Visit lindsayhmetcalf.com.
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Edwin Fotheringham is the award-winning illustrator of many picture book biographies, including Full of Beans, Blue Grass Boy, and Dazzlin’ Dolly. His work has received the Parents' Choice Gold Award, been named an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book, and more. He is also the illustrator of the Tony Baloney series by Pam Muñoz Ryan. Visit edfotheringham.com.
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Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? The US Supreme Court is on case in this cheeky history picture book for kids ages 7 to 10.
John Nix just wanted to sell tomatoes. What else could a self-proclaimed produce king do? But when import taxes on popular vegetables impacted his profits, he knew he had to remedy the situation. Nix set out to prove that tomatoes, which have seeds and grow on vines, were clearly fruits. That was the claim John argued all the way to the US Supreme Court. With John on Team Fruit, and the US government on Team Vegetable, both sides slung definition after definition in an epic, legal food fight. Where do you stand? Tomato—fruit or vegetable?
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Lindsay H. Metcalf grew up bumping along in her dad’s Allis-Chalmers tractor. Lindsay has covered many change-makers as a reporter, editor, and columnist for the Kansas City Star and other news outlets. Visit lindsayhmetcalf.com.
View titles by Lindsay H. Metcalf
Edwin Fotheringham is the award-winning illustrator of many picture book biographies, including Full of Beans, Blue Grass Boy, and Dazzlin’ Dolly. His work has received the Parents' Choice Gold Award, been named an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book, and more. He is also the illustrator of the Tony Baloney series by Pam Muñoz Ryan. Visit edfotheringham.com.
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