10 Plants that Shook the World

This fascinating and award-winning resource describes the discovery, exploding popularity, impact, and race to control trade of ten plants: papyrus, pepper, tea, sugarcane, cotton, cacao, cinchona, rubber, potato, and corn. It explores the cultural and scientific significance of each plant and how they have affected history and civilization. For each topic there is a quick fact sheet, a short fictional vignette, a text chapter and interesting visuals. The resource presents issues of child labour, slavery, war, and famine in a sensitive way. Useful to spark discussion and research on natural resources and environmental issues in grade 4-7 classrooms.