100 things to know about food

This informative book is filled with 100 fascinating facts about food, from how to grow a burger in a laboratory to how many bees it takes to fill an orchard with apples. With bright, infographic-style illustrations, detailed facts on every page, a glossary and index, plus internet links to specially selected websites for more information.

The gingerbread man

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781788817455

Collation

unpaged ; ill. ; 24 cm

Series Title

Fairytale Classics

Call Number

398 ALP t

Little red riding-hood

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9781788817400

Collation

unpaged ; ill. ; 24 cm

Series Title

Fairytale Classics

Call Number

398 ALP l

Blast off!: let’s explore Saturn

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781846960536

Collation

24 p. ; ill. ; 28 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

523 ORM b

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What If You Had T. Rex Teeth?: And Other Dinosaur Parts

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