More potatoes!

by Millicent E. Selsam

A youngster investigates the procedures involved in getting the potato from the farmer's field to the dinner table.

Genres: Science

62 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1972

About the author

Millicent Ellis Selsam was was a biologist and teacher who wrote natural science literature for children.

Reviews

[Dianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 5-year-old was riveted, and now he knows all about where potatoes come from. I appreciate that this book covers the supply chain; so many books idealize farming enough that they don't accurately communicate the way we get our food. This book has tractors, conveyor belts, warehouses, trucks, and a slightly grumpy produce man. Being written in the 1970s, of course it's not 100% realistic for the way things work today (especially field trips and little girls going to the store alone), but I still appreciated how much closer to reality it is than many farming books.

[Prabhat sharma · Rating 3 out of 5]

More Potatoes! By Millicent E. Selsam, Illustrator – Ben Shector- Children’s Illustrated Colour Picture Book- The book narrates the story of supply chain of potatoes from farm to kitchen. The story is narrated by Susan whose mother informs her that as there are no potatoes to cook, she must visit the grocery and purchase for her. When Susun visits the grocery shop, she enquires about how he has received the bag of potatoes. Thus a chain starts. Susan informs in her school that they wish to visit a farm where potatoes are sowed. The school allows the class to visit the farm in the school bus. Here the farm owner demonstrates how potato-seeds are cut put in a machine. The machine moves in the field, picks the potato pieces, make a hole in the earth then dig it on the hole. This bed of land on which potato seedlings are planted and watered. After a three- month period, the crop is ready. With use of machines, the plants are plucked, potatoes are rolled on conveyer belt which is connected to a large drum placed on a truck. The truck moves to a warehouse where potatoes again rolled on a conveyer belt to be washed, dried and rolled so that they fall in a 50 lbs bag. All bags are packed and are ready to be sent to shopkeepers in the market. Coloured picture help the reader to relate to the script. I have read the Hindi language translation of this book.

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting science book about how and where your typi9cal russet potato comes from and how it's grown on a farm and the process it takes to get it to your home. There are some really gruff adults in this story. My rating - 3/5

[Trish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Factual but a bit boring; however children will know where the grocery store potatoes come from - !

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Moch Ansori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good children book. The step by step story-telling is good.