What's for lunch? Corn

"Eating corn will give you energy."

What's for lunch? Corn
By: Pam Robson
Copyright 1997
Children's Press
Non Fiction (Informational)
Younger School Age
31 Pages

Corn is a very yummy vegie (ok that is my thought .. I love corn).  Eatting corn can give you energy, and energy is good to be able to get though the day.  Corn comes from a plant called maize that can be very colorful and is used to make many other things other then just grow corn, like popcorn, cornflakes and animal food.  Maize grows best in the hot contries, but does grow all over the world.  Maize needs water and sunshine, just like all plants, to grow.  They are planted in the spring in time for the rainny season, so they have lots of water to grow.  There are female and male flowers on maize.  the wind blows the pollen from the male to fetilize the female.  The female collects the pollen.  The female has the seeds inside of it called kernels and they grow on a cob that is protected by the husks on the female.  When the kernels are yellow, this is the stage we eat it, corn on the cob.  When the kernels are taken off the cob, we call it corn.  Sometimes we take everything and send it thought mills where machines clean, dry, and grind it into animal food, glue, cornstarch, cornmeal, and even corn flakes. Many different products come from corn like: corn oil for cooking, dried up kenels make popcorn, cornchips, toco shells, and cornbread.  Maize is a wonderful plant and super yummy!

This book should be in a school so any kid who is intersted should read it.  I would recomend it to someone who wants to be a farmer or absolutly loves corn.

There was nothing that I could find that was wrong with this book.

I should of learned, I just read the strawberry book, and I am even more hungry now, BUT I did enjoy this book! I do love corn, and sadly that is something else we are out of in my apt.