Corn.

Corn

Gail Gibbons

Holiday House

425 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017

9780823421695, $16.95 www.holidayhouse.com

Corn is an educational children's picturebook packed cover to cover with fascinating and fun facts about corn--from when it was cultivated by the Aztec and Mayan civilizations to how popcorn is made to its many uses, and its planting and pollination cycles. "A hull covers a kernel. Inside each kernel there is some moisture. When a kernel is heated the moisture expands. Pop! The hull bursts open. Now the popcorn is ready to eat." Brightly illustrated in yellow and green hues, Corn is highly recommended as a wonderful addition to children's library collections.