Description: Further DetailsTitle: Maria Orosa Freedom FighterCondition: NewSubtitle: Scientist and Inventor from the PhilippinesISBN-10: 0804855323EAN: 9780804855327ISBN: 9780804855327Publisher: Tuttle PublishingFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 05/02/2023Description: **Freeman Book Awards - Honorable Mention - Children's and Young Adult's Literature on East and Southeast Asia"As a food scientist, she sought to reduce the Philippines' dependence on imported food, pioneering new ways to use local products. And that was before she became a war hero." —New York TimesThis delightful children's book follows the life of Maria Orosa—a pioneering woman scientist who studied food science in the United States then returned to a war-torn Philippines and created super-nutritious foods to help her nation in a time of crisis.A champion of native products from her homeland, Orosa is celebrated for her daring war exploits as well as her scientific inventions. Today she is honored and remembered for:Sneaking food into World War II internment camps concealed in hollow tubes of bambooWorking as an undercover agent in the underground forces fighting the Japanese occupationDeveloping new ways to preserve seasonal products in a time of grave food shortages, including making vinegar from pineapples, flour from cassava and ketchup from bananas— all now staples on Filipino tablesTransforming vitamin-rich rice bran, previously a waste product, into tasty disease-preventing dessertsOrganizing rural-improvement clubs, inventing the palayok or clay oven and developing delicious recipes for coconuts, soybeans and a range of native plants, vegetables and herbsThis book celebrates the life and achievements of a daring daughter of the Philippines, war heroine, culinary scientist and bold freedom fighter who helped to feed the nation!Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 279mmItem Length: 216mmItem Weight: 482gAuthor: Norma Olizon-ChikiamcoIllustrator: Mark SalvatusContributor: Mark Salvatus (Illustrated by)Genre: Children's ReferenceRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Maria Orosa Freedom Fighter
Title: Maria Orosa Freedom Fighter
Subtitle: Scientist and Inventor from the Philippines
ISBN-10: 0804855323
EAN: 9780804855327
ISBN: 9780804855327
Release Date: 05/02/2023
Release Year: 2023
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Mark Salvatus (Illustrated by)
Book Title: Maria Orosa Freedom Fighter : Scientist and Inventor from the Philippines
Number of Pages: 32 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2023
Topic: People & Places / Asia, Biography & Autobiography / Women, Social Science / Politics & Government, Science & Nature / Chemistry, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
Illustrator: Yes, Salvatus, Mark
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
Item Weight: 17 Oz
Author: Norma Olizon-Chikiamco
Item Length: 11 in
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Hardcover
