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Alex Woolf, Author
Series: The Story of Food
Imprint: Wayland
Publication date: January 28, 2016
Category: History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9780750296588
Series: The Story of Food
Imprint: Wayland
Publication date: September 12, 2019
Category: History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9780750299817
Did you know that the little white grains that sit in your salt cellar have an amazing story to tell?
The simple condiment has caused wars to break out, empires to be conquered and black markets to flourish. This book describes the journey salt has taken, from prehistoric religious offerings to a staple seasoning.
Other topics covered are the health aspects of salt, how it is produced, its chemical properties and how it is traded around the world. This book is an ideal leisure read, but also perfect for course work and presentations.
This series, for children aged 9+, delves deep into the long and interesting histories of the foods that have shaped our world.
Alex Woolf has written more than 150 books, both fiction and non-fiction, mostly for children. Many of these have sold around the world and his words have been translated into over a dozen different languages. He has written on a huge range of subjects including Romans, chocolate, asteroids, sharks, Tudors, flying reptiles, soap, bees and acne. In 2019, he won a Fiction Express award for his story, Mystery at Moon Base One. Alex lives in North London with his family and two cats, Juno and Minerva.