Cod's Tale, The: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World! - Softcover

Mark Kurlansky

 
9780147512772: Cod's Tale, The: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World!

Synopsis

Based on a New York Times bestseller, this nonfiction picture book offers a unique, fishy look at a thousand years of human civilization. What fish enabled the Vikings, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, and the Pilgrims to cross the cold Atlantic Ocean to America? What fish became a staple of the medieval diet in Europe, helped spur the American Revolution, and helped the early New Englanders start making money of their own?

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About the Author

Mark Kurlansky is the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of twenty-four books, including Cod, Salt, 1968: The Year That Rocked the World, The Big Oyster, The Last Fish Tale, The Food of a Younger Land, The Eastern Stars, and Edible Stories. He lives in New York City. S. D. Schindler has illustrated a wide range of picture books, including Hornbooks and Inkwells and Gold Fever both by Verla Kay, The Unforgettable Season by Phil Bildner, The Snow Globe Family by Jane O'Connor, Louder, Lili by Gennifer Choldenko, and The Story of Salt by Mark Kurlansky. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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