TECHNOLOGY
Hughes, Meredith Sayles , Hughes, Tom

Buried Treasure: Roots and Tubers

(4) 4-6 Plants We Eat series. Five chapters detail the history, cultivation, and uses of seven root vegetables. Plenty of color photographs show the various stages of planting, harvesting, and shipping, and plant parts and cross sections are labeled in colored drawings. Shaded boxes contain curious facts, recipes, and home planting instructions. Chapter-to-chapter repetition probably will not bother the report-writing target audience. Bib., glos., ind.

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