Sugar (A True Book)

As with the other books this author wrote, this text provides an accurate and comprehensive look at sugar from sugar cane and sugar beets. The text and photos tell the story of sugar, from the early cultivation of sugar in India and China and other sweet sources around the world to the introduction of sugar to America and Africa to modern culture today. This book moves beyond the basic reader level and presents the complex story of sugar in a very comprehensive manner. The book ends with a good glossary and recommendations for other books and Web sites.