Alberto Salas plays paka paka con la papa : join the quest with Peru's famed scientist and potato expert /

"What can a potato do? To Peruvian scientist Alberto Salas, they have the power to change the world. Go on the hunt with Alberto for for wild potatoes before they go extinct in this playful picture book biography, gorgeously illustrated by Caldecott-honoree Juana Martinez-Neal."--Provided...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fajardo, Sara Andrea (Author)
Other Authors:	Martinez-Neal, Juana (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Roaring Brook Press, 2025.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Salas, Alberto, > 1943- > Juvenile literature. Potatoes > Juvenile literature. Agriculturists > Peru > Biography > Juvenile literature. Food supply > Juvenile literature. Food security > Juvenile literature. Peru > Juvenile literature. Picture books for children. Potatoes. Scientists > Peru > Biography. Pomme de terre > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Aliments > Approvisionnement > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Sécurité alimentaire > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Illustrated works. Biographies. Ouvrages illustrés.

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Summary:	"What can a potato do? To Peruvian scientist Alberto Salas, they have the power to change the world. Go on the hunt with Alberto for for wild potatoes before they go extinct in this playful picture book biography, gorgeously illustrated by Caldecott-honoree Juana Martinez-Neal."--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Awards:	Ezra Jack Keats New Writer & New Illustrator Awrds, 2026 ; Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children, 2026 ; CSMCL. Best Books, 2025 ; Orbis Pictus Honor for Outstanding Nonfiction for, 2026 ; Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, 2026
ISBN:	9781250838612 1250838614