Tomatoes on Trial: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown

Tomatoes on Trial: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown - Hardcover

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Tomatoes on Trial: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown - Hardcover

Tomatoes on Trial: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown - Hardcover

by Lindsay H. Metcalf
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NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Title
Eureka! Nonfiction Gold Honor Award (California Reading Association)
Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts
2026 Texas Topaz List

Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? The US Supreme Court takes on the case in this juicy history picture book for kids ages 7 to 10.

In the late 1800s, American produce king John Nix just wanted to sell tomatoes. But when import taxes on popular vegetables impacted his profits, he knew he had to remedy the situation. Nix set out to prove that tomatoes, which have seeds and grow on vines, were clearly fruits. That was the claim Nix argued all the way to the US Supreme Court. With Nix on Team Fruit, and the US government on Team Vegetable, both sides slung definition after definition in an epic, legal food fight. This little-known agriculturally-based story from American history will fascinate young readers and encourage them to take a stand and defend their opinions.
ISBN9781662680533
Author Lindsay H. Metcalf
PublisherCalkins Creek Books
GenreChildren, Business, and Education
FormatHardcover
PublishedAugust 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages32
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Lindsay H. Metcalf

Lindsay H. Metcalf grew up on a Kansas farm and is the coeditor of the poetry anthologies No Voice Too Small and No World Too Big, as well as author of Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm; Beatrix Potter, Scientist; and Farmers Unite! Planting a Protest for Fair Prices. An experienced journalist, Lindsay has covered a variety of changemakers as a reporter, editor, and columnist for the Kansas City Star and other news outlets.

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