A Banana is a Banana

A Banana is a Banana
Author: Justine Clarke
Publisher: Random House Australia
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1760891665

If an eggplant really grew eggs, chickens would be out of a job. If a catfish was really made of cats, then it might get chased by a dog. And a banana is a banana. That's what it's called, I don't know why. Join the band for some fun with words and rhymes in this laugh-out-loud picture book based on the award-winning song 'A Banana is a Banana'.

Banana

Banana
Author: Dan Koeppel
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781594630385

"Award-winning journalist Dan Koeppel navigates across the planet and throughout history, telling the cultural and scientific story of the world's most ubiquitous fruit"--Page 4 of cover.

If I Was a Banana

If I Was a Banana
Author: Alexandra Tylee
Publisher: Gecko Press (Tm)
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2016
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1776570332

Place of distribution from distributor's website.

Banana!

Banana!
Author: Ed Vere
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2010-11-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0805092145

Two monkeys learn to share.

Banana

Banana
Author: Lorna Piatti-Farnell
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2016-04-15
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1780236069

Sweet but starchy, soft but toothsome—and so easy to peel they just beg to be devoured—bananas are one of our favorite foods, found everywhere from gas station counters to Michelin star restaurants. Yet for as versatile and ubiquitous as this fruit is today, its history is a turbulent one, entangled in colonial domination, capitalist exploitation, sexual politics, and even horrific violence. Delving into the banana’s past, this book traces the complex circumstances of global modernity that perfectly aligned to grant us, often at tremendous costs, a treat we all now take for granted. Beginning with the banana’s origins in New Guinea, Lorna Piatti-Farnell follows its pathways to South East Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas, binding together a millennium of history into one digestible bunch. Focusing especially on the banana’s recent past, she shows how it rose from a regional staple to a global commodity, on par with coffee and sugar. She examines the ways it has been advertised, sold, and incorporated into popular culture, moving from nineteenth-century medical manuals to cookbooks, songs, slapstick comedy, and problematic figures like Miss Chiquita. Wide-ranging but pocket-sized, Banana is a culinary and cultural account of a peculiar little fruit that is at once the icon of exoticism and one of the most familiar foods we eat.

One Banana, Two Bananas

One Banana, Two Bananas
Author: Adam Guillain
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-03-05
Genre: Bananas
ISBN: 9781405294188

Learn to count to ten in this hilarious new rhyming picture book series from the bestselling authors of George's Amazing Adventures and the illustrator of the award-winning Mr Pusskins! ONE banana, TWO bananas, THREE bananas, FOUR . . . Join in the simple, catchy rhyme in this madcap counting adventure. Featuring bananas in pyjamas, a llama panorama, an inflatable banana boat and lots of other nonsense that children will love. With a catchy counting rhythm, this is a great way to help children learn to count in a fun, accessible way.

The Complete Book of Bananas

The Complete Book of Bananas
Author: William O. Lessard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1992
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

In THE COMPLETE BOOK OF BANANAS, W.O. Lessard writes to fill a void in information available to a small but growing population of the world. One interested in growing bananas as a hobby. The author is an accepted authority on the growing of bananas with twenty five years of growing experience. He is well known throughout the banana industry & is currently employed by a major South American banana company as a growing consultant. The book consists of 120 pages packed with information on history, culture, diseases & cold protection of the banana. There is a compendium consisting of a discussion of 50 varieties of bananas along with 42 color photographs. There are 11 pages of recipes gleaned from many tropical countries describing how to use bananas in every stage of maturity from green to overripe. The book is of top quality in every respect. It is hardbound with a leather cover & a high quality dust cover. It gives all the information a hobby grower needs to grow a small grove of bananas in the American sunbelt or a greenhouse. The cost of the book is $35.00. Contact person is William Lessard, 19201 SW 248 St., Homestead, FL 33031. (305) 247-0397.

The Life of a Banana

The Life of a Banana
Author: P. P. Wong
Publisher: Legends Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2018-06
Genre: Chinese fiction
ISBN: 9781787198562

Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Xing Li is what some Chinese people call a banana - yellow on the outside and white on the inside. Although born and raised in London, she never feels like she fits in. When her mother dies, she moves with her older brother to live with venomous Grandma, strange Uncle Ho and Hollywood actress Auntie Mei. Her only friend is Jay - a mixed raced Jamaican boy with a passion for classical music. . Then Xing Li's life takes an even harsher turn: the school bullying escalates and her uncle requests she assist him in an unthinkable favour. Her happy childhood becomes a distant memory as her new life is infiltrated with the harsh reality of being an ethnic minority. Consumed by secrets, violence and confusing family relations, Xing Li tries to find hope wherever she can. In order to find her own identity, she must first discover what it means to be both Chinese and British. PP Wong has delivered a unique and realistic young adult drama that is bursting with original content style and emotion. What Reviewers and Readers Say: 'PP Wong has blazed a trail for future British Chinese novelists ... bursting with original and exciting flavours, ' The Independent 'A moving and optimistic debut about orphaned siblings coping with a new strict home and racial bullying, ' The Guardian 'Life of a Banana is so refreshingly distinct. Read it, and you will soon find yourself wanting more, ' Daily Mail 'Impeccably observed, often hilarious, and deeply moving... pitch-perfect, ' David Henry Hwang

The Day The Banana Went Bad

The Day The Banana Went Bad
Author: Michelle Robinson
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2020-01-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0702301140

A fantastically funny book about loving what makes you YOU! When Banana is thrown into the 'reject' bin with the other mis-shapen fruit and veg, he decides that enough is enough - he may be a little bit bruised but that doesn't mean he's any less brilliant! So be proud of your bumps! Because going bad can sometimes be very, very good.

How Bad Are Bananas?

How Bad Are Bananas?
Author: Mike Berners-Lee
Publisher: Profile Books
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2020-09-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1782837116

'It is terrific. I can't remember the last time I read a book that was more fascinating and useful and enjoyable all at the same time.' Bill Bryson How Bad Are Bananas? was a groundbreaking book when first published in 2009, when most of us were hearing the phrase 'carbon footprint' for the first time. Mike Berners-Lee set out to inform us what was important (aviation, heating, swimming pools) and what made very little difference (bananas, naturally packaged, are good!). This new edition updates all the figures (from data centres to hosting a World Cup) and introduces many areas that have become a regular part of modern life - Twitter, the Cloud, Bitcoin, electric bikes and cars, even space tourism. Berners-Lee runs a considered eye over each area and gives us the figures to manage and reduce our own carbon footprint, as well as to lobby our companies, businesses and government. His findings, presented in clear and even entertaining prose, are often surprising. And they are essential if we are to address climate change.