The Mighty Mesquite

Follow the adventure of a courageous seed blown onto the desert floor where it grows into the mightiest of trees and becomes a major player in the desert food-web. The Mesquite could be symbolic of determination and survival even under the harshest conditions since the years ending the Ice Age. Facts at the back of the book describe traditional uses of the Mesquite seed-pods, flowers, and sap by indigenous people of North America - to include herbal remedies, protein-rich drinks, and porridge-like meals with fructose sweetness that the body can process without insulin. This bilingual book is packed with culture, science, and history that will provide hours of learning for curious, minds of readers ages 6 - 100. The author, Ramona Moreno Winner, was born and raised in Arizona where she spent many happy hours as a child playing under the Mesquite trees, nibbling on seed pods, and searching for nuggests of tasty tree sap. Bilingual - English/Spanish