A Chat With Lindsay H. Metcalfe

Selene chats with author and journalist Lindsay H. Metcalfe about her inspiration, writing process and path to publication for two of her books:

Farmers Unite!

In the late 1970s, grain prices had tanked, farm auction notices filled newspapers, and people had forgotten that food didn’t grow in grocery stores. So, on February 5, 1979, thousands of tractors from all parts of the US flooded Washington, DC, in protest.

Tomatoes on Trial

A nonfiction picture book about the 1893 Supreme Court case that established once and for all whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable.

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