Maria Orosa Freedom Fighter: Scientist and Inventor from the Philippines

**Freeman Book Awards - Honorable Mention - Children's and Young Adult's Literature on East and Southeast Asia "As a food scientist, she sought to reduce the Philippines' dependence on imported food, pioneering new ways to use local products. And that was before she became a war hero." --New York Times This delightful children's book follows the life of Maria Orosa--a pioneering woman scientist who studied food science in the United States then returned to a war-torn Philippines and create...