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The True Story of Vanilla: How Edmond Albius Made History

By Ann Richards, Arden Taylor (Illustrator)
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By Ann Richards, Arden Taylor (Illustrator)
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★ “Moving and bittersweet…Discusses the reality of slavery and the racial violence and prejudice formerly enslaved individuals experienced.” — Booklist, starred review

In 1841, a 12-year-old enslaved boy, Edmond Albius, made history when he discovered how to hand-pollinate vanilla plants using a bamboo twig.

Until that time, only bees in Mexico could pollinate the plant—botanists couldn’t figure out another way. With his master, Edmond travelled around Réunion Island to share his technique,...

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