{"product_id":"maria-orosa-freedom-fighter-9780804855327","title":"Maria Orosa Freedom Fighter","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e **Freeman Book Awards - Honorable Mention - Children's and Young Adult's Literature on East and Southeast Asia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 created super-nutritious foods to help her nation in a time of crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA champion of native products from her homeland, Orosa is celebrated for her daring war exploits as well as her scientific inventions. Today she is honored and remembered for:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSneaking food into World War II internment camps concealed in hollow tubes of bamboo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking as an undercover agent in the underground forces fighting the Japanese occupation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeveloping new ways to preserve seasonal products in a time of grave food shortages, including making vinegar from pineapples, flour from cassava and ketchup from bananas— all now staples on Filipino tables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransforming vitamin-rich rice bran, previously a waste product, into tasty disease-preventing desserts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganizing rural-improvement clubs, inventing the \u003ci\u003epalayok\u003c\/i\u003e or clay oven and developing delicious recipes for coconuts, soybeans and a range of native plants, vegetables and herbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book celebrates the life and achievements of a daring daughter of the Philippines, war heroine, culinary scientist and bold freedom fighter who helped to feed the nation!","brand":"Norma Olizon-Chikiamco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201862598774,"sku":"9780804855327","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_6c133068-a7b0-438b-9f91-6587566e4838.jpg?v=1775336466","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/maria-orosa-freedom-fighter-9780804855327","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}