{"product_id":"tomatoes-on-trial-the-fruit-v-vegetable-showdown-hardcover","title":"Tomatoes on Trial: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLindsay H. Metcalf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdwin Fotheringham\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? The US Supreme Court takes on the case in this juicy history picture book for kids ages 7 to 10.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the late 1800s, American produce king John Nix just wanted to sell tomatoes. But when import taxes on popular vegetables impacted his profits, he knew he had to remedy the situation. Nix set out to prove that tomatoes, which have seeds and grow on vines, were clearly fruits. That was the claim Nix argued all the way to the US Supreme Court. With Nix on Team Fruit, and the US government on Team Vegetable, both sides slung definition after definition in an epic, legal food fight. This little-known agriculturally-based story from American history will fascinate young readers and encourage them to take a stand and defend their opinions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLindsay H. Metcalf is a journalist-turned-award-winning author of nonfiction and poetry for children and young adults. She lives in Kansas with her husband and children near the corn, wheat, soybean, and milo farm she grew up on. She is the author of several farm-related titles, including \u003ci\u003eFarmers Unite!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOutdoor Farm, Indoor Farm\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdwin Fotheringham is the award-winning illustrator of many picture book biographies, including \u003ci\u003eFull of Beans\u003c\/i\u003e, a NSTA\/CBC Best STEM Book and winner of the AFBFA 2020 Book of the Year, \u003ci\u003eTee Time on the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDazzlin' Dolly\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has received the Sibert Honor, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor, an Orbis Honor Book, and much more.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 11.1 x 9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336111710573,"sku":"9781662680533","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/gSO83dWL6d9781662680533.webp?v=1778915177","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/tomatoes-on-trial-the-fruit-v-vegetable-showdown-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}