George Ancona was an author and photographer who has published more that one hundred books, some of them bilingual. He was known for his exquisite photography and close-up looks at a variety of cultural subjects. He lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
So this book takes you trough the life of Manolo and how he lived on a banana plantation. So this book takes you through the process of growing bananas, so basically where they came from. But it tells you in a story from. That makes it a lot easier to understand. It is a really easy read. And if i were a teacher I would either read this in a Health class or a Science class.