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Sandor Katz and the Tiny Wild (Food Heroes series)

Jacqueline Briggs Martin and June Jo Lee

Illustrator: Julie Wilson

Ages: 9+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Readers to Eaters

ISBN: 978-0-9980477-1-3

Keywords: Fermentation, STEM, food, LGTBQ, AIDS

A lover of fermented foods travels from New York to Tennessee to open a school for like-minded cooks. Humorous, detailed mixed-media illustrations. Recipe included.