Woods Michael, Woods Mary B. Agriculture through the Ages. From Silk to Supermarkets

Twenty-First Century Books, 2024. — 84 p.After the last ice age, humans began to settle down and grow their own food. Learn how advances in ancient agricultural practices have aided our modern food system.
What do you think of when you hear the word technology? You probably think of computers,
smartphones, and the latest scientific tools. But technology doesn’t just mean brand-new machines and discoveries. Technology is as old as human society. Technology is the use of knowledge, inventions, and discoveries to make life better. The word technology comes from two Greek words. Tekhne means “art” or “craft.” The suffix -logia means the study of arts and crafts. In modern times, technology refers to a craft, a technique, or a tool itself. People use many kinds of technologies to treat patients, build homes and offices, and move things from place to place. Agriculture through the Ages: From Silk to Supermarkets (Technology through the Ages) looks at one of the technologies that has changed human life more than any other: agriculture.
About the Authors
Michael Woods is a science and medical writer whose nationally syndicated newspaper stories and columns have won numerous national awards. He directs a program at the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society, to inform the public about science. He and his wife, Mary B. Woods, have written almost forty books together. Michael is the writer, and Mary is the researcher.
Mary B. Woods is an elementary school librarian in the Fairfax County (VA) Public School system. She has presented at international librarians' conferences. Mary has worked with her husband, Michael Woods, to write almost forty books. She is the researcher, and Michael is the writer.