The Life of Rice: From Seedling to Supper (Traveling Photographer)

About this book

Follow a photographer to Thailand as he documents the life of ricefrom planting ceremony to eatingin a compelling narrative with vivid color images. Rice is one of the most abundant and widely grown crops in the world today. In Thailand rice is grown everywhereand it is almost always a part of every meal. Photographer Richard Sobol invites us on a journey to Thailand to explore the life of rice: from the beginning of the growing season at the Royal Plowing Ceremony to the hard work of transplanting and harvesting the rice plants and finally ending with a delicious dinnerof rice of course! Illustrated with beautiful photographs of the farmers and rice fields of Thailand this is a firsthand account of one of the worlds most valuable and important crops.