{"product_id":"maria-orosa-freedom-fighter-norma-olizon-chikiamco-9780804860093","title":"Maria Orosa Freedom Fighter: Scientist and Inventor from the Philippines","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e **Freeman Book Awards - Honorable Mention - Children's and Young Adult's Literature on East and Southeast Asia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"As a food scientist, she sought to reduce the Philippines' dependence on imported food, pioneering new ways to use local products. And that was before she became a war hero.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis delightful children's book follows the life of Maria Orosa--a pioneering woman scientist who studied food science in the United States then returned to a war-torn Philippines and created super-nutritious foods to help her nation in a time of crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA champion of native products from her homeland, Orosa is celebrated for her daring war exploits as well as her scientific inventions. Today she is honored and remembered for: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSneaking food into World War II internment camps concealed in hollow tubes of bamboo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking as an undercover agent in the underground forces fighting the Japanese occupation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeveloping new ways to preserve seasonal products in a time of grave food shortages, including making vinegar from pineapples, flour from cassava and ketchup from bananas-- all now staples on Filipino tables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransforming vitamin-rich rice bran, previously a waste product, into tasty disease-preventing desserts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganizing rural-improvement clubs, inventing the \u003ci\u003epalayok\u003c\/i\u003e or clay oven and developing delicious recipes for coconuts, soybeans and a range of native plants, vegetables and herbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book celebrates the life and achievements of a daring daughter of the Philippines, war heroine, culinary scientist and bold freedom fighter who helped to feed the nation!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norma Olizon-Chikiamco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804860092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804860093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Norma Olizon-Chikiamco","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49084059123967,"sku":"9780804860093","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maria-orosa-freedom-fighter-norma-olizon-chikiamco-9780804860093","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}