Maria Orosa Freedom Fighter: Scientist and Inventor from the Philippines
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    [year] => 2023
    [artist] => Norma Olizon-Chikiamco
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    [language] => ENGLISH
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    [title] => Maria Orosa Freedom Fighter
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    [synopsis] => 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.ö-- New York Times

This 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.

A 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:
•	Sneaking food into World War II internment camps concealed in hollow tubes of bamboo
•	Working as an undercover agent in the underground forces fighting the Japanese occupation
•	Developing 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
•	Transforming vitamin-rich rice bran, previously a waste product, into tasty disease-preventing desserts
•	Organizing rural-improvement clubs, inventing the palayok or clay oven and developing delicious recipes for coconuts, soybeans and a range of native plants, vegetables and herbs

This 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!
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