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What can a potato do?

Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert by Sara Andrea Fajardo and Juana Martinez-Neal

October 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

As with several books I was not going to read, Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa: Join the Quest with Peru’s Famed Scientist and Potato Expert by Sara Andrea Fajardo and Juana Martinez-Neal (illustrator) was one of them, but it eventually found its way to my TBR pile as it was on a Best of 2025 Picture Book list. This was the final sign that told me I probably should read it. I was still nervous as when a book gets that hyped […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Agriculture |, Alberto Salas, Caribbean & Latin America, ecosystmes, environamental, Juana Martinez-Neal, nature, peru, Sara Andrea Fajardo, Sara Andrea Fajardo and Juana Martinez-Neal, science, scientist, south america

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:480 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Agriculture |, Alberto Salas, Caribbean & Latin America, ecosystmes, environamental, Juana Martinez-Neal, nature, peru, Sara Andrea Fajardo, Sara Andrea Fajardo and Juana Martinez-Neal, science, scientist, south america ·
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