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PreS-Gr 3—This picture book biography profiles produce pioneer Frieda Caplan (1923–2020). Caplan, the daughter of Russian immigrants, was the first woman in the United States to own and operate a wholesale produce business. The narrative begins at the Seventh Street produce market in Los Angeles in the 1960s, where Caplan noticed the monotony in what restaurants, stores, and stands sold to consumers. Despite the skepticism of her colleagues, she introduced fresh mushrooms, earning her the moniker "the Mushroom Queen." Her gradual success with mushrooms led her to open...Log In or Sign Up to Read More