Pizza, Pickles, and Apple Pie: The Stories Behind the Foods We Love

By: David Rickert

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Synopsis: How did a pizza become a pizza? Is a pickle really a cucumber in disguise? Explore fascinating food history, nutrition, and American culture through this middle-grade graphic-format nonfiction book for kids that answers oft-asked questions about the foods we love, explaining how they came to be.Whether it's pizza and pickles or sushi and salad, there&’s a story behind all of our favorite foods. From breakfast to dinner, this book explores popular foods from our history, and explains their origins. Young readers will travel back in time—sometimes thousands of years—to cultures all over the globe to learn how and why foods were discovered. They&’ll also meet key people from food history along the way, including the inventor of breakfast cereal and the creator of salad dressing. The science behind unhealthy foods is also explored in this fascinating book, which includes projects and activities for both the classroom and home.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 128 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781662670145
Related ISBNs:: 9781662670138
Publisher:: Astra Publishing House
Date of Addition:: 10/31/23
Copyrighted By:: David Rickert
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine
Grade Levels:: Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade
Reading Age:: 8–12
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.