Popcorn! (Charlesbridge) - Softcover

Landau, Elaine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570914435 ISBN 13: 9781570914430

Publisher: Charlesbridge, 2003

Synopsis

Pull up a chair and dig in! POPCORN is chock-full of tidbits about one of America's favorite snack foods. Learn what makes popcorn pop, how Native Americans liked their popcorn, and how television almost wiped out popcorn's future. Cooking tips, recipes, and resources included.

About this title

About the Author:

Elaine Landau worked as a newspaper reporter, a children's book editor, and a youth services librarian before becoming a full-time writer. She has written over 200 books for children. Sadly, Elaine passed away in 2013.

From Booklist:

Gr. 2-4. Respected nonfiction author Landau uses a lighthearted approach in this picture book for older children, which offers popcorn facts and figures and answers questions that children often wonder about, such as, What makes it pop? She presents an interesting history--the snack's Native American origins, the invention of the popping machine, and the popularity of popcorn during World War II, when sugar for other snack foods was in short supply. Lies' brightly colored acrylic illustrations enhance the humor of the text, especially with his use of a pesky raccoon character who insinuates himself into nearly every picture, raiding the refrigerator, roasting corn over an open fire, and stealing the treat from humans. Occasionally, Lies strays a bit over the top (a Pilgrim and Indian share popped corn while watching football on television), but most of the pictures are amusing and accurate. This will be useful for classroom projects and report writers as well as entertaining reading for popcorn munchers, who will appreciate the popping and serving suggestions Landau includes. A list of online and print resources is appended, Kay Weisman
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About this edition

• Publisher: Charlesbridge
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1570914435
• ISBN 13: 9781570914430
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Lies Brian