Ice Cream [Paperback]

Jules Older (Author), Lyn Severance (Illustrator)

Book Description

Ice Cream!--need we say more?

Well, OK. Here's a funny, breezy, striking, fact-filled international history of everybody's favorite dessert, from its beginning as flavored snow with syrup to the gabillion-dollar industry it is today. Which flavor is most popular? Who invented the cone? Why is it spelled "sundae?" With quizzes and resources, the team that brought you Cow has done it again.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

For dessert, try Ice Cream from the team behind Cow, Jules Older and Lyn Severance. The author chronicles the history of the confection introducing such famous figures as Marco Polo, who brought back "water ice" from China in the 13th century and Augustus Jackson, the White House chef and "probably America's first black ice cream manufacturer" who made the dessert for First Lady Dolly Madison. A timeline along the bottom of each page takes readers along the ice cream continuum. Severance, who designed the look of Ben and Jerry's carton art, brightens up the pages with bold graphics.

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-5-Lighthearted and informative, this book covers the making, history, and trivia of ice cream. The text is chock-full of facts along with wisecracks. The facts, both common and uncommon, are all presented in a chatty, conversational style, often with an appropriate disclaimer, since much of ice-cream history is legend. The illustrations spill over into the text in both single- and double-page format; a time line wends its way along the bottom of the pages. The work is an artistic delight with large, bright '70s-style cartoon drawings and hand-drawn headings. Thankfully, each page has a line border, making the whole wild thing a lot easier to follow. Severance designed the containers for Ben and Jerry's ice cream, and the book has that flavor, although the company is never mentioned. While it looks like fun and it is, this title has all the information needed for reports. The three Web sites listed are useful, but the "Book List" appears to be more of a bibliography. That aside, this title is a plus for any collection.
Marlene Gawron, Orange County Library, Orlando, FL
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing (February 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881061123
• ISBN-13: 978-0881061123
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,348,365 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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