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misspentdays's review
A Ready to Read leveled reader, The Scoop on Ice Cream provides the history of ice cream and ice cream manufacturing in a chapter book format.
While it isn't a long book and the text is kept on level for primary school, this book provides a great deal of information. It does an excellent job of pulling in historical figures the young audience is likely to have heard of, like President George Washington or President Thomas Jefferson. The book also includes an explanation of endothermic reactions and why that is important to ice cream, as well as the reason ice cream makers are often a bucket in a bucket style.
Using bright and colorful digital art and simple text, this book is a great introduction to both to the history of ice cream and chaptered non-fiction. Each chapter discusses a different aspect of ice cream, from the ancient origins to the invention of sundaes. The chapter breakdowns allow young readers to approach one of their first chapter books without fear. (While the book is 48 pages, it isn't too text heavy and there is a built in break every 10 or so pages.)
This is the perfect addition to any National Ice Cream Day celebration, which is also mentioned in the book. My library hosts a Screaming Good Ice Cream Social every year and this book will certainly be put to good use!
The Scoop on Ice Cream is recommended for primary school libraries, as well as public libraries that serve children.
While it isn't a long book and the text is kept on level for primary school, this book provides a great deal of information. It does an excellent job of pulling in historical figures the young audience is likely to have heard of, like President George Washington or President Thomas Jefferson. The book also includes an explanation of endothermic reactions and why that is important to ice cream, as well as the reason ice cream makers are often a bucket in a bucket style.
Using bright and colorful digital art and simple text, this book is a great introduction to both to the history of ice cream and chaptered non-fiction. Each chapter discusses a different aspect of ice cream, from the ancient origins to the invention of sundaes. The chapter breakdowns allow young readers to approach one of their first chapter books without fear. (While the book is 48 pages, it isn't too text heavy and there is a built in break every 10 or so pages.)
This is the perfect addition to any National Ice Cream Day celebration, which is also mentioned in the book. My library hosts a Screaming Good Ice Cream Social every year and this book will certainly be put to good use!
The Scoop on Ice Cream is recommended for primary school libraries, as well as public libraries that serve children.
canada_matt's review against another edition
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Neo is having a harsh review day, feeling the cover page is the only thing that saved this book.
How you ever wondered about how the world got ice cream? Neo found the perfect book and decided to read it to me today! The book talks a lot about the history of ice cream, which goes as far back as a dynasty in China, where they added milk, ice, and camphor together to make a delicious treat (though how good can camphor actually be?). After Marco Polo brought it to Europe, ice cream spread and ended up in the American colonies. The Founding Fathers appeared to enjoy this treat, spending lots of money to have it on hand for their parties. By the 1800s, ice cream machines were made for people to create their own treats and parlours appeared for people to come get scoops for themselves. Ice cream cones began to appear in the early 1900s and that created an explosion of yummy ice cream treats. The book ends by talking about flavours around the world, some of which Neo would never want to try.
Neo felt that the book was a little boring and some of the words were really too big for his level. This was a lot different from the other Level 3 books he has read in the past. Neo said that he felt the author should have known the audience and not used concepts that are more for older kids and parents, including chapters! This was not easy to read for kids still on level reading. Neo felt that he has no compliments about this book, mad about the gross talk of squid ink, caviar, and camphor. Neo does not think this is for kids his age or at his level!
Did you know Neo’s has his own GR account for reviews? Check him out: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/108030884-neo-pechey
How you ever wondered about how the world got ice cream? Neo found the perfect book and decided to read it to me today! The book talks a lot about the history of ice cream, which goes as far back as a dynasty in China, where they added milk, ice, and camphor together to make a delicious treat (though how good can camphor actually be?). After Marco Polo brought it to Europe, ice cream spread and ended up in the American colonies. The Founding Fathers appeared to enjoy this treat, spending lots of money to have it on hand for their parties. By the 1800s, ice cream machines were made for people to create their own treats and parlours appeared for people to come get scoops for themselves. Ice cream cones began to appear in the early 1900s and that created an explosion of yummy ice cream treats. The book ends by talking about flavours around the world, some of which Neo would never want to try.
Neo felt that the book was a little boring and some of the words were really too big for his level. This was a lot different from the other Level 3 books he has read in the past. Neo said that he felt the author should have known the audience and not used concepts that are more for older kids and parents, including chapters! This was not easy to read for kids still on level reading. Neo felt that he has no compliments about this book, mad about the gross talk of squid ink, caviar, and camphor. Neo does not think this is for kids his age or at his level!
Did you know Neo’s has his own GR account for reviews? Check him out: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/108030884-neo-pechey
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