Wishinsky, F. & MacLeod, E. (2008). Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Weird Stuff You Didn't Know About Food. Toronto, Ont.: Scholastic.
(Illustrated by Travis King)
Have you ever eaten grunt, mudbugs or slugburgers?
Did you know that molasses can be deadly?
Have you ever eaten grunt, mudbugs or slugburgers?
Did you know that molasses can be deadly?
Discover these and many more facts in Everything but the Kitchen Sink. This clever book won the Red Cedar Award for non-fiction in 2011. Wishinsky and MacLeod explore food facts with short, bulletted bits of information gathered around themes like food history, superstitions, funny names, records, inventions and trivia. There is even a chapter with food experiements to perform in your own kitchen. The way the text is divided by headings, bullets and chapter breaks makes it easy to read in chunks and accessible to a variety of reading levels. Travis King's cartoon style illustrations give the book an animated feel. Trivia text boxes interspersed throughout the book add interesting "bits and bites" to the menu. I learned a lot about culinary history and traditions and found myself captivated by the clever headings and wanting to read section after section.
Intermediate
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