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Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Young readers can chow down on a slice of mouthwatering history in this nonfiction reader all about pizza. A special section at the back includes relevant information on subjects like geography and science.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Chill out with the fascinating history behind ice cream, the first in a fact-tastic Level 3 Ready-to-Read nonfiction series about the history of fun stuff! Did you know that immigrants to Ellis Island were served ice cream as part of their first meal in America? Or that George Washington spent more than $200 on ice cream during the summer of 1790? Learn all about the cool history of everyone's favorite frozen treat in this fun, fact-filled Level...
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that for thousands of year chocolate was only available as a drink and not a sold candy? Or that soldiers in the Revolutionary War were given rations of hot chocolate? Now you can become a History of Fun Stuff Expert on the history of hot chocolate!"--back cover.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this book readers will learn all about how fireworks were invented in China over 2,000 years ago, how Queen Elizabeth I created a special honor for the person who created the best fireworks, and much more!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Learn about the history of video games in this non-fiction level three reader. In this book readers will learn all about how video games came to be, from Pong to Pac-Man and everything in between!
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the history of comics, graphic novels, and manga cites the roles of cave drawings, Benjamin Franklin's newspaper cartoons, and other influences.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Now beginning readers can learn all about Charles M. Schulz's iconic comic strips, beloved characters, and the cartoons and movies in this nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read about the history of the Peanuts Gang! Did you know that many of the characters in A Charlie Brown Christmas were voiced by regular kids from the producer's neighborhood? Or that Charles M. Schulz had his first sketch published at age fourteen in the local newspaper's "Ripley's...
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A history of the Crayola company starting with the company's formation by cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith through the 20th century and beyond, highlighting the innovations they made to the products and processes"--
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