Ice Cream

by Jules Older

From the "water ices" that Marco Polo brought home from China, to the first ice cream factory built in 1848, this unique view of ice cream history illustrates how this diverse confection affected civilization–and how civilization affected ice cream. Jules Older and Lyn Severance team up again to bring you a wildly witty and sweetly delectable story of everyone's favorite treat–complete with resources for further study and quizzes to test your new-found knowledge.

Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Books, Food

32 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2002

Reviews

[Cora · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my second graders checked this out of the school library and I had to read it and add it to my Goodreads Challenge. No, I have no shame.

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

If the artwork style for this book looks familiar to you, it is because the illustrator, Lyn Severance, is the artist behind the “look” of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. And like the Ben and Jerry’s store and website, this book is bursting with color, playful fonts and cartoon-style pictures, along with fun ice cream trivia and history told in a humorous manner just right for kids.

You’ll learn about the invention of the ice cream cone, the world’s biggest soda fountain, how the ice cream sundae got it’s name, “the inside scoop” on the invention of the banana split, and much more.

At the end, there is a fun quiz, followed by a list of books and web sites for further information, such as this one, which tells kids how to make ice cream in a coffee can.

Evaluation: Want to know more about ice cream? Forget about having to attend Sundae School! Just check out this book- it will put you in a good humor!

Rating: 4.5/5

[Dylan & Belle at LearnPlayFun · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about ice cream! But there's one problem. The author is silly, I'm afraid! And I like it when the author did this silly book. But I'm pretty sure that I don't want to eat cookie dough ice cream or lobster ice cream. Gross? I think so.

I learned how ice cream was made back then. It's a machine that I forget how to explain, I'm afraid. More coming soon. What! You want me to continue? Okay, okay, okay. I'll continue.

My favorite part was the quiz which was easy and funny.

Rated and reviewed by Dylan, age 8.

[Jc · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book. The facts and history of ice cream are fascinating.

[Khadija · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used this book as a reference for my book I am writing about three girls that own a ice cream and bake shop.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got an ice cream lover in your house? Here's a fun book that looks at the history of this most perfect frozen dessert.

[CFAITC]

Learn about one of America's favorite desserts through fun historical facts.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very interesting and teaches the history of ice cream. It has lots of fun and neat facts.

[Sarah]

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[Jailene Soto]

This book was so interesting to read! The pictures made me enjoy reading every page. I think my students would love this because it is not your typical BORING non fiction book. I would have this in the library.