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Popcorn!
Pull up a chair and dig in! POPCORN is chock-full of tidbits about one of America's favorite snack foods. Learn what makes popcorn pop, how Native Americans liked their popcorn, and how television almost wiped out popcorn's future. Cooking tips, recipes, and resources included.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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February 27, 2015
We picked this up at the library thinking it was an imaginative story book......but we were happily surprised to find it a history/reference book! We all enjoyed it and felt the urge to pop popcorn when it was over!
August 29, 2021
Sometimes you just need a simple explanation about an every day item in our lives - like popcorn!
This is obviously a book for the younger members of the family but it certainly provides lots of answers for their questions regarding the tasty treat. That there is a specific type of corn that becomes popcorn but it's not all white. Why it pops. Where it came from. History of popcorn in America - the street-sellers during the Depression, to it's popularity at the movie theater, it's decline once television became common in each household. It's return to popularity once air poppers and microwave popcorn became available. How healthy it can be. The tonnage that people eat around the world - supposedly some Russian workers that are employed in popcorn factories get paid in large bags of popcorn which they, in turn, sell. Okay, maybe at one time.
Of course, since it is for the younger generation, it also tells how it make popcorn in a fry pan but warns of needing adult supervision as well as making popcorn balls. Again with adult supervision due to the hot sugar being used.
And the raccoon running through the illustrations helping the narrator is cute and amusing - especially the bowl of popcorn-stuffed raccoon at the very end. It's a fun book and quite informative overall. And sometimes, you just need a fun book to read no matter what your age.
2021-177
This is obviously a book for the younger members of the family but it certainly provides lots of answers for their questions regarding the tasty treat. That there is a specific type of corn that becomes popcorn but it's not all white. Why it pops. Where it came from. History of popcorn in America - the street-sellers during the Depression, to it's popularity at the movie theater, it's decline once television became common in each household. It's return to popularity once air poppers and microwave popcorn became available. How healthy it can be. The tonnage that people eat around the world - supposedly some Russian workers that are employed in popcorn factories get paid in large bags of popcorn which they, in turn, sell. Okay, maybe at one time.
Of course, since it is for the younger generation, it also tells how it make popcorn in a fry pan but warns of needing adult supervision as well as making popcorn balls. Again with adult supervision due to the hot sugar being used.
And the raccoon running through the illustrations helping the narrator is cute and amusing - especially the bowl of popcorn-stuffed raccoon at the very end. It's a fun book and quite informative overall. And sometimes, you just need a fun book to read no matter what your age.
2021-177
January 9, 2025
This book is a great way to learn what you always wanted to know about this favourite treat that moviegoers love to eat either at the movie theater or at home while watching movies or playing video games. The author take the time to explain how corn grows in a field, how a popcorn kernel gets to become a pop corn, and how to best preserve the kernels from the heat and the cold. Finally, they get to explain the history of the culture of pop corn, how it has been used by the Aztecs and the American culture during the Great Depression and World War 2.
The information in this book is written in a simple and summarized way, so that readers, whether or not they are adults children, can learn the most important information about the culture and history of pop corn. If they want to learn more, the bibliography, which consists of book and websites, are other resources that readers can use in their "pop corn" studies.
The information in this book is written in a simple and summarized way, so that readers, whether or not they are adults children, can learn the most important information about the culture and history of pop corn. If they want to learn more, the bibliography, which consists of book and websites, are other resources that readers can use in their "pop corn" studies.
October 10, 2018
Great start to fall reading.
August 17, 2009
Did you know that Americans eat over a million pounds of popcorn a year? You can learn about that and much more in this book. Landau has assembled several questions about popcorn that she answers with blocks of text, fact boxes and side notes. She starts the book with a mini quiz about popcorn, then talks about where it comes from, what makes it pop, the history of popcorn, how popcorn relates to Native Americans, and when popcorn became popular. At the end of the book she gives tips about popping popcorn and a couple of recipes. The last page has a list of resources—books and websites. Brian Lies does the illustrations for the book, and his main character is a raccoon that seems to enjoy sneaking
popcorn from the stalks, your cupboard and your kitchen counter! Overall the book is fun, and Landau has used a lot of humor in her text (e.g. “Corn grows best in an area of the United States called the Corn Belt. No, it’s not a real belt.” pg 8). The illustrations keep the book moving, and I know I felt like eating popcorn once the book was over...
popcorn from the stalks, your cupboard and your kitchen counter! Overall the book is fun, and Landau has used a lot of humor in her text (e.g. “Corn grows best in an area of the United States called the Corn Belt. No, it’s not a real belt.” pg 8). The illustrations keep the book moving, and I know I felt like eating popcorn once the book was over...
March 23, 2010
This is the book answers every question about popcorn where is comes from, who first created it, and how it works.
This book starts out by listing questions about popcorn. This allows the reader to think about the ideas before the information is given. Most readers will make connections at this point in the book and activate the prior knowledge they many have on popcorn. When readers have questions that they want to be answered they will look for the information in the book. Starting the book with questions involves the reader from the first page.
This book starts out by listing questions about popcorn. This allows the reader to think about the ideas before the information is given. Most readers will make connections at this point in the book and activate the prior knowledge they many have on popcorn. When readers have questions that they want to be answered they will look for the information in the book. Starting the book with questions involves the reader from the first page.
December 9, 2011
A very cool book about about the history of popcorn. This book also contains fun facts and recipes using popcorn that I would to make for myself. This book can be used when talking about Native American history or can just be used as a fun book for students to read about a favorite snack.
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September 27, 2013This book contains historical facts, legends, trivia, and recipes featuring the popular snack food.
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September 30, 2010good
June 13, 2011
This book was cute with lots of popcorn facts for kids
March 12, 2016
Popcorn!
Landau, Elaine
good early reader teaches about popcorn
Landau, Elaine
good early reader teaches about popcorn
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September 17, 2014Great factoids about popcorn. I probably won't read the entire book, but I will definitely have the book around for the kids to peruse.
March 7, 2015
Pop some popcorn and rad this book! Interesting facts presented in a fun way. My 5&9 year olds liked it.
March 14, 2016
Neat book all about popcorn, and the history of it and the importance in different cultures. Plus a few recipes.
March 18, 2016
Neat book all about popcorn, and the history of it and the importance in different cultures. Plus a few recipes.
February 5, 2013
pretty long and dry
August 6, 2016
cool book for kids about popcorn!
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