A Fine Dessert
Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat
1 of 1 copy available
1 of 1 copy available
From highly acclaimed author Jenkins and Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Blackall comes a fascinating picture book in which four families, in four different cities, over four centuries, make the same delicious dessert: blackberry fool. This richly detailed book ingeniously shows how food, technology, and even families have changed throughout American history.
In 1710, a girl and her mother in Lyme, England, prepare a blackberry fool, picking wild blackberries and beating cream from their cow with a bundle of twigs. The same dessert is prepared by an enslaved girl and her mother in 1810 in Charleston, South Carolina; by a mother and daughter in 1910 in Boston; and finally by a boy and his father in present-day San Diego.
Kids and parents alike will delight in discovering the differences in daily life over the course of four centuries.
Includes a recipe for blackberry fool and notes from the author and illustrator about their research.
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Release date
January 27, 2015 -
Formats
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780375987717
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780375987717
- File size: 47592 KB
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Accessibility
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 3.6
- Lexile® Measure: 700
- Interest Level: K-3(LG)
- Text Difficulty: 2-3
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