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History of fun stuff

Author:
Krensky, Stephen
Murphy, Angela
Einhorn, Kama, 1969
Lakin, Patricia, 1944
Shaffer, Jody Jensen
Perkins, Chloe
 
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Star rating for The deep dish on pizza!
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4 stars
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Introduces young readers to the history of pizza and how it gained popularity the world over.
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Star rating for The sweet story of hot chocolate!
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3.7 stars
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"Warm up with the enticing history of hot chocolate in this fact-tastic nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the history of fun stuff! Did you know that for thousands of years, chocolate was a beverage and not a solid candy? Or that soldiers in the Revolutionary War received a monthly ration of chocolate for drinking? Learn all about the history of America's favorite wintertime treat in this fun, fact-filled Level 3 Ready-to-Read!...
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Star rating for The tricks and treats of Halloween!
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4.7 stars
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Shares facts about how people once carved jack-o'-lanterns out of turnips and potatoes and how Americans spend nearly two billion dollars annually for Halloween candy.
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Star rating for The 4-1-1 on phones!
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4.3 stars
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Offers an illustrated history of the telephone, from the story of its invention and subsequent technological development, to the rise of mobile phones and smart phones.
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Star rating for The explosive story of fireworks!
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3 stars
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Star rating for The high score and lowdown on video games
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4 stars
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An introduction to the history of video games profiles such classics as Pong and Pac-Man while illuminating the technologies that inspired the games of today.
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Star rating for The colorful story of comics
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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.
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Star rating for The stellar story of space travel
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"Blast off into a galaxy full of fun with this fact-tastic nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the history of fun stuff!"--

9.  The way the cookie crumbled

 
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10.  The great American story of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts gang!

 
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