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    612-822-4611

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Mr. Crum's Potato Predicament

Mr. Crum's Potato Predicament

Renaud, Anne
Sala, Felicita

Hardcover

General Juvenile Fiction

Publisher Price: $19.99

ISBN10: 1771386193
ISBN13: 9781771386197
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Published: Sep 5 2017
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.40 Width: 9.20 Depth: 9.80
Language: English
When Filbert P. Horsefeathers walks into George Crum's restaurant, he tells the waitress, I have a hankering for a heaping helping of potatoes. Fine cook that he is, George prepares a serving of his most scrumptious, succulent and sublime potato wedges, only to have Filbert send them back. Too thick, he says. So, George makes thinner wedges. But his picky customer sends them back again. And again. Feeling a bit mischievous, George decides to use his sharpest knife to cut paper-thin potato slices, which he fries until they are crackling and then showers with salt. At last, Filbert is satisfied, proclaiming, Perfection! Which they are. Because, quite by accident, George Crum has invented potato chips!This fictional picture book tale by Anne Renaud is based on a real man named George Crum, a cook in Saratoga Springs, New York, in the 1850s, who is purported to have created the first potato chip in response to a demanding customer. Included at the back of the book is a historical note with a list of sources describing the legend and the remarkable and inspiring story of Crum, a trapper of mixed Native American and African American descent, who supplied restaurants with fresh game, then became a chef and successful restauranteur himself. Felicita Sala's gorgeous illustrations accurately portray the historical period but with a lighthearted touch. They work beautifully with Renaud's playful language and quirky characters for a lively and deliciously fun read-aloud. This book is an excellent choice for lessons on inventions and inventors, history, or why we eat the foods we do.

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