Eat Your Words

by Charlotte Foltz Jones, John O'Brien (Illustrator)

Overview

Baked Alaska, melba toast, hush puppies, and coconuts. You'd be surprised at how these food names came to be. And have you ever wondered why we use the expression "selling like hotcakes"? Or how about "spill the beans"? There are many fascinating and funny stories about the language of food--and the food hidden in our language! Charlotte Foltz Jones has compiled a feast of her favorite anecdotes, and John O'Brien's delightfully pun-filled drawings provide the dessert. Bon appetit!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101934326
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	05/12/2015
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	32 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Charlotte Foltz Jones is the author of Mistakes That Worked, Accidents May Happen, and Fingerprints and Talking Bones.

About the illustrator:
John O'Brien is well known for his New Yorker cartoons as well as his numerous children's book credits, including Mistakes That Worked, Accidents May Happen, and Mother Hubbard's Christmas.

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Some people leave their fingerprints in the cake frosting.
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Editorial Reviews

"An entertaining and informative presentation of all sorts of tidbits concerning the history and meaning of food-related words."
—Kirkus Reviews

"This is a great title for browsing, and youngsters will want to share these stories with their friends."—School Library Journal

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