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Gum : the cool stories and facts behind every chew / by Paige Towler ; illustrated Dan Sipple.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: How it happened (Union Square Kids (Firm))Publisher: New York : Union Square Kids, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781454944980
  • 1454944986
  • 9781454945130
  • 1454945133
Other title:
  • How it happened! Gum [Running title]
  • Cool stories & facts behind every chew, Gum
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 664.6 23
Contents:
Get ready for gum -- Section one: how it all started ; Gum's ancient roots ; Gum around the world -- Section two: how it got off the ground ; Getting gum going ; Bubble trouble ; Come and get some gum! -- Section three: How it took over the world ; A stick of gum for everyone ; Gum and games ; Pop culture ; Here today, gone tomorrow -- Gum of the future -- A yummy, gummy timeline -- Chew it yourself!
Summary: "Baseball stadiums, movie theaters, underneath your desk at school--gum is everywhere. But how did this gluey glob become everyone's favorite candy to chomp on? Readers will love gobbling down the story of gum, from its ancient origins to its influence on "pop" culture ... and everything in between!"-- Page 4 of cover
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction New 338.4766 T742 Checked out 06/11/2024 33111011119886
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction New 338.4766 T742 Available 33111011326556
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Find out how gum became everyone's favorite chewing candy in this fact-filled nonfiction book, part of the How It Happened! series.



Baseball stadiums, movie theaters, underneath your desk at school--gum is everywhere. But how did this gluey glob become everyone's favorite candy to chomp on? Readers will love gobbling down the story of gum, from its ancient origins to its influence on "pop" culture . . . and everything in between!

Includes index.

"WonderLab"--Spine

"Baseball stadiums, movie theaters, underneath your desk at school--gum is everywhere. But how did this gluey glob become everyone's favorite candy to chomp on? Readers will love gobbling down the story of gum, from its ancient origins to its influence on "pop" culture ... and everything in between!"-- Page 4 of cover

Get ready for gum -- Section one: how it all started ; Gum's ancient roots ; Gum around the world -- Section two: how it got off the ground ; Getting gum going ; Bubble trouble ; Come and get some gum! -- Section three: How it took over the world ; A stick of gum for everyone ; Gum and games ; Pop culture ; Here today, gone tomorrow -- Gum of the future -- A yummy, gummy timeline -- Chew it yourself!

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