TY - BOOK AU - Aronson,Marc AU - Freedman,Paul AU - Opie,Frederick Douglass AU - Palacios,Amanda AU - Willis,Tatum AU - Zheng,Kaigui AU - Chambers,Toni D. TI - Bite by bite: American history through feasts, foods, and side dishes SN - 9781665935500 PY - 2024///] CY - New York PB - Atheneum Books for Young Readers KW - Food KW - United States KW - History KW - Juvenile literature KW - Food habits N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; First food: foundations -- Enslavement and race, immigration and reaction: transformations -- Franchise and fracture: have it whose way?; Ages 10 and up; Atheneum Books for Young Readers N2 - "A middle-grade nonfiction book cowritten by Marc Aronson and historian/food writer Dr. Paul Freedmand with contributors Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie, Tatum Willis, Amanda Palacios, and David Zheng. American food and, by extension, American identify is much broader than the phrase "as American as apple pie." In a series of meals that take readers from pre-1492 through today, the text explores this country's identify and history through the lens of food, highlighting how cultures and histories mix to create the rich tapestry of America."-- ER -