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Bite by bite : American history through feasts, foods, and side dishes / Marc Aronson and Paul Freedman ; with contributions from Frederick Douglass Opie, Amanda Palacios, Tatum Willis, David Zheng ; illustrated by Toni D. Chambers.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2024]Copyright date: ©2024Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 164 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781665935500
  • 1665935502
Other title:
  • American history through feasts, foods, and side dishes
Subject(s):
Contents:
First food: foundations -- Enslavement and race, immigration and reaction: transformations -- Franchise and fracture: have it whose way?
Summary: "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."-- Provided by publisher.
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 394.1209 A769 Processing 33111011476476
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction New 394.1209 A769 Available 33111011363088
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Explore the fascinating history of America as told through the lens of food in this illustrated nonfiction middle grade book that lays out the diverse cultures that have combined to create the rich and delicious tapestry of the American country and cuisine.

As American as apple pie. It's a familiar saying, yet gumbo and chop suey are also American! What we eat tells us who we are: where we're from, how we move from place to place, and how we express our cultures and living traditions.

In twelve dishes that take readers from thousands of years ago through today, this book explores the diverse peoples and foodways that make up the United States. From First Salmon Feasts of the Umatilla and Cayuse tribes in the Pacific Northwest to fish fries celebrated by formerly enslaved African Americans, from "red sauce" Italian restaurants popular with young bohemians in the East to Cantonese restaurants enjoyed by rebellious young eaters in the West, this is the true story of the many Americas--laid out bite by bite.

Includes bibliographical references and index..

First food: foundations -- Enslavement and race, immigration and reaction: transformations -- Franchise and fracture: have it whose way?

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 10 and up Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

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