A brand-new Guinness World Records book for kids!
We hope you're hungry! Fun with Food has plenty of options to whet your appetite: the largest grilled cheese, the tallest cake, the most expensive hot dog, and more. Simple text will make learning about exciting topics fun for beginning readers.
Guinness World Records: Fun with Food is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help.
May 1, 2016
Gr 1-3-This newest addition to the popular series shares some of the bizarre and remarkable food world records-the largest bowl of cereal, the tallest cake, and the $169 hot dog. Like similar titles in this series, this book is designed to support developing readers. Each page of text provides plenty of white space with a clear, easy-to-read font overlaying a full-color photo. Bold words identify the topic of each brief paragraph. The vocabulary is simple, with longer sentences to challenge those just on the cusp of independent reading. This selection will also appeal to reluctant readers. While this doesn't offer report-level information or an opportunity for deeper learning, the wacky nature of the subject will be popular.
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July 1, 2016
This random collection of "world records" accentuates the playful aspects of food. From the "most eggs cracked in 1 hour using one hand" to the world's "largest collection of food-related items," the records are wacky and should appeal to many beginning readers. Color photos accompany the large-print text (two to three sentences per page), which briefly describes each record.
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April 1, 2016
Guinness World Records aren't just for big kids anymore. This early reader is designed to get beginning readers hooked on the weird and wonderful factoids that have long intrigued older reluctant readers. Repackaged from the famous book, it concentrates on foods kids know and love. The 32 pages are loosely organized by meals, starting with breakfast (eggs, cereal, pancakes, juice) and going through lunch and dinner (salad, soup, a 320-pound grilled-cheese sandwich, hot dogs, pizza, mac and cheese). Most of the records are of the "largest" category, but three are "most expensive" (hot dog, hamburger, and pie), which may not impress young readers as much. A few should come with "don't try this at home" warnings--cracking eggs with one hand and smashing watermelons with the head would make quite a mess. Others may be in the "does anyone care?" category--the heaviest turnip, the largest cookie-jar collection, for example. Each is accompanied with an entertaining color photo of the extraordinary food, its creator, or consumer. With only 28 records included, and with its large font and limited background information, this excerpted version won't substitute for the full record book but may intrigue younger children enough that they will dip into the original Guinness book or website. Kids who don't want to read much of anything will eat this up. (Nonfiction early reader. 5-8)
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