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Eat Your Woolly Mammoths!

Two Million Years of the World's Most Amazing Food Facts, from the Stone Age to the Future
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Eat Your Woolly Mammoths! by James Solheim is an engaging children's book that introduces young readers to culinary adventures from prehistoric times through to modern-day delicacies. Packed with humour and intriguing facts, the narrative encourages kids to explore how food and diets have evolved through the ages, blending fun with education in a delightful way.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this book if you have a curious little explorer at home who loves fun facts and history. It's perfect for children fascinated by the past and eager to learn quirky and fascinating tidbits about ancient culinary habits. The playful illustrations and engaging storytelling will keep young minds entertained while they explore surprising details from the past. Suitable for curious kids who enjoy learning through storytelling.

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A great choice for readers who munched through Ripley’s Believe It or Not: Fun Facts and Silly Stories and the National Geographic Kids: Weird but True books.

Includes sidebars, fun facts, recipes, additional resources, and more!

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Food, glorious food!

If there’s one thing that transcends time, it’s our love for food! But what did people generations ago consume, and what will we eat in the years ahead? James Solheim’s Eat Your Woolly Mammoths! serves up the stories behind the world’s most delicious, nutritious, and amazing foods—from the Stone Age to the future. For readers who love the fascinating facts that bring history to life. Let the feast begin!

Would you like a plate of woolly mammoth? Or perhaps a sample of fresh tuna eyeballs? From scorpions on sticks and llama salami to oysters and chocolate chip cookies, you’ll travel through the centuries and around the world and discover the amazing foods that have been eaten—and enjoyed—throughout history.

Eat Your Woolly Mammoths! explores the history of food and is full of fun, digestible facts that young historians, cooks, and scientists will gobble up. An accessible, educational, and funny text combined with laugh-out-loud illustrations makes this an ideal pick for independent readers and snackers everywhere. A great choice for readers who munched through Ripley’s Believe It or Not: Fun Facts and Silly Stories and the National Geographic Kids: Weird but True books.

Includes sidebars, fun facts, recipes, additional resources, and more!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780062397058

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 June 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Greenwillow Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 465g

Pages: 56

About the Author

James Solheim is a Norwegian author and illustrator. He is the author of It's Disgusting-and We Ate It! and Santa's Secrets Revealed, among other titles. James Solheim lives in Omaha, Nebraska.

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