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40 pp.
| Kids Can |
September, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-77138-619-7$17.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Felicita Sala.
A talented chef creates delectable dishes at his fancy restaurant. When a fussy diner repeatedly returns his plate for thinner potatoes, the first potato chip is born. Told in offbeat-flowery prose and with old-timey illustrations, this origin story is based on some truth (detailed in an author's note): George Crum was a real chef who's credited with developing potato chips, called "Saratoga Chips," in 1853. Bib.