Everything but the Kitchen Sink

Weird Stuff You Didn't Know About Food

by Frieda Wishinsky & Elizabeth MacLeod, illustrated by Travis King

tagged: diet & nutrition

Description

Did you know that radishes are a common breakfast food in Japan? Why do Americans love corn dogs? Do watermelons remove freckles? Can you really clean a toilet with a can of cola? Where does the expression "say cheese" come from? Did you know that in 1919 a molasses flood killed 21 people in Boston? What child isn't going to want to know the answers to these questions? Step into any school cafeteria and you'll hear kids buzzing about food. Everything but the Kitchen Sink builds on that fascination with food through history, science, art, superstitions, and world records. Organized in 10 fast-paced and fun chapters, Everything but the Kitchen Sink will present bite-size facts, interviews with fantastic "foodies," and amazing but true sidebars. Some recipes and activities are also included.

About the Authors

Frieda Wishinsky

FRIEDA WISHINSKY is the award-winning author of more than eighty books — including picture books, novels and nonfiction — which have been translated into many languages. Each One Special, illustrated by Werner Zimmerman, was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award, and Please, Louise! illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay, won the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. More recently, Frieda has written the novel A Flower is a Friend, illustrated by Karen Patkau, and How to Become an Accidental Entrepreneur with Elizabeth MacLeod. Frieda grew up in Manhattan and has always loved crossing the Brooklyn Bridge. She now lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Elizabeth MacLeod

ELIZABETH MACLEOD a été rédactrice pour le magazine OWL pour ensuite écrire de nombreux ouvrages pour enfants. Elle est l'auteure de l'album Bunny, cheval de guerre; du livre documentaire Canada en vedette et des livres de la collection Biographie en images. Elizabeth vit à Toronto.

ELIZABETH MACLEOD is the author of many Canadian nonfiction titles, including the Canada Close Up series titles Canadian Government, Canada’s Trees and Canadian Money in addition to the award-winning Scholastic Canada Biography series and Canada Year-By-Year. She lives in Toronto, Ontario and enjoys reading, swimming, theatre, botany and tap dancing.

Travis King

Age:: 9 to 12
Grade:: 4 to 7

Awards

Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre
Winner, Red Cedar Award (BC Young Readers' Choice)
Short-listed, Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada - Information Book Award
Short-listed, OLA Silver Birch Award, Non-Fiction
Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year

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