by Meghan Mccarthy
Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy is a level 740L on the Lexile reading level scale. Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum is about not only the invention of gum because that has been around for centuries, but the invention of the best gum ever, bubble gum. It all started with an accoun...
Cheryl's review says it wonderfully! The only thing I would add to this is that my niece definitely enjoyed Pop!, and she was very excited about and engrossed in the story. She was also quite taken with the illustrations, which are simple, but boy, do they do an excellent job of establishing time a...
Picturebook history of gum and the invention of bubble gum. Includes brief biography of Walter Diemer (inventor), facts about gum, and sources for quotes found in text of book.
Fun, interesting, and very kid friendly.