Ice Cream Cones (Oops! Accidental Inventions)

by Catherine C Finan (Author)

Ice Cream Cones (Oops! Accidental Inventions)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

They're a cool treat on a hot day, but did you know there was a long time before ice cream became handheld?

Learn the story of how this sticky, melting treat gained its cone. Simple text and fun photos prove we can create wonders when we find ourselves in sticky situations!

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ALA/Booklist

Grades K-2. This installment in the Oops! Accidental Inventions series (6 titles) dives into the invention of not ice cream itself but of the now-ubiquitous waffle cones used to carry it around. 

School Library Journal

K-Gr 2-Readers who've never heard the iconic Bob Ross-ism "We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents" will see that concept come to life in this clever, engaging series. Some of these accidents, like bubble gum, chocolate chip cookies, and ice cream cones, have led to the invention of some very tasty treats. Chocolate chip cookies are notable for being the only featured invention created by a woman, Ruth Wakefield. Sticky notes came to be only because their inventor failed first-his super-strong glue came out way too weak. Microwave ovens and spray string strayed from their original intent, too. These books illustrate the lesson all good science teachers strive to impart: Sometimes we learn the most from our failures. Helpful pronunciation asides encourage readers to sound out vocabulary words phonetically before they're defined in the glossary. VERDICT Worthwhile additions where young STEM-minded readers roam.

Copyright 2023 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. 

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9798885094658
Lexile Measure
440
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Publication date
January 20, 2023
Series
Oops! Accidental Inventions
BISAC categories
JNF061010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Inventions
JNF045000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers | Beginner
Library of Congress categories
History
Ice cream cones

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