Synopses & Reviews
‘The history of eating utensils and customs from the ancient world to the present. Beginning with the use of small spears to pick meat out of the fire, Giblin follows the development of utensils through the controversial introduction of forks and the casual eating practices of today. Well-organized and spryly written. —SLJ.
Notable Childrens Books of 1987 (ALA)
1987 Children's Editors' Choices (BL)
Notable 1987 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
Children's Books of 1987 (Library of Congress)
Description
Includes bibliographic references (p. 78-80) and index.
About the Author
James Cross Giblin is the author of eighteen books for young readers, many of which have received awards and honors. Twelve of his titles, most recently Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero and When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS have been named Notable Children's Books by the American Library Association. In 1996 he received the Washington Post--Children's Book Guild Award for Nonfiction for his body of work. Mr. Giblin lives in New York City.