{"product_id":"a-fine-dessert-four-centuries-four-families-one-delicious-treat-hardcover","title":"A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSophie Blackall\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom highly acclaimed author Jenkins and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Blackall comes a fascinating picture book in which four families, in four different cities, over four centuries, make the same delicious dessert: blackberry fool. This richly detailed book ingeniously shows how food, technology, and even families have changed throughout American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1710, a girl and her mother in Lyme, England, prepare a blackberry fool, picking wild blackberries and beating cream from their cow with a bundle of twigs. The same dessert is prepared by an enslaved girl and her mother in 1810 in Charleston, South Carolina; by a mother and daughter in 1910 in Boston; and finally by a boy and his father in present-day San Diego. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKids and parents alike will delight in discovering the differences in daily life over the course of four centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes a recipe for blackberry fool and notes from the author and illustrator about their research.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEMILY JENKINS has written many highly acclaimed books for children, including \u003ci\u003eWater in the Park, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice and a \u003ci\u003eBulletin\u003c\/i\u003e Blue Ribbon Book; \u003ci\u003eLemonade in Winter, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year; and two \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor Books: \u003ci\u003eFive Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThat New Animal\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of the popular Toys trilogy: \u003ci\u003eToys Go Out, Toy Dance Party, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eToys Come Home\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit the author at emilyjenkins.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e SOPHIE BLACKALL received the Caldecott Medal for \u003ci\u003eFinding Winnie\u003c\/i\u003e by Lindsay Mattick. She is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Lalouche\u003c\/i\u003e by Matthew Olshan, a \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year; \u003ci\u003eEdwin Speaks Up\u003c\/i\u003e by April Stevens, a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year; and \u003ci\u003eRuby's Wish\u003c\/i\u003e by Shirin Yim Bridges, an Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award winner. She has also illustrated the Mr. and Mrs. Bunny series by Polly Horvath and the bestselling Ivy and Bean series by Annie Barrows. A native of Australia, she lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at sophieblackall.com, where she has regularly posted about the process of making this book.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 44\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.7 x 9.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755654250784,"sku":"9780375868320","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/23a60bb1023b30e2230d3cd27fb68f66.webp?v=1780064880","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-fine-dessert-four-centuries-four-families-one-delicious-treat-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}