A variety of facts about popcorn presented with humorous illustrations.
Our featured October Books this year are about popcorn, some stories in which popcorn plays an important part of the plot, and a couple of books of non-fiction about corn and grains.
The Popcorn Book by Tomie de Paola, Holiday House, New York, NY 1978
A variety of facts about popcorn presented with humorous illustrations.
Popcorn by Milicent E. Selsam, photographs by Jerome Wexler, William Morrow and Company, New York, NY 1976
This book is more scentific in describing the history of corn cultivation and the growth cycle of the type of corn used to make popcorn.
The Purloined Corn Popper by E. W. Hildick (Edmund Wallace), M. Cavendish, New York, NY 1997
A mystery that centers on a corn popper. Ten-year-old Tim is worried when a popcorn popper containing a wad of money is stolen from his kitchen and his friend Freddie is suspected of the crime.
McBroom Tells A Lie, by Sid Fleischman, illustrated by Walter Lorraine, Atlantic Monthly Press, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA 1976
The funny story of farmer McBroom, who saves his farm from a neighbor who wants to steal it, by using a popcorn machine, frozen sunlight, and jumping beans.
Henry and Mudge and the Big Sleepover, by Cynthia Rylant, pictures by Sucie Stevenson, Voyager Books, Simon and Schuster Books For Young Readers. New York, NY 2006
Henry and his dog, Mudge, are invited to a sleepover in Patrick's atic, where they watch monster movies, eat pizza, and enjoy a contest to determine whose dog is the best popcorn catcher.
Peanuts, Popcorn, Ice Cream, Candy and Soda Pop, and How They Began by Solveig Paulson Russell, drawings by Ralph J. McDonald, Abingdon Press, Nashville, TN 1970
Facts about the history and production of these assorted goodies, which in the case of popcorn was know to the native American tribes long before the settlement of this continent by Europeans.
Mr. Picklepaw's Popcorn by Ruth Adams, illustrated by Kurt Werth, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Inc., New York, NY, 1965
The story of Mr. Picklepaw's bumper harvest of corn and why he learned that it is important to store it in a cool place.
Corn by Gail Gibbons, Holiday House, New York, NY, 2008
An illustrated introduction to corn that provides an overview of its history and discusses how it is planted, cultivated, harvested, and used.
People of Corn: A Mayan Story retold by Mary-Joan Gerson, pictures by Carla Golembe, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA 1995
In this tale, from the Mayan civilization that originated several thousand years ago in Mexico, after several unsuccessful attempts to create grateful creatures, the Mayan gods use sacred corn to fashion a people who will thank and praise their creators.
Glorious Grasses: The Grains by Meredith Sayles Hughes, Lerner Publications Company, Minneapolis, MN 1999
A discussion of how humans have cultivated and used various grains, including wheat, rice, corn, millet, oats, barley, and rye, with recipes and information on the nutritional value of these plants we eat.
Popcorn at the Palace by Emily Arnold McCully, Browndeer Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, New York, NY, 1997
Based on real events, this tells the story of Maisie Ferris and her father, who travel from Illinois to England in the mid-1800's to introduce the American phenomenon of popcorn.
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