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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/19/13

POP! The Invention of Bubble Gum


AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Meghan McCarthy 
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books              PUBLICATION DATE: 2010
GENRE: Informational Picture Book          READING LEVEL: Grades 2-3



BRIEF OVERVIEW: Walter Diemer started out as an accountant for a company that made gum and candy.  He went on to switch roles from accountant to bubble gum maker., helping the company to make the first successful batch of bubble gum. A
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will make their own "bubble gum" out of white clay, and will use primary colors to figure out how we can make the color pink, and then paint our "bubble gum" pink.
AREVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Jasmine Strickland- Valdosta State University