Pizza, Peanut Butter, and Pickles
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–10 · 2019 · Est. 2.5 hour read

Pizza, Peanut Butter, and Pickles

By Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot (Illustrator)

Part of the My Weird School Fast Facts series

A humorous book about food and its history.

4.5/5 Goodreads · 119 ratings
208 pages· 12,474 words· Est. 2.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary

Join A.J. and Andrea on a wild journey through the strangest food facts imaginable. From a 12,000-pound chocolate bar to onion-chopping tricks, this book is packed with hilarious and surprising tidbits. Perfect for curious kids and trivia lovers, it offers a fun, illustrated dive into the world of food oddities. What other culinary secrets will you uncover?

From the publisher

Think fast with A.J. and Andrea from My Weird School! Did you know that the biggest chocolate bar weighed over 12,000 pounds? Did you know that you can stop yourself from crying while chopping onions by holding a slice of bread in your mouth?Learn more weird-but-true food facts with A.J. and Andrea from Dan Gutman’s bestselling My Weird School series. This highly illustrated series of nonfiction books features hundreds of hysterical facts, plus lots of photos and illustrations.Whether you’re a kid who wants to learn more about food or simply someone who wants to know the average cost of lunch in 1915, this is the book for you!With more than 23 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
208
Words
12,474
Reading age
6–10
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
740L
Themes & topics
Books about foodBooks about cooking and foodBooks about humorBooks about history
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.4
F&P level
~R
AR points
2
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
506089
Publication
Published
October 15, 2019
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780062673152

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