The Deep Dish on Pizza!
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2014

The Deep Dish on Pizza!

Part of the History of Fun Stuff series

Discover the surprising history behind everyone's favorite slice.

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48 pages
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Uncover the fascinating journey of pizza from ancient flatbreads to modern-day slices devoured by the second. Explore intriguing facts, like soldiers using shields as makeshift ovens, and test your knowledge with a fun quiz. Dive into the delicious history of this beloved dish and see how it spans cultures and centuries, leaving a tasty trail across the globe.

From the publisher

Chow down on a slice of history in this fact-tastic nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read all about pizza, part of a series about the history of fun stuff! Did you know that two thousand years ago, the soldiers of Darius the Great used their shields to cook a pizza-like flatbread? Or that Americans eat approximately 350 slices of pizza per second? That adds up to more than seventy-five football fields of pizza each day! Learn all about the mouthwatering history of pizza in this fun, fact-filled book. A special section at the back of the book includes relevant info on subjects like geography and science, and there’s even a fun quiz so you can test yourself to see what you’ve learned!

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Format
Paperback
Pages
48
Reading age
6–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
NC950L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.5
F&P level
~W
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
168565
Publication
Published
August 5, 2014
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781481420556

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