{"id":20401,"date":"2013-09-02T14:19:04","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T18:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=20401"},"modified":"2013-09-02T14:19:04","modified_gmt":"2013-09-02T18:19:04","slug":"review-of-pop-the-invention-of-bubble-gum-by-meghan-mccarthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=20401","title":{"rendered":"Review of Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum, by Meghan McCarthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/pop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/pop.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"pop\" width=\"144\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-21773\" \/><\/a><em>Pop!<br \/>\nThe Invention of Bubble Gum<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By Meghan McCarthy<\/p>\n<p>A Paula Wiseman Book (Simon &#038; Schuster), 2010.  40 pages.<\/p>\n<p>This nonfiction picture book tells the story of the invention of bubble gum.  Walter Diemer, the man who came up with the breakthrough, was actually an accountant in the Fleer candy factory.  He started watching a pot for a chemist, and ended up testing out new combinations.  He finally found the formula for bubble gum.  Pink was the only color he happened to have on hand, so that was the color of the new invention.<\/p>\n<p>This simple story is told with big bright illustrations.  It\u2019s true, and it\u2019s about something near and dear to children\u2019s hearts, so this is an excellent choice to get kids interested in nonfiction.  Notes at the back tell more about Walter Diemer and facts about gum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/nonfiction-monday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/nonfiction-monday.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"nonfiction-monday\" width=\"150\" height=\"105\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-21774\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;m posting this review today in honor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidlitosphere.org\/nonfiction-monday\/\">Nonfiction Monday<\/a>, hosted today at <a href=\"http:\/\/amomssparetime.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/nonfiction-monday-miss-moore-thought.html\">A Mom&#8217;s Spare Time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1416979700\/sonderbooksco-20\" target=\"outside\">Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find this review on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\">Sonderbooks<\/a> at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Nonfiction\/pop.html\">www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Nonfiction\/pop.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.<\/p>\n<p>Source: This review is based on my own copy, which I got at an ALA conference.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer:  I am a professional librarian, but I maintain my website and blogs on my own time.  The views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"Sonderbooks\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum By Meghan McCarthy A Paula Wiseman Book (Simon &#038; Schuster), 2010. 40 pages. This nonfiction picture book tells the story of the invention of bubble gum. Walter Diemer, the man who came up with the breakthrough, was actually an accountant in the Fleer candy factory. 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