Age
9+
Grade
4-6
James Cross Giblin
From Hand to Mouth: Or, How We Invented Knives, Forks, Spoons, and Chopsticks and the Table Manners to Go with Them
Library Binding
(Collins Nov. 12, 1987)
‘The history of eating utensils and customs from the ancient world to the present. Beginning with the use of small spears to pick meat out of the fire, Giblin follows the development of utensils through the controversial introduction of forks and the casual eating practices of today. Well-organized and spryly written.’ —SLJ.
Notable Children’s Books of 1987 (ALA)1987 Children's Editors' Choices (BL)Notable 1987 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)Children's Books of 1987 (Library of Congress)
- ISBN
- 0690046626 / 9780690046625
- Pages
- 96
- Weight
- 16.0 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 0.5 in.
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