Bubblemania: A Chewy History of Bubble Gum

By Lee Wardlaw

Here's a fact-filled, funny, and informative book that contains everything kids--and grown-ups--would ever want to know about the $500 million industry that is bubble gum. From the gum the Native... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689817193
• ISBN13: 9780689817199
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A Short and Fun Lesson On the History of Bubble Gum

Bubble Mania: The Chewy History of Bubble Gum Non-Fiction Review Grade: B+ ...I know that I normally review horror books and movies, and that this book is totally different, but every once in a while it's not bad to pick up an interesting non-fiction book. Bubble Mania's fun lies in its quirky facts and trivia, and even includes some (unhappily) black and white pictures on how you make bubble-gum. The history goes back thousands of years ago, even to the Greeks and the Mayans! The problem with the book is that towards the middle it seems like the author ran out of things to say and started to repeat the same facts, and the book starts to drag. But, after awhile, the book came back again with newer facts, like how kids can get paid up to thirty dollars an hour taste-testing new gum, or how gum gets distributed through premiums (one premium was a free bull!!), or how gum balls are made. In the back of the book, it even tells you how to make your bubble gum, which is kind of the reason I got the book in the first place. The problem: You have to send away ten bucks to get the ingredients. Kind of cheap guys. Still a fun and short read though, recommended.

it's a mouthful

This book was amazingly great. It was my favorite book and it is the kind of book you can read over and over again. I would recomend it to absolutely anyone. This book is the best book in the world. This is a fine peice of liderature. It provides all the facts you could possilbly want and some ideas for first time chewers. You will learn amazing and practical facts you can use everyday. It was glorious, wonderful, clever, made you want to keep reading.

Excellent source of infomation both factual and fun !!!

Bubblemania - the chewey history of Bubble Gum is an excellent source of information. Both fact and fun. Also has recipe to make your own Bubble Gum and where to order the necessary ingredients. We used for a 2nd grade Science Project.