Ice Cream Cones for Sale!

by Elaine Greenstein

Book Overview

Can an ice cream controversy be red hot? You bet Here's a colorful picture book that playfully presents the great debate over who invented the ice cream cone. A perfect summer treat. Who invented the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 0439877628
• ISBN13: 9780439877626
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Ice Cream Cone Synchronicity!

Half of what makes a picture book wonderful is, of course the pictures, and there are lots of books out there that can stand alone on illustrations. Ice-Cream Cones For Sale! can certainly rely on its beautiful, nostalgic monoprints but doesn't have to - it also tells the great and mysterious tale of the invention of the ice cream cone and the St. Louis World's Fair. Greenstein's author's note is a great insight into how fun, exciting, and unpredictable history can be as she details some of the twists and turns of her own research. A great book for reading and enjoying but also a great book to use for the start of a historical research project, to introduce the concept of synchronicity, and to inspire budding young inventors.