George Crum and the Saratoga chip / by Gaylia Taylor ; illustrated by Frank Morrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Gaylia, author.

Contributor:

Morrison, Frank, 1971- illustrator.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crum, George (Chef)--Juvenile literature.

Crum, George.

Crum, George, chef.

Crum, George (Chef).

Cooks--New York (State)--Saratoga Springs--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Cooks.

Potato chips--History--Juvenile literature.

Potato chips.

Cooks--New York (State)--Saratoga Springs--Biography.

Potato chips--History.

New York (State)--Saratoga Springs.

Genre:

Fiction.

Biographies.

History.

Juvenile works.

Picture books.

Children's stories.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy 1 & 2)

Physical Description:

[32] pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Lee & Low Books Inc., [2006]

Summary:

Growing up in the 1830s in Saratoga Springs, New York, isn't easy for George Crum. Picked on at school because of the colour of his skin, George escapes into his favorite pastimes - hunting and fishing. Soon George learns to cook too, and he lands a job as a chef at the fancy Moon's Lake House. George loves his work, except for the fussy customers, who are always complaining! One hot day George's patience boils over and he cooks up a potato dish so unique it changes his life forever. This spirited story of the invention of the potato chip is a testament to human ingenuity and a tasty slice of culinary history.

Notes:

"The text is set in Cochin"--Verso of title leaf.

"The illustrations are rendered in acrylic"--Verso of title leaf.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [2]).

Delaware Diamonds (2007-2008) Nominee; Texas Library Association Texas Bluebonnet Award (2007-2008); Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year (2007).

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copies 1 and 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy 1 has dustjacket with plastic cover retained.

Banks Collection copy 1 has "Timberland Regional Library Service Enter ... Tumwater WA" and "Officially Withdrawn from Tiberland Regional Library" stamped on title page.

Banks Collection copy 2: dust jacket retained.

ISBN:

9781584302551 :

1584302550

1600606563

9781600606564

OCLC:

60741934

Publisher Number:

9781584302551