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Age Range
7 - 10
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2006-04-01
Grade Level
2nd - 5th
ISBN
9781600606564
Lexile
AD910
Themes
food science
innovation and invention

George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

Written by Gaylia Taylor and Illustrated by Frank Morrison

Growing up in the 1830s in Saratoga Springs, New York, isn't easy for George Crum. Picked on at school because of the color of his skin, George escapes into his favorite pastimes - hunting and fishing. Soon George learns to cook too, and as a young man he lands a job as 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.

 

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Age Range
7 - 10
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2006-04-01
Grade Level
2nd - 5th
ISBN
9781600606564
Lexile
AD910
Themes
food science
innovation and invention
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