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Author Kurlansky, Mark, author.

Title Frozen in time : Clarence Birdseye's outrageous idea about frozen food / Mark Kurlansky.

Publication Info. New York : Delacorte Press, 2014.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PHS Non-Fiction  338.7 KURLANSKY    ---  Available
Description 165 pages, 8 unnumbered plates : photographs ; 22 cm
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157) and index.
Audience LEX 1220
Study Program AR MG RL 8.3 PTS 7 170225EN
Summary Adventurer and inventor Clarence Birdseye had a fascination with food preservation that led him to develop and patent the Birdseye freezing process and start the company that still bears his name today. His limitless curiosity spurred his other inventions, including the electric sunlamp, an improved incandescent lightbulb, and a harpoon gun to tag finback whales.
Audience Ages 10-13.
Grades 5-8.
Awards A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG)
Subject Birdseye, Clarence, 1886-1956 -- Juvenile literature.
Birdseye, Clarence, 1886-1956.
Birdseye, Clarence, 1886-1956.
Businessmen -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Frozen foods industry -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.
Frozen foods industry -- United States -- History.
Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.
Frozen foods industry -- United States -- History.
Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN 9780375991356 (library binding)
9780385743884 (hardcover)

 
    
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