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PJaze [Download ebook] Frozen in Time: Clarence Birdseye's Outrageous Idea About Frozen Food Online [PJaze.ebook] Frozen in Time: Clarence Birdseye's Outrageous Idea About Frozen Food Pdf Free Mark Kurlansky audiobook | *ebooks | Download PDF | ePub | DOC Download Now Free Download Here Download eBook #237930 in Books 2014-11-11 2014-11-11Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.25 x .50 x 5.50l, .81 #File Name: 0385372442176 pages | File size: 30.Mb Mark Kurlansky : Frozen in Time: Clarence Birdseye's Outrageous Idea About Frozen Food before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised Frozen in Time: Clarence Birdseye's Outrageous Idea About Frozen Food: 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Makes you appreciate the genius of frozen vegetablesBy Forest ReaderWhile this is a youth book and I'm anything but, I still enjoyed it. I had never thought about how those boxes of frozen vegetables we bought when I was young had come about. (You can still buy them, but bags are more common now.) Nor had I any idea how innovative they were. Very interesting.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Three StarsBy angelA lot of information... but too much info on other things in his life ...rather than his personal journey0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A parent's review: Large font, easy readingBy M. HeissThis book is geared to the level where my sixth grader can easily manage it independently. That's good, since it's a biography and a good retelling of the spirit of American entrepreneurship. But I'm glad I read it before I gave it to the child, because the author inserts questionable editorializing throughout.The writing is juvenile. How many times does the reader need to be subjected to "Back in Birdeye's time..."? (P. 4, 7, 23, 26, 31, 45, then I stopped counting) However, I do give the author credit for making an attempt to inspire kids' inventiveness.The book highlights the American system of inventiveness: invention --> practical use --> business --> money. It repeatedly shows Birdseye applying scientific observations to economic opportunities. Well done. But the "spotted fever is like AIDS" analogy was inept, and the bizarre editorializing (pages 122, 124, 135, 137, 143, and 145) was hamhanded and distracting.Further reading: George Alfred Henty's adventure stories, particularly "Redskin and the Cowboy", Miriam Birdseye's nutrition recommendations, and Robert Boyle, a so-called poster child for homeschooling. Nonfiction for kids interested in science, biography, and early entrepreneurs, this work explores the life story of Clarence Birdseye, the man who revolutionized the frozen food industry and changed the way people eat all over the world. Adapted from Mark Kurlansky’s adult work Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man. 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. This true story of an early inventor/entrepreneur is not only thrilling but also explains the science and early technology behind food preservation. Simultaneously available in a hardcover and trade paperback edition. Each edition includes an 8-page black-and-white photo insert. From School Library JournalGr 6–10—Based on Kurlansky's book for adults Birdseye: Adventures of a Curious Man (Random, 2012), this biography examines Birdseye founder Clarence Birdseye, who patented the process of freezing foods. Kurlansky describes how Birdseye dropped out of college for financial reasons, later working as a government field researcher. Between 1912 and 1915, he spent time on Canada's remote Labrador coast, where he found an opportunity in the fur business. There, he noticed that the native Inuit people could freeze food almost instantly in the frigid temperatures and that the food tasted fresh when thawed out. His curiosity about frozen foods never waned, and in the 1920s, he patented a machine that used salt water to freeze food rapidly. Birdseye caught the break of a lifetime when cereal magnate Marjorie Merriweather Post took an interest in his invention. When Post bought him out with her creation of the new company General Foods, Birdseye made a fortune, sealing the deal only three months before the stock market crash of 1929. In later years, the voraciously curious Birdseye also invented a handheld whale harpoon, as well as a high-efficiency heat lamp that is still in use. Kurlansky provides ample context, detailing relevant social and economic conditions (for instance, there was a correlation between population density and the spread of refrigeration in Brooklyn) and crediting a wide selection of contemporary and competing inventors. This is a compellingly told story with obvious curriculum connections.—Bob Hassett, Luther Jackson Middle School, Falls Church, VA "A fascinating story of curiosity, imagination and invention."--Kirkus s"Engaging . reminds young readers that the most essential ingredient to innovation is curiosity."--Booklist"A compellingly told story with . curriculum connections."--School Library Journal"Good reading for fans of biography . useful for students seeking facts about his adventurous man and his inventions."--VOYA About the AuthorMark Kurlansky is the New York Times bestselling author of Ready for a Brand New Beat: How “Dancing in the Street” Became the Anthem for a Changing America; The Food of a Younger Land; Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World; Salt: A World History; 1968: The Year That Rocked the World; and The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell, among other books. He lives in New York City. 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