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Fairy Floss: The Sweet Story of Cotton Candy- Buckner Community Read-K-2 Level

This list contains the Summer 2021 selection, Fairy Floss: The Sweet Story of Cotton Candy, along with, an activity guide, similar reads, and a fun activity.

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  • Fairy Floss

    the Sweet Story of Cotton Candy

    Ingalls, Ann
    Lily and her Aunt Mae visit John Wharton's candy shop. While there, they are excited to discover cotton candy, a new yummy treat. Mr.Wharton tells them that he plans to show his new invention at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Lilly and…
    BookNew York : Little Bee Books, 2017 — JE INGALLS
  • Steamboat School

    Inspired by a True Story, St. Louis, Missouri: 1847

    Hopkinson, Deborah
    In the early 1800s in St. Louis, Missouri, a new law against educating African Americans forces Reverend John to close his school. He solves the problem by moving the school to a steamboat on the Mississippi River. The book Fairy Floss…
    BookLos Angeles ; New York : Disney-Hyperion, 2016. — JE HOPKINSON
  • This book is a great introduction to the architecture and major attractions of St. Louis.
    BookSt. Louis : Missouri Historical Society Press ; [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by University of Missouri Press, [2001] — 720.977866 Sa57
  • Show Me the Number

    a Missouri Number Book

    Young, Judy
    This picture book uses numbers to introduce Missouri's state symbols, history and landmarks.
    BookChelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2007] — 977.8 Y852
  • Magic Ramen

    the Story of Momofuku Ando

    Wang, Andrea
    Momo Fuku is sad after he sees a line of people waiting to get food after World War II. He tries to solve the problem by creating a cheap and quick meal. As a result, the ever popular Roman Noodles were born! This book is similar to Fairy…
    BookNew York, NY : Little Bee Books, [2019] — B AN248
  • The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle

    the Cool Science Behind Frank Epperson's Famous Frozen Treat

    Renaud, Anne, 1957-
    Young Frank enjoyed experimenting with soda water. One cold night, he left the soda water outside with a spoon in it. The next morning, he noticed that the drink was frozen and the first popsicle was invented.
    BookToronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2019] — B EP73
  • This book explores how engineer George Ferris invented and built the Ferris Wheel. His new creation debuted at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The story Fairy Floss, was based on happenings at the St Louis World's Fair.
    BookNew York, New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, [2014] — JE DAVIS
  • Rosie loves to create unusual contraptions, but she almost calls it quits after one of her inventions is a failure. Will she persevere and continue to invent new things?
    BookNew York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2013] — JE BEATY
  • The Grand Festival of Inventions is soon and Cleonardo wants to invent something impressive to enter in the festival.
    BookNew York : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2016. — JE GRANDPRE
  • Young Charlotte is a tech genius. So when her parents buy her a new doll, she tinkers with it and adds some new tech features.
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018. — JE MCCLOSKEY
  • There are twenty experiments in this book that young readers can do to learn more about the science of food, nutrition and cooking.
    BookNew York, NY : DK Publishing, 2019. — 641.3 G223
  • Work with a parent or trusted adult to make this candy clay. Mold the clay into different shapes. Experiment with different flavors and eat your creation!
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