Pizza!: A Slice of History

From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious and mouth-watering history of pizza.

Do YOU like PIZZA? Because right now, somewhere in the world, someone is eating it. Did you know that in the United States we eat 350 slices of pizza every second? Or that in Sweden they serve pizza with bananas and peanuts? All over the world, people love pizza--but where did it come from? And who made the first pizza?

Join award-winning author and illustrator Greg Pizzoli as he travels through time and around the globe to discover the mouth-watering history of pizza. Bursting with color, flavor, fun facts, and a family-friendly English muffin pizza recipe, Pizza! A Slice of History reveals the delicious story of the world's best food.

Author: Greg Pizzoli
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/09/2022
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 9.90h x 9.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780425291078
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 518997 / Pizza! a Slice of History


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2022
Booklist 06/01/2022 pg. 62
Shelf Awareness 08/12/2022
Publishers Weekly 10/31/2022

About the Author
Greg Pizzoli is the creator of the Baloney and Friends series as well as a three-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Award recipient for The Watermelon Seed (Medal winner), The Book Hog (Honor book), and Good Night Owl (Honor book). He is also the author-illustrator of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Impossible True Story of Tricky Vic: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower. He lives in Philadelphia, where he eats a lot of pizza.