How Candy Canes Are Made by Danica Kassebaum

 Only one more week before the of 1st Advent. I'm trying to keep my head on Thanksgiving first, but this year it seems like a launch pad into overdrive. Do you have the same feeling? I definitely have baking and cooking on the mind, which works perfectly for today's read. The second I saw this one, I grabbed it up. It doesn't come out until December 2nd, but that's exactly right to enjoy for the season.

So, let's see how it is.

HOW CANDY CANES ARE MADE

by Danica Kassebaum

Shell Educational Publications

Children's Nonfiction

24 pages

ages 5 to 8

COMING...

DECEMBER 2nd!!!

Candy canes are a sweet treat. Have you ever wondered how they are made? Learn the steps it takes to make candy canes with this fun and informative nonfiction book! This book also includes opportunities to extend learning, including Read and Response questions and even a science experiment you can do with supplies you already have at home!

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With real life photos and easy to understand descriptions, the mystery behind candy cane creation becomes clear.

Written for beginning readers and those more sure of their words, these pages lead through the step-by-step process of candy cane creation. It begins with a short description of what candy canes are and then, dives into the three basic ingredients, sugar melting and more. Each page holds just a few, short sentences and is easy enough for those readers, who are pretty sure of their words, to tackle on their own. For others, it makes a nicely, paced read-aloud. With each step, a photo presents what the process looks like in real life. These are large, colorful, and bring across the process clearly. At the end, there's an experiment with simple ingredients surrounding the stripes on candy canes. This is appropriate even for younger readers to work through with a little adult help.

It's a nice book for the younger audience to learn more about candy cane creation and is easy to understand and follow. The writing is enjoyable to follow and doesn't talk down to the reader or sound overly monotone. The information is clear, and the photos fit. I was a little disappointed that there wasn't a photo to clearly demonstrate how the different colored rolls are brought together, but the rest was well done.

This is not only a lovely read for the Christmas season, but also great for a theme in classrooms and homeschoolers, too.