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Reviewed on December 1, 2017 | Picture Books
Gr 2–4—A red panda named Dao You takes students Emma and Ethan across the Pacific and back in time to learn the history of the noodles whose "savory scent" lures them away from their school field trip. Dao (whose full name means "tour guide" in Chinese, according to the helpful glossary) whisks hungry Ethan and curious Emma back in time to 19th century Japan where street vendors sold noodle soup from pushcarts. (Pulled noodles made from wheat flour were invented in northern China.) They leap ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2018
Ethan and Emma follow their noses to a restaurant serving noodle soup. Then, red panda Dao, "guide to the many fabulous creations from Asi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More