# Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum

**Author:** Meghan McCarthy
**Grade range:** Grades 3–6
**Age range:** 8–11
**First published:** 2011
**Page count:** 40
**Genre:** Nonfiction
**ISBN-13:** `9781416979708`
**ISBN-10:** `1416979700`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/pop-the-invention-of-bubble-gum
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Gum. It’s been around for centuries—from the ancient Greeks to the American Indians, everyone’s chewed it. But the best kind of gum—bubble gum!—wasn’t invented until 1928, when an enterprising young accountant at Fleer Gum and Candy used his spare time to experiment with different recipes. Bubble-blowing kids everywhere will be delighted with Megan McCarthy’s entertaining pictures and engaging fun facts as they learn the history behind the pink perfection of Dubble Bubble.

## Where this book is assigned

### Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania)

- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Pennsylvania — [source: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2011-2012 winner (3-6)](https://pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/past-titles-and-winners)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · Pennsylvania — [source: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2011-2012 winner (3-6)](https://pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/past-titles-and-winners)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Pennsylvania — [source: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2011-2012 winner (3-6)](https://pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/past-titles-and-winners)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Pennsylvania — [source: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2011-2012 winner (3-6)](https://pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/past-titles-and-winners)

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