{"product_id":"the-traveling-taco-the-amazing-and-surprising-journey-of-many-of-your-favorite-foods-mia-wenjen-hardcover","title":"The Traveling Taco: The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite Foods -- Mia Wenjen, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e​● California Reading Association Silver Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e​● A 2026 Notable Social Studies Trade Books Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mouthwatering exploration of the history of kids' favorite foods from around the world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom pizza to pasta and ice cream to French fries, some of our favorite foods have a surprising history, and many of them have traveled far from where they originated!\u003cbr\u003eDid you know many well-known dishes are food immigrants? The Al Pastor Taco traveled from Lebanon to Puebla, Mexico... French fries originated in Belgium... And pasta arrived in Italy long before Marco Polo visited China.\u003cbr\u003eThis fascinating nonfiction book featuring rhyming text takes the reader on travels around the world to celebrate foods, their history, and surprising origins. Join Mia Wenjen for a fact-packed journey of discovery that will make your mouth water as you travel the unexpected road of some of our favorite foods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mia Wenjen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Comet Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.13h x 8.74w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636551319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2025 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2025 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMia Wenjen \u003c\/b\u003eblogs about parenting, children's books, and education at PragmaticMom.com and is the cocreator of Read Your World, celebrating Multicultural Children's Book Day, a nonprofit celebrating diversity in children's books. She is the author of several illustrated nonfiction children's books, including \u003ci\u003eWe Sing From the Heart: How The Slants Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court\u003c\/i\u003e also published by Red Comet Press. Wenjen lives in Boston with her husband and three kids. Follow her at #PragmaticMom on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook. \u003cb\u003eKimberlie Clinthorne-Wong\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator, designer, and ceramicist from Hawaii. She received a BFA in drawing from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a BFA in illustration from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. She has illustrated several picture books and currently lives and works in Ann Arbor, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Wenjen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67381230764260,"sku":"9781636551319","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781636551319.jpg?v=1790410239","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-traveling-taco-the-amazing-and-surprising-journey-of-many-of-your-favorite-foods-mia-wenjen-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}