The Discovery of Ramen: The Asian Hall of Fame

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Enjoy the first English children's book about ramen!

The new series Asian Hall of Fame shows how some cool things were created in Asia. In the debut adventure, the cute red panda named Dao guides the school kids Ethan and Emma back in time to discover how ramen was made!

As Dao spices up history, children learn fun facts, travel worldwide, and zoom back to the future. Get ready to explore more fantastic inventions in the Asian Hall of Fame!

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ISBN-13:	9781597021340
Publisher:	Immedium
Publication date:	11/14/2017
Series:	Asian Hall of Fame Series
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	9.70(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	3 - 8 Years

About the Author

Phil Amara was an editor at Kitchen Sink Press and Dark Horse Comics, and writer of the The Nevermen comic book series and the book So, You Wanna Be A Comic Book Artist?: How To Break Into Comics! The Ultimate Guide For Kids. Currently he is a elementary school teacher in Massachusetts.

Oliver Chin is the author of the popular annual children's book series Tales from the Chinese Zodiac. This remains the only series in English on the animals of the Lunar New Year, which is increasingly celebrated worldwide. He presents at schools, libraries, and museums nationwide and teaches artists of all ages how to create their own comic books.

Juan Calle is a Science illustrator from UC Santa Cruz, and art director at Liberum Donum Studios, based in Bogotá, Colombia. Juan created Immedium's children's book Good Dream, Bad Dream and illustrated The Year of the Rooster. Liberum Donum has worked for Weldon Owen publishing and Capstone Press, on titles for young audiences such as Show me How series, Papermania!, How to be a Werewolf, How to be a Zombie, and How to Draw Incredible Dinosaurs. The team works for the advertising and entertainment industry, and creates 2D and 3D animation for movies and TV, and visual development and concept art for video games.

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"I really enjoyed reading about the history of ramen, and I suspect that whether your kids are already fans of these curly noodles in their various forms or not, this is a book that will definitely tempt their taste buds.... The Discovery of Ramen is also a wonderful and tasty way to introduce young readers to Japanese history and culture." — Randomly Reading
“Take some ramen, add two kids and a talking red panda, mix in some time travel and super cute art and you have the recipe for a very tasty book.” — Dan Goodsell, author of Krazy Kids Food
"Now I'm hungry for noodles! My kids loved the book immediately when they saw it. My 8 year old wanted to read it on her own."— Kaye Puhlmann, co-founder, Storybird

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12/01/2017
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 ahead to the 20th century when Momofuku Ando, a Taiwan native, moved to Japan, popularized "instant noodles," and introduced chicken-flavored noodles in 1958. There's a side trip to a noodle factory where salt, eggs, and alkaline water are combined to make the familiar wavy, yellow product we know today. In the modern world, the travelers encounter varied flavors and toppings, learn about umami, and even watch a Japanese astronaut eating ramen in the space shuttle Discovery. Of course, Ethan has to slurp some noodles, too. The first title in the series, this profile a ubiquitous fast food should have broad appeal. The stylized cartoon characters and welcome diversity among the patrons pictured at noodle shops is echoed by the creative team who share a background in animation which is reflected in the story's design and pacing. VERDICT An entertaining and mildly informative title, especially for primary-grade food units.—Kathleen Isaacs, Children's Literature Specialist, Pasadena, MD

School Library Journal

2017-10-01
A time-traveling red panda gives two American schoolkids a tour of the history of ramen.In this first installment in the Asian Hall of Fame series, Emma, a girl with brown hair and light brown skin, and Ethan, who appears to be Asian, are on a school field trip when they meet Dao for the first time in a ramen-ya, or ramen restaurant. The talking red panda invites them to discover the history behind this delicious noodle dish, and with a bang on Dao's gong, all three find themselves in 19th-century Japan, where vendors are selling ramen from pushcarts. After World War II, ramen became even more accessible because an abundance of wheat drove the cost of production down. At a ramen factory, they watch how the noodles are made with salt, eggs, and kansui (alkaline water). Then they travel to the 1950s, when Momofuku Ando invented (and popularized) instant ramen, flash-fried noodles with seasonings already added. Today, 100 billion packages of instant ramen are sold annually, but fresh ramen is rising in popularity again, in the United States and all over the world. Calle's illustrations are undeniably adorable; cute characters and dynamic scenes elevate the sometimes heavy-handed and confusing text, which too often relies on didactic dialogue to provide the fascinating facts and information.A fun read that explores Japanese culture and culinary history—just don't expect a literary tour de force. (glossary) (Picture book. 4-10)

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