{"id":9549725565165,"title":"Sweet!","handle":"sweet","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing April 13, 2027. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eSweet!\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe (Not So) Sugarcoated Story of Our Favorite Taste\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/chris-barton\"\u003eChris Barton\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/irene-chan\"\u003eIrene Chan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience is sweet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEveryone seems to have an opinion about sugar and other sweeteners. But how much do you know about the sweet stuff that permeates our lives?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy do we feel so good when we taste sweetness?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy did Queen Elizabeth I's teeth turn black?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did we discover artificial sweeteners?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow does corporate greed drive our love of sweet treats?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow much sugar does the average American consume each year?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith humor and honesty Chris Barton and Irene Chan reveal the science, history, and politics of all things sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/glitter-everywhere\"\u003eGlitter Everywhere!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zero\"\u003eZero!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/sweet-spread.jpg?v=1787767855\" alt=\"A colorful illustrated children's book or poster scene showing a girl lying in grass with a white cat and a dog, surrounded by honeycomb graphics and text bubbles.\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/sweet-cover.jpg?v=1787767854\" alt=\"Children's book cover titled 'Sweet! 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The cover features a whimsical, colorful illustration of sweets, cupcakes, cookies, lollipops, and a slice of cake arranged around playful text on a light background, with illustrated hands interacting with the food.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/sweet-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1787767856\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Barton, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChris Barton is the author of many picture books, including \u003ci\u003eGlitter Everywhere!\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eShark vs. Train\u003c\/i\u003e; Sibert Honor winner \u003ci\u003eThe Day-Glo Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e; Orbis Pictus honoree \u003ci\u003eDazzle Ships\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWhoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions\u003c\/i\u003e, included on twenty-one state reading lists. He lives in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/chris-barton\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Chris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIrene Chan, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrene Chan is the illustrator of the beloved and best-selling Baby Loves Science series, as well as many other children's books, such as \u003ci\u003eFinding Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBig Emotions (Bubble Up)\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eSweet!\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe (Not So) Sugarcoated Story of Our Favorite Taste\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/chris-barton\"\u003eChris Barton\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/irene-chan\"\u003eIrene Chan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience is sweet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEveryone seems to have an opinion about sugar and other sweeteners. But how much do you know about the sweet stuff that permeates our lives?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy do we feel so good when we taste sweetness?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy did Queen Elizabeth I's teeth turn black?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did we discover artificial sweeteners?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow does corporate greed drive our love of sweet treats?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow much sugar does the average American consume each year?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith humor and honesty Chris Barton and Irene Chan reveal the science, history, and politics of all things sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/glitter-everywhere\"\u003eGlitter Everywhere!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zero\"\u003eZero!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/sweet-spread.jpg?v=1787767855\" alt=\"A colorful illustrated children's book or poster scene showing a girl lying in grass with a white cat and a dog, surrounded by honeycomb graphics and text bubbles.\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/sweet-cover.jpg?v=1787767854\" alt=\"Children's book cover titled 'Sweet! The (Not So) Sugarcoated Story of Our Favorite Taste' by Chris Barton, illustrated by Irene Chan. The cover features a whimsical, colorful illustration of sweets, cupcakes, cookies, lollipops, and a slice of cake arranged around playful text on a light background, with illustrated hands interacting with the food.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/sweet-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1787767856\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Barton, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChris Barton is the author of many picture books, including \u003ci\u003eGlitter Everywhere!\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eShark vs. Train\u003c\/i\u003e; Sibert Honor winner \u003ci\u003eThe Day-Glo Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e; Orbis Pictus honoree \u003ci\u003eDazzle Ships\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWhoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions\u003c\/i\u003e, included on twenty-one state reading lists. He lives in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/chris-barton\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Chris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIrene Chan, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrene Chan is the illustrator of the beloved and best-selling Baby Loves Science series, as well as many other children's books, such as \u003ci\u003eFinding Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBig Emotions (Bubble Up)\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also an art director, designer, artist, and amateur photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/irene-chan\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Irene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-616-8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 7–10\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 48\u003cbr\u003e10 x 8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication date: April 13, 2027\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e"}