What Makes Bread Go Stale

Iris Fennimore

A crusty loaf turns rubbery and hard, but why? Sneak into the kitchen laboratory with Duncan Winslow and catch bread in the act of going stale, spy on runaway water molecules, and crack the crystal cage secret before your next sandwich. Iris Fennimore turns food science into a proper detective story for curious kids around seven to ten who keep asking "but why?" Winslow reads it like a friendly neighbor letting you in on a huge secret, patient with big words, excited at every clue, and never talking down. Good for short car rides or absorbed listening at home.