Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando | Written by Andrea Wang & Illustrated by Kana Urbanowicz | Published by Little Bee Books 2019
In addition to teaching the history of ramen, this book can be used to show examples of descriptive words when writing about food. The author uses words like brittle, crumbly, soggy, chewy, lumpy, tender, and sticky to describe the texture of noodles. Students can also practice using context clues to figure out the meaning of words used like meager, scarce, outrageous, scrounged, fostered, cranked, and seeped. It's a book that can be enjoyed as a whole class read aloud or with a small reading group!
