# Pizza!: A Slice of History - Hardcover

by **Greg Pizzoli** (Author), **Greg Pizzoli** (Illustrator)

**From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious and mouth-watering history of pizza.**

Do YOU like PIZZA? Because right now, somewhere in the world, someone is eating it. Did you know that in the United States we eat 350 slices of pizza every second? Or that in Sweden they serve pizza with bananas and peanuts? All over the world, people love pizza--but where did it come from? And who made the first pizza?

Join award-winning author and illustrator Greg Pizzoli as he travels through time and around the globe to discover the mouth-watering history of pizza. Bursting with color, flavor, fun facts, and a family-friendly English muffin pizza recipe, _Pizza!_ _A Slice of History_ reveals the delicious story of the world's best food.

### Author Biography

**Greg Pizzoli** is the creator of the Baloney and Friends series as well as a three-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Award recipient for _The Watermelon Seed_ (Medal winner), _The Book Hog_ (Honor book), and _Good Night Owl_ (Honor book). He is also the author-illustrator of the _New York Times_ Best Illustrated Book _The Impossible True Story of Tricky Vic: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower_. He lives in Philadelphia, where he eats a lot of pizza.

**Number of Pages:** 56

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 9.9 x 9.5 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** August 09, 2022

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Pizza! a Slice of History

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 3.9

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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