It's written with an evolutionary view point and I wondered about some of their claims. ( )

This book actually explains why Europeans and Americans use cutlery differently. For this reason, it's worth its weight in gold! ( )

An informational book, the subject matter is just not that exciting. Examines eating habits from prehistoric times until today, including both European, Asian, and American peculiarities. ( )

This book is about how different cultures came to use eating utensils: fork, spoon, knife. The first utensils were the fingers. Then came the spoon for soup and the knife was last.

This book I think was written for fun and education but I thought it was a little dull. The illustrations were dark. Younger child probably would not be interest in this book.

In the classroom, students could use this book to be challenged to come up with a new invention. Students could be challenged to find a book that is informational (about everyday things) and write a report on it so that they could develop good research skills.