Barefoot Books The Bread Pet: A Sourdough Story

Cora promises to keep Uncle JB’s Bread Pet alive but didn’t anticipate its exponential growth! She needs to come up with a solution -- and fast! This whimsical STEM story of family, creativity and community will inspire young makers to experiment and share their gifts with others. Includes sourdough starter and sourdough bread recipes.

• Incorporates mathematics concepts like exponential growth and measurement while introducing science topics such as fermentation
• Presents sharing with the community as a solution to having "too much" and raises awareness about hunger
• The protagonist of the story models creative problem-solving techniques like trial-and-error, mapping out mathematical concepts, and asking for help
• Includes explanations of exponential growth and fermentation as well as recipes for a Bread Pet (sourdough starter) and sourdough bread.
• Ages 4-9
• 32 pages