Frozen in Time: Clarence Birdseye’s Outrageous Idea About Frozen Food

The story of an odd man of imagination who  changed the world of food. Today Clarence Birdseye seems on the one hand very old fashioned but on the other curiously modern.

This biography—perfect for middle-grade readers—tells the life story of Clarence Birdseye, the man who revolutionized the frozen food industry, and is adapted from Mark Kurlansky’s adult work Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man.

Adventurer and inventor Clarence Birdseye had a fascination with food preservation that led him to develop and patent the Birdseye freezing process and start the company that still bears his name today. His limitless curiosity spurred his other inventions, including the electric sunlamp, an improved incandescent lightbulb, and a harpoon gun to tag finback whales. This true story of an early entrepreneur is as thrilling as the story of Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg.

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Frozen in Time: Clarence Birdseye’s Outrageous Idea About Frozen Food

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Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2016
ISBN: 9780385372442

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Frozen in Time: Clarence Birdseye’s Outrageous Idea About Frozen Food

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Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2014

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