Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better

by Glenda Armand and Kim Freeman

Book Overview

Discover the inspiring story of Augustus Jackson, an African American entrepreneur who is known as "the father of ice cream," in this beautifully illustrated picture-book biography.

Augustus Jackson was born in 1808 in Philadelphia. While most African Americans were enslaved at that time, in Pennsylvania, slavery was against the law. But while Augustus and his family were free, they were poor, and they depended on their garden and their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593563220
• ISBN13: 9780593563229
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.2" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3