This Rookie Star Fact Finder book will draw young readers into reading non fiction. The front cover immediately captures your attention using a pink bubble gum-colored background with a wide-eyed boy’s lower face hidden behind a big pink bubble of gum.

The Table of Contents states an abbreviated list of the 10 facts as section titles. The ten facts include gums’: origin, quantity of flavors, health aspects, energy, and gum used in art.

The health aspect has to do with an increase in the amount of saliva created when chewing gum and its calming effect on people. According to this book do not believe the old wives tale about swallowed gum staying in your stomach.

The side bar in each section is quite entertaining/ informative, as well, such as the Guinness World Record for most people chewing gum at one time, on page 15.

There is an activity on pages 26-27 that could be used for a school science fair project. This is followed by a timeline, a glossary, index, and a Scholastic web site with more information on chewing gum.