The Mars Family: M&M Mars Candy Makers (Food Dudes) Library Binding – January 1, 2011

This book is what you give children worth no more then 2 pounds.I brought Crisis In Candyland which was good value for money 255 pages against 30 pages.

If you enjoy "how they make it" videos or field trips, I think you may like this book on how the Mars family created M&M's, Mars bars, Snickers, Milky Way, and 3 Musketeers. Since I like finding out the history of companies and how they became famous or big, I thought it was like a tour of the factory starting with the museum room. The book reminded me of a Jelly Belly field trip video I saw. Teachers can use it as a timeline exercise (social studies?), perhaps during Halloween time, and provide minis of the candies: Milky Way (1924), M&Ms (1940) and Wrigley gum (bought by Mars in 2008).

As one other revewer said A RIP OFF. There was as much info in the recent Dail Telegraph obituary. Biographies usually a fascinating insite like Alan Sugars 625 page tome. This book at its full price in excess of $20 is crazy. Amazon could do with giving a warning on this one. It's a kids book. Never been so disappointed.

I was not expecting a children's book.