why questions · Ages 3-5

Why Does Toast Smell So Good?

Heat changes the outside of bread and creates new smells that our noses notice as the bread toasts.

The whole story

1. On a bright morning, Mina set two slices of bread beside the toaster.

2. She sniffed the soft bread, then sniffed again, but found only a faint smell.

3. Mina's mother placed one slice into the toaster while Mina watched closely.

4. Soon, a warm, buttery smell reached Mina's nose across the kitchen.

5. Mina lifted her nose while the bread's pale outside turned crisp and golden.

6. Mina leaned closer and wondered why the changing smell seemed so good.

7. Her mother showed Mina the browned crust and explained what heat can do.

8. Heat changes the outside of bread and creates new smells that our noses notice as the bread toasts.

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