Below is a photo of my Powell’s bottle on a (shamefully dusty… how embarrassing) bookshelf. It looks like a typical 16 oz. Nalgene bottle, no?<\/p>\n
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No indeed! This is not a typical Nalgene bottle. If you read the fine print on the front side, you see that the details look like this:<\/p>\n
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In case you can’t comfortably read those details, I’ve reprinted them for you here:<\/p>\n
Suggested Serving Sizes: Serving Size: 15 pages Suggested Daily Reading * *Serving sizes are based on a 60 page per week diet<\/em><\/p>\n The fluid ounce markings on the back of the bottle, though, are what I think REALLY sets this one apart. Beside each of the fluid ounce markings is the name of an author whose books are typically read by kids at the age corresponding with that number:<\/p>\n Again, in case it’s too small to read on your monitor, the printing looks like this (from the bottom to the top):
KID’S LIT<\/em><\/p>\n
Servings Per Bottle: About 4<\/em><\/p>\n
Excitement 34%
Fun 23%
Magic 26%
Suspense 17%<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/articles\/blog\/660000266\/20080210\/clearbackbooks.jpg\"){kind=spacer}
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At the 4 ounce mark = Seuss
At the 6 ounce mark = Sendak
At the 8 ounce mark = Lobel
At the 10 ounce mark = Pilkey
At the 12 ounce mark = Cleary
At the 14 ounce mark = L’Engle
At the 16 ounce mark = Hinton<\/p>\n