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No ordinary cookbook, this international collection of recipes also includes games, jokes, activities, cultural traditions, and customs. Sip Peanut Butter Soup from Ghana, munch Potato Cookies from Zimbabwe, dip Cheese Fondu from Switzerland, and end with Apple Pancakes from Germany--or create a multicultural feast! Cook traveled all over the world to meet children and gather the 50 recipes, and the book contains photographs and illustrations.
| Size | | Length: | 157 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 11.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 16.0 oz |
Industry Reviews
Gr 3-6-In this whirlwind tour of 41 countries, readers are given a quick dose of culture from each one. There are one or two recipes (their difficulty is rated by one, two, or three spoons) for each place and an introduction to a child who lives there. Occasional riddles and "fun facts" are inserted, such as the world record for watermelon-seed spitting. Foreign words are included with pronunciations. Readers are encouraged to try home-baked tortilla chips, ginger ale made from ginger root, and peanut butter soup. The writing style is breezy and inviting, and the illustrations are a combination of black-and-white cartoons and photographs. For a more straightforward approach, try Carole Albyn and Lois Webb's The Multicultural Cookbook for Students (Oryx, 1993), which contains information and one recipe from each of 122 countries. For more complete treatments of individual countries, try the "Cooking the...Way" series (Lerner).?Carolyn K. Jenks, First Parish Unitarian Church, Portland, ME
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Gr 3-6-In this whirlwind tour of 41 countries, readers are given a quick dose of culture from each one. There are one or two recipes (their difficulty is rated by one, two, or three spoons) for each place and an introduction to a child who lives there. Occasional riddles and "fun facts" are inserted, such as the world record for watermelon-seed spitting. Foreign words are included with pronunciations. Readers are encouraged to try home-baked tortilla chips, ginger ale made from ginger root, and peanut butter soup. The writing style is breezy and inviting, and the illustrations are a combination of black-and-white cartoons and photographs. For a more straightforward approach, try Carole Albyn and Lois Webb's The Multicultural Cookbook for Students (Oryx, 1993), which contains information and one recipe from each of 122 countries. For more complete treatments of individual countries, try the "Cooking the...Way" series (Lerner).‘Carolyn K. Jenks, First Parish Unitarian Church, Portland, ME
School Library Journal (02/01/1996)
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