Storybook Stew: Cooking with Books Kids Love

by Suzanne Barchers

Overview

Combine good food with a good book, stir in an intriguing activity, and you'll have cooked up an irresistable combination. The authors have highlighted more than 40 children's titles that feature food, including beloved standbys like Blueberries for Sal, along with new favorites such as The Jolly Postman, and combined them with easy-to-follow recipes. From appetizers to vegetables, each recipe includes a list of tools, ingredients, and carefully squenced steps. This tantalizing activity book will delight children, parents, teachers, cooks, and anyone else who works with children or just loves to read and eat.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555919443
Publisher:	Fulcrum Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/1996
Series:	Books Kids Love
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	5 - 13 Years

About the Author

Suzanne I. Barchers has a doctorate in education and is the author of eight books, a CD-ROM, and a music curriculum. After fifteen years as a classroom teacher, Barchers now works in publishing in Connecticut. Peter J. Rauen, certified executive chef through the American Culinary Federation, has worked in restaurants, hotels, and private clubs since 1975. Chef Rauen's board positions include The Chef and the Child Foundation, the Culinarians of Colorado, the Colorado Restaurant Association, and the Denver Children's Home. He is currently with Alliant Foodservice. Darcie Clark Frohardt taught art for several years at both private and public elementary schools before becoming a classroom teacher. She also has conducted workshops on teaching art and has illustrated three books. In her spare time she creates one-of-a-kind soft-sculpture figures.