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B 114103B 114103 ABC's of Fruits and Vegetables and Beyond: Delicious Alphabet Poems Plus Food, Facts, and Fun for Everyone
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Charney, Steve
Length: 108 Copyright: 2007

Delicious Alphabet Poems Plus Food, Facts, and Fun for Everyone. A collection of A to Z poems about fruits and vegetables along with food facts, recipes, jokes, websites, and activities, IL 1-5.
ABC's of Fruits and Vegetables and Beyond: Delicious Alphabet Poems Plus Fo PI  
B 128116B 128116 Ada Twist, Scientist: The Science of Baking
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Beaty, Andrea
Length: 76 Copyright: 2022

How does a cake bake? What's the difference between baking soda and baking powder? And why is it so important to measure the different ingredients in a recipe? Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files is a nonfiction resource for all these questions and more. Series nonfiction: The Why Files (Netflix). IL 2-6. AR 4.3.
Ada Twist, Scientist: The Science of Baking PI  
B 82919B 82919 Addy's Cook Book: Peek at Dining in the Past
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 44 Copyright: 1994

Subtitle: A Peek At Dining In the Past With Meals You Can Cook Today. Includes recipes for dishes that Addy might have eaten and information on dining in the 1860's. From the series American Girls Pastimes.
Addy's Cook Book: Peek at Dining in the Past PI  
B 102287B 102287 Adventurous Chef : Alexis Soyer
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Arnold, Ann
Length: 40 Copyright: 2002

A biography of a flamboyant, successful French chef and inventor of kitchen tools who opened soup kitchens during the Irish potato famine and taught the army how to feed itself during the Crimean War. Cooks. Picture book for older readers. Follett RL 4.3.
Adventurous Chef : Alexis Soyer PI  
B 122470B 122470 Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Martin, Jacqueline Briggs
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

The story of how Alice Waters became a cook, restaurateur, and founder of the school garden-to-table program the Edible Schoolyard. Waters founded Chez Panisse restaurant in 1971 and the Edible Schoolyard in 1995. She was the first woman to win the James Beard Award for "Outstanding Chef of the Year." Cooks. Natural foods. Iowa author. Follett RL 4.0 IL 1-4.
Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious PI  
B 112999B 112999 All About Japan: Stories, Songs, Crafts & More
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Moore, Willamarie
Length: 63 Copyright: 2011

Contains illustrated stories, songs, recipes, and instructions for crafts and activities to introduce children to Japanese history and culture. IL 2-5.
All About Japan: Stories, Songs, Crafts & More PI  
B 113819B 113819 All In Just One Cookie
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Goodman, Susan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006

As Grandma bakes a batch of chocolate chip cookies, she explains where all the ingredients come from. Information is provided for each item--the source and the process needed to produce butter, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, salt, baking soda, and chocolate chips. Shows a world map that has the locations indicated. AR 4.1. RC 4.7. Lexile 830. IL 2-4.
All In Just One Cookie PI  
B 66363B 66363 All-Around Christmas Book
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cuyler, Margery
Length: 88 Copyright: 1982

Includes discussions of the origins and symbolism of Christmas, together with Christmas related crafts and recipes. IL 3-6.
All-Around Christmas Book PI  
B 64206B 64206 ALL-AROUND PUMPKIN BOOK
Grade Lvl: I Author: CUYLER, MARGERY
Length: 95 Copyright: 1980

Presents little known facts about and recipes and craft projects using pumpkins. Includes planting and cultivation hints and suggested carving techniques.
ALL-AROUND PUMPKIN BOOK I  
B 111892B 111892 Amazing Africa Projects You Can Build Yourself
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Mooney, Carla
Length: 122 Copyright: 2010

A guide to twenty-five simple craft projects pertaining to African culture and history, with discussions of ancient civilizations, unique traditions, and wildlife. From the series Build It Yourself. Follett RL 6.3.
Amazing Africa Projects You Can Build Yourself IJ  
B 128119B 128119 Amazing History of Food
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Grant, Kesha
Length: 32 Copyright: 2023

How we cook and eat today looks a lot different than it did in the past. From prehistoric kitchens to food preservation and the invention of the refrigerator, the history of food is surprising, unusual, and amazing. Learn more about how people used these innovations to survive and thrive in everyday life. Series nonfiction: Spark Amazing Histories. Around the world. History of Food. IL 1-4. AR 3.7. Lexile 670.
Amazing History of Food KPI  
B 119870B 119870 American Food
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gilbert, Sara
Length: 24 Copyright: 2015

An elementary introduction to the relationship between cooking and American culture, the effect of local agriculture on the diets of different regions, common tools such as grills, and recipe instructions. From the series Cooking School. Lexile 780 IL 1-4.
American Food PI  
B 123266B 123266 Any Way You Slice It
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Krulik, Nancy E
Length: 76 Copyright: 2006

Katie, who has never cooked a thing by herself, transforms into Louie the chef at a pizza parlor sponsoring a pizza-eating contest and is forced to find a way to fill his shoes. Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo, Book 9. IL 2-6. AR 3.6. RC 3.3. Lexile 600. GR N.
Any Way You Slice It PI  
B 127960B 127960 Apple Pie 4th of July
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wong, Janet S
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006

A Chinese American child fears that the food her parents are preparing to sell on the Fourth of July will not be eaten. Holiday story. Asian American. Cooking and food. Traditions and customs. IL K-3. AR 3.0. RC 3.2. Lexile 540. GR K.
Apple Pie 4th of July KP  
B 93399B 93399 Apples (Preschool)
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 48 Copyright: 2007

Collection of apple activities and reproducibles from 1998-2005 issues of The Mailbox Magazine. Contains learning centers, literature connections, science explorations, cooking activities, circle-time activities, craft ideas, songs, poems, and fingerplays.
Apples (Preschool) T  
B 108060B 108060 Apples, Apples
Grade Lvl: K Author: Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner
Length: 18 Copyright: 2004

In this board book, the bear family goes to the orchard to pick apples, and when they return home they make goodies.
Apples, Apples K  
B 114975B 114975 Around the World Cookbook
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Dodge, Abigail
Length: 124 Copyright: 2008

Contains over fifty recipes from around the world for kids to make, and includes information about food, culture, and other aspects of life in different countries. IL 3-7.
Around the World Cookbook PIJ  
B 93453B 93453 Around the World Through Holidays
Grade Lvl: T Author: Peterson, Carol
Length: 236 Copyright: 2006

Subtitle: Cross Curricular Readers Theatre. Presents scripts for twelve plays designed to introduce students to the different ways specific cultures celebrate holidays. Includes art, music, math games, cooking, and other activities. Grades 4-6.
Around the World Through Holidays T  
B 113045B 113045 Arroz con leche = Rice Pudding
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Argueta, Jorge
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

Subtitle: un poema para cocinar = A Cooking Poem. Bilingual text. A recipe in the form of a poem, in both English and Spanish, featuringa Latin American type of rice pudding with cinnamon that is made by a young cook who enjoys making and enjoying the dish with his family. AR 2.8. IL K-5. Salvadoran poet.
Arroz con leche = Rice Pudding KPI  
B 74581B 74581 Australian and New Zealand Food and Drink
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Osborne, Christine
Length: 48 Copyright: 1989

Describes the food and beverages of Australia and New Zealand in relation to their history, geography, and culture. Includes recipes.
Australian and New Zealand Food and Drink IJS  
B 114974B 114974 Bake Sale
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Varon, Sara
Length: 157 Copyright: 2011

Cupcake runs a successful bakery with help from his best friend, Eggplant, but dreams of going abroad to meet his idol, Turkish Delight, who is the most famous pastry chef in the world. Includes recipes. AR 2.7 RC 4.7 Lexile 650 IL 3-7.
Bake Sale PIJ  
B 108636B 108636 Bake Shop Ghost
Grade Lvl: P Author: Ogburn, Jacqueline K.
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

Miss Cora Lee Merriweather haunts her bake shop after her death, until the new shop owner makes a deal with her. Cakes. Bakers. AR 4.7. Follett RL 3.6.
Bake Shop Ghost P  
B 126248B 126248 Bear Goes Sugaring
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Eaton, Maxwell
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019

Learn how maple syrup is made the old-fashioned way as Bear makes it. Nonfiction picture book STEM connections. IL K-4.
Bear Goes Sugaring KPI  
B 122667B 122667 Because of Thursday
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016

Story about a woman named Annie, her lucky Thursdays, and a special cat who comes into her life just in time to make everything right. Days- Fiction. IL K-4.
Because of Thursday KPI  
B 101199B 101199 Berry Book
Grade Lvl: P Author: Gibbons, Gail
Length: 32 Copyright: 2002

Describes different types of berries and how they grow. Includes recipes with berry ingredients. AR 3.4. Follett RL 2.0. RC 2.9. Lexile 470. GR level L.
Berry Book P  
B 93390B 93390 Bienvenidos: (Bilingual/Bicultural Teacher's Resource Guide to Mexico)
Grade Lvl: T Author: Downs, Cynthia / Becker, Terry
Length: 305 Copyright: 1991

On cover: A Monthly Bilingual/Bicultural Teacher's Resource Guide to Mexico & Hispanic Culture. Includes a variety of information and activities related to Mexican culture, language, history, folklore, music, art, and more. Some topics: Aztec calendar, mask, create a plaza, Day of the Dead, skeletons, Lady of Guadalupe, paper flowers, recipes, Las Posadas, costumes, fiestas, pinatas, yarn paintings, pottery, Maya, maracas. Includes Spanish vocabulary.
Bienvenidos: (Bilingual/Bicultural Teacher's Resource Guide to Mexico) T  
B 108561B 108561 Big Cheese
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Jordan, Apple
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

At head of title: Disney Pixar Ratatouille. A rat named Remy helps a young chef make a fantastic dish, and together they open a restaurant. Cooks. From the series Step into Reading, Step 2. Follett RL 1.4 AR 1.7. IL K-1.
Big Cheese KP  
B 77211B 77211 BIG STEW
Grade Lvl: KP Author: SHECTER, BEN
Length: 32 Copyright: 1991

Two people get carried away making stew and turn into witches in this parable for the human tendency to add more and more until a stiuation explodes.
BIG STEW KP  
B 80979B 80979 Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Creasy, Rosalind
Length: 40 Copyright: 1994

Describes how to plant and grow a variety of colorful vegetables, including red corn, yellow watermelons, and multicolored radishes. Follett RL 5.6. RC 5.5. Lexile 930. GR level S.
Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes PI  
B 115253B 115253 Bon Appetit! : The Delicious Life of Julia Child
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hartland, Jessie
Length: 50 Copyright: 2012

Picture book biography of Julia Child is done in a journal/scrapbook layout with childlike handwriting and drawings. Follow Julia Child—chef, author, and television personality—from her childhood in Pasadena, California, to her life as a spy in WWII, to the cooking classes she took in Paris, to the publication of Mastering the Art of French Cooking,to the funny moments of being a chef on TV. Cooks. Chefs. RC 4.2 IL 2-5.
Bon Appetit! : The Delicious Life of Julia Child PI  
B 124838B 124838 Book of Chocolate: The Amazing Story of the World's Favorite Candy
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Newquist, H.P
Length: 156 Copyright: 2017

Join science author HP Newquist as he explores chocolate's fascinating history. Along the way you'll meet colorful characters like the feathered-serpent god Quetzalcoatl, who gave chocolate trees to the Aztecs; Henri Nestle, who invented milk chocolate while trying to save the lives of babies who couldn't nurse; and the quarrelsome Mars family, who split into two warring factions, one selling Milky Way, Snickers, and 3 Musketeers bars, the other Mars Bars and M&M's. From its origin as the sacred, bitter drink of South American rulers to the familiar candy bars sold by today's multimillion dollar businesses, people everywhere have fallen in love with chocolate, the world's favorite flavor. IL 9-12. AR 8.0. RC 10.6. Lexile 1120.
Book of Chocolate: The Amazing Story of the World's Favorite Candy JS  
B 95111B 95111 Book of Gardening Projects for Kids: 101 Ways to Get Kids Outside, Dirty, and Having Fun
Grade Lvl: T Author: Cohen, Whitney / Fisher, John
Length: 264 Copyright: 2012

A guide to gardening for kids with over one hundred family-friendly garden activities.
Book of Gardening Projects for Kids: 101 Ways to Get Kids Outside, Dirty, a T  
B 125932B 125932 Boy Who Invented the Popsicle: The Cool Science Behind Frank Epperson's Famous Frozen Treat
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Renaud, Anne
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

Looks at how a young Frank Epperson invented the popsicle and when he became an adult he decided to market his invention. Biography. Cooking and food. Includes back matter. STEM. IL 1-5. AR 4.7. Lexile 790.
Boy Who Invented the Popsicle: The Cool Science Behind Frank Epperson's Fam PI  
B 88772B 88772 Brazilian Foods and Culture
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ferro, Jennifer
Length: 48 Copyright: 1999

Discusses some of the foods enjoyed in Brazil and describes special foods that are part of such specific celebrations as Carnival, Iemanja, and Saint John's Day. Includes recipes. From the series Festive Foods and Celebrations. AR 4.0. RC 4.2. Lexile 550. IL 3-5.
Brazilian Foods and Culture PI  
B 108584B 108584 Breakfast
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Schaefer, Ted
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006

Discusses the importance of eating a good breakfast, looks at the types of foods that should be eaten for breakfast, and suggests some simple recipe ideas for nutritious breakfasts. From the series What's on Your Plate? AR 5.0. Follett RL 5.5.
Breakfast PI  
B 112873B 112873 Bring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You A Pie
Grade Lvl: P Author: Gourley, Robbin
Length: 44 Copyright: 2009

Subtitle: A Story About Edna Lewis. From the whippoorwill's call on the first day of spring through the first snowfall, Edna and membersof her family gather fruits, berries, and vegetables from the fields, garden, and orchard on their Virginia farm and turn them into wonderful meals. Includes facts about the life of Edna Lewis, a descendant of slaves who grew up to be a famous chef, and five recipes. AR 4.5. RC 4.3. Lexile 810.
Bring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You A Pie P  
B 86381B 86381 Cake All for Me!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Beil, Karen
Length: 32 Copyright: 1998

Using the themes and rhythms of traditional nursey rhymes gives directions for baking and sharing a cake including "nine, ten, eggs from the hen" and "fifteen, sixteen, a big bowl for mixing." Includes measurements and recipes.
Cake All for Me! KP  
B 124536B 124536 Cane to Sugar
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Murray, Julie
Length: 24 Copyright: 2007

Cane to Sugar explores how sugar came to be. Beginning readers will discover how things change and grow with large photos and short, simple sentences. Series nonfiction: Beginning to End by Buddy Books. IL 2-5. AR 3.4. GR N.
Cane to Sugar PI  
B 107180B 107180 Carrot Soup
Grade Lvl: K Author: Segal, John
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006

After working hard on his garden all spring and summer, Rabbit looks forward to harvest time when he can make soup, but every carrrot disappears and Rabbit must find out who has taken them. Includes a recipe for carrot soup. AR 1.8. Follett RL 2.7.
Carrot Soup K  
B 112839B 112839 Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Vamos, Samantha
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

A cumulative tale of a farm maiden who, aided by a group of animals,prepares "Arroz con Leche," or rice pudding. Includes recipe and glossary of the Spanish words that are woven throughout the text. Similar to The House That Jack Built. Lexile NP. IL K-2. Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor Book 2012.
Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred KP  
B 92423B 92423 Celebrate Christmas Around the World
Grade Lvl: T Author: Stevens, Beth
Length: 144 Copyright: 1994

Presents strategies for teaching a unit on how Christmas is celebrated around the world, and features cooking, language, and arts and crafts activities related to the holiday.
Celebrate Christmas Around the World T  
B 99114B 99114 Celebrations
Grade Lvl: T Author: Westley, Joan
Length: 64 Copyright: 1995

Lesson plans for grades 1-3 with activities designed to support the following children's books: I'm In Charge Of Celebrations; Dumpling Soup; Potato Pancakes All Around; The Relatives Came; Too Many Tamales; Mirandy and Brother Wind; Rechenka's Eggs; and Tree Of Cranes. There are four hands-on activities for each title which develop a variety of concepts (cultural diversity, traditions, foods, art, celebrations of cultures). From the series Windows On Social Studies; Multicultural Adventures Through Literature.
Celebrations T  
B 124218B 124218 Chef's Tools
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Strauss, Holden
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016

Order up! This book introduces readers to a chef's career by focusing on the tools they use. Readers explore essential tools used in a restaurant's kitchen, including peelers, knives, timers, and thermometers. The text demonstrates how each tool works and how it helps a chef make a meal. Accessible text and eye-catching photographs are sure to grab the reader's attention, while fascinating facts deepen their understanding of tools and careers in a fun and dynamic way. The book concludes with a graphic organizer highlighting the tools mentioned and their functions, which will round out the reader's learning experience. Series nonfiction: Community Helpers and Their Tools. IL 1-4. AR 4.2. Lexile 570.
Chef's Tools PI  
B 100096B 100096 Chefs and Cooks
Grade Lvl: P Author: Snow, Panky
Length: 24 Copyright: 2002

Introduction to the work chefs and cooks do, including where they work, tools they use, and their importance to the communities they serve. From the series Community Helpers. AR 3.2. Follett RL 3.7. GR level J.
Chefs and Cooks P  
B 103443B 103443 Chicken Soup by Heart
Grade Lvl: KP Author: HERSHENHORN, ESTHER
Length: 32 Copyright: 2002

When Rudie's sitter, get the flu, he uses her recipe to make her a batch of special chicken soup, including the secret recipe of stories from the heart. Sick. AR 3.1. Follett RL 4.8.
Chicken Soup by Heart KP  
B 87896B 87896 China
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Shui, Amy
Length: 32 Copyright: 1999

Discusses some of the foods enjoyed in China and describes special foods that are part of such specific celebrations as the Chinese New Year, the Tomb-sweeping Festival, and the Dragon-boat Festival. Includes recipes. From the series Food and Festivals. AR 5.4. IL 5-4.
China PI  
B 119871B 119871 Chinese Food
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gilbert, Sara
Length: 24 Copyright: 2015

An elementary introduction to the relationship between cooking and Chinese culture, the effect of local agriculture on the diets of different regions, common tools such as woks, and recipe instructions. From the series Cooking School. Lexile 830 IL 1-4.
Chinese Food PI  
B 120466B 120466 Chocolate Chip Cookie Queen: Ruth Wakefield and Her Yummy Invention
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bredeson, Carmen
Length: 48 Copyright: 2014

A biography of Ruth Wakefield's life, and her invention of the chocolate chip cookie. From the series Inventors At Work! AR 4.1 Lexile 620 IL 3-5.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Queen: Ruth Wakefield and Her Yummy Invention PI  
B 85925B 85925 Chop, Simmer, Season
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Brandenberg, Alexa
Length: 32 Copyright: 1997

The chefs at the Top Notch Restaurant prepare dinner. Story is told only with verbs. Lexile 150 IL K-1.
Chop, Simmer, Season KP  
B 104904B 104904 Christmas in France
Grade Lvl: IJST Author: Ross, Corinne
Length: 80 Copyright: 1991

Examines the cultural roots of the French Christmas observance and introduces the folk arts associated with the holiday. Discusses pre-holiday preparations, music, gift-giving traditions, religious observances, foods. Includes craft projects, recipes, three carols (in French and English): Sing Noel!; Christ Is Born, Play the Music, Sing!; and Oh, Holy Night.
Christmas in France IJST  
B 104968B 104968 Civil War Recipes: Adding and Subtracting
Grade Lvl: PI Author: George, Lynn
Length: 24 Copyright: 2004

Subtitle: Adding and Subtracting Simple Fractions. Gives several examples of recipes used during the Civil War, such as gingerbread, groundnut soup, gumbo, and hardtack, and shows how to add and subtract fractions to double or halve the ingredients AR 4.8. Follett RL 6.6. GR level P. From the series PowerMath. Same title is in a kit from the series Math for the Real World (KM 07524 Problem Solving Guided Reading Levels N/P).
Civil War Recipes: Adding and Subtracting PI  
B 124535B 124535 Cocoa Bean to Chocolate
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Murray, Julie
Length: 24 Copyright: 2007

Cocoa Bean to Chocolate explores how chocolate came to be. Beginning readers will discover how things change and grow with large photos and short, simple sentences. Series nonfiction: Beginning to End by Buddy Books. IL 2-5. AR 4.2. GR P.
Cocoa Bean to Chocolate PI  
B 86980B 86980 Colonial Days: Discover the Past With Fun Projects
Grade Lvl: PI Author: King, David C
Length: 118 Copyright: 1998

Subtitle: Discover the Past With Fun Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes. Discusses colonial life in America, depicts a year in the life of a fictional colonial family, and presents projects and activities, such as butter churning, candle dipping, baking bread, and playing colonial games. RC 4.9. Lexile 960.
Colonial Days: Discover the Past With Fun Projects PI  
B 87171B 87171 Cook-a-Doodle-Doo!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Stevens, Janet
Length: 48 Copyright: 1999

With the questional help of his friends, Big Brown Rooster manages to bake a strawberry shortcake which would have pleased his great-grandmother, Little Red Hen. AR 2.7. RC 2.8. Lexile 420. IL Pres-3.
Cook-a-Doodle-Doo! KP  
B 127750B 127750 Cookies & Milk
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Amos, Shawn
Length: 296 Copyright: 2022

Eleven-year-old Ellis discovers family secrets, makes new friends, and adjusts to his parents' recent divorce during a hijinks-filled summer helping his father open the world's first chocolate chip cookie store in 1976 Hollywood. Based on the author's childhood. Realistic fiction. African American. Cooking and food. Money and business. Biographical. IL 3-7. AR 3.8.
Cookies & Milk PIJ  
B 117913B 117913 Cooking and Eating (Comparing Past and Present)
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Rissman, Rebecca
Length: 24 Copyright: 2014

Photographs and text compare and contrast modern and historical cooking methods. Cooking- History. Food habits. From the Acorn series Comparing Past and Present. Lexile 450 IL Pres-1.
Cooking and Eating (Comparing Past and Present) KP  
B 110527B 110527 Cooking By the Numbers
Grade Lvl: I Author: Minden, Cecilia
Length: 61 Copyright: 2008

Explains how students can put basic math skills to work in cooking through measurements and recipe adjustments. From the series Real World Math: Health and Wellness. Follett RL 5.9. AR 5.9.
Cooking By the Numbers I  
B 103614B 103614 COOKING OF ITALY
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Locricchio, Matthew
Length: 72 Copyright: 2003

Introduces the different culinary regions of Italy through recipes adapted for young chefs and discusses the basics of food handling and kitchen safety. From the series Superchef.
COOKING OF ITALY IJS  
B 125849B 125849 Cooking Then and Now
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Higgins, Nadia
Length: 24 Copyright: 2019

Text and photographs take readers through the cultural and technological advances that affected food preparation through time. Beginning chapter book. Series nonfiction - Pogo Books: Then And Now. IL K-3. AR 2.5. Lexile 500.
Cooking Then and Now KP  
B 97297B 97297 Cooking Up U.S. History: Recipes and Research
Grade Lvl: T Author: Barchers, Suzanne
Length: 201 Copyright: 1999

The complete title is: Cooking Up U.S. History: Recipes and Research To Share With Children. Offers recipes linked to the history of the U.S., from Pre-Colonial times through the Civil War, and has recipes for regions of the U.S. Includes directions for making foods such as Native American foods, hasty puddy, hardtack and corn fritters, and includes instructions for non-food items such as berry ink, dipped candles, hand soap, etc.
Cooking Up U.S. History: Recipes and Research T  
B 98612B 98612 Cooking Up World History: Multicultural Recipes
Grade Lvl: T Author: Marden, Patricia
Length: 237 Copyright: 1994

Multicultural recipes and resources from 22 countries/areas includes maps and research questions that connect the cultures and their food.
Cooking Up World History: Multicultural Recipes T  
B 114662B 114662 Cooking with Henry and Elliebelly
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Parkhurst, Carolyn
Length: 26 Copyright: 2010

Five-year-old Henry, along with his two-year-old sister, pretend to make waffles on a make-believe television cooking show. AR 2.1. IL Pres-2
Cooking with Henry and Elliebelly KP  
B 115712B 115712 Cooking With Meat and Fish
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Llewellyn, Claire / O'Shea, Clare
Length: 48 Copyright: 2012

Discusses the importance of cooking and eating healthy, fresh food, provides information about meat and fish and their role in a balanced diet, and includes recipes. Contents: Beef; Lamb; Pork; Chicken & Other Poultry; Fish & Shellfish. Cookbooks. From the series Cooking Healthy. IL 5-8.
Cooking With Meat and Fish IJ  
B 103810B 103810 COOL CAREERS/FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE FOOD
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: HINTON, KERRY
Length: 144 Copyright: 2004

Complete title: Cool Careers Without College for People Who Love Food. Explores the job descriptions, education, and training requirements, salary, and outlook predictions for 14 food-related careers that do not require a college education. Follett RL 7.6.
COOL CAREERS/FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE FOOD IJS  
B 96194B 96194 Creative Curriculum For Preschool
Grade Lvl: T Author: Dodge, Diane
Length: 540 Copyright: 2002

Fourth edition updates Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood. Designed for early childhood programs serving children ages 3-5. Begins with theory and research. Part 1: The Curriculum Framework presents five components: how children develop and learn; learning environment; what children learn (literacy, math, science, social studies, the arts and technology), both content and process skills; the teacher's role; and the family's role. Part 2: Interest Areas (blocks; dramatic play; toys and games; art; library; discovery; sand and water; music and movement; cooking; computers, and outdoors). Developmentally appropriate practice.
Creative Curriculum For Preschool T  
B 94492B 94492 Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Vol 2, 5th Ed
Grade Lvl: T Author: Dodge, Diane
Length: 290 Copyright: 2010

Fifth Edition of The Creative Curriculum Volume 2: Interest Areas. Discusses the ten classroom interest areas--Blocks, Dramatic Play, Toys and Games, Art, Library, Discovery, Sand and Water, Music and Movement, Cooking, Computers--as well as the Outdoors. Suggests appropriate materials for each area and explains how The Creative Curriculum objectives help teachers plan for, guide, and assess children's learning. Guides teachers in thoughtfully creating an environment that encourages exploration and creativity. Letters to families explain the value of children's play in each area and suggests ways to support children's learning at home.
Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Vol 2, 5th Ed T  
KM 10737KM 10737 Creative Resources for Early Childhood Classroom
Grade Lvl: T Author: Herr, Judy
Length: 0 Copyright: 2009

Book (5th Edition) provides a theme-based curriculum planner with seventy different themes containing a variety of content including bulletin board ideas, parent letters, music and games, arts and crafts, fingerplay, and dramatic play covering a variety of subject areas. Contents: book and CD-ROM (with assessments, lesson plan forms, and evaluations). Two-week loan period.
Creative Resources for Early Childhood Classroom T  
B 95596B 95596 Creative Resources for the Early Childhood Classroom, 6th Edition
Grade Lvl: T Author: Herr, Judy
Length: 729 Copyright: 2012

Book contains 76 different themes ranging from Ants to Zoo Animals, presented in alphabetical order. Content for each theme includes the following sections: Curriculum Flowchart, Theme Goals, Concepts for Children to Learn, Vocabulary, Bulletin Board Ideas, Sample Parent Letter, Arts and Crafts, Cooking, Dramatic Play, Field Trips, Fingerplays/Chants, Group Time, Science, Math, Sensory, Large Motor, Fine Motor, Social Studies, Books, Recordings and Song Titles, and Technology/Multimedia Resources.
Creative Resources for the Early Childhood Classroom, 6th Edition T  
B 86504B 86504 Dancin' in the Kitchen
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Gelsanliter, Wendy
Length: 32 Copyright: 1998

With music from the radio to liven things up, a family all enjoys helping to prepare dinner at Grandma's house. AR 2.8.
Dancin' in the Kitchen KP  
B 108164B 108164 Delicious!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Cooper, Helen
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

Duck refuses to try any new soups after he, Cat, and Squirrel run out of ripe pumpkins, and he grows hungrier and grumpier until Cat has an idea. Follett RL 2.4.
Delicious! KP  
B 103698B 103698 Dim Sum for Everyone!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Lin, Grace
Length: 26 Copyright: 2001

A child describes the various little dishes of dim sum that she and her family enjoy on a visit to a restaurant in Chinatown. AR 1.3. Follett RL 2.1 IL K-2.
Dim Sum for Everyone! KP  
B 108586B 108586 Dinner
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Schaefer, Ted
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006

Discusses the importance of eating a good dinner, looks at the types of foods that should be eaten for dinner, and suggests some simple recipe ideas for nutritious dinners. From the series What's on Your Plate? AR 4.9. Follett RL 5.9.
Dinner PI  
B 80105B 80105 Do Not Feed the Table
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Lillegard, Dee
Length: 32 Copyright: 1993

Short poems reveal the essence of appliances, furniture, and other essential things in the kitchen.
Do Not Feed the Table KP  
B 110151B 110151 Duck Soup
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Urbanovic, Jackie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008

Maxwell Duck is trying to invent a soup that everyone will remember him for; but when he goes out to look for the missing ingredient and his friends show up, they think he has fallen into the soup. AR 2.0. Follett RL 2.4. RC 1.4. Lexile 420.
Duck Soup KP  
B 124285B 124285 Eat This!: How Fast Food Marketing Gets You to Buy Junk (And How To Fight Back)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Curtis, Andrea
Length: 36 Copyright: 2018

Examines how the fast-food industry uses advertising and marketing to influence children and young adults, while providing means and measures to combat the ubiquitous problem. Diet and nutrition. Picture book for older readers. IL 3-8.
Eat This!: How Fast Food Marketing Gets You to Buy Junk (And How To Fight B PIJ  
B 122761B 122761 Eat Your Greens, Reds, Yellows, and Purples
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 79 Copyright: 2016

Children's cookbook that contains recipes for children that encourage eating of fruits and vegetables. Has more than 20 vegetarian recipes, and teaches kids the the benefits of eating healthy. Cookbooks. Vegetarian cooking. IL 2-5.
Eat Your Greens, Reds, Yellows, and Purples PI  
B 78190B 78190 Eating the Plates: Pilgrim Book of Food & Manners
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: PENNER, LUCILLE
Length: 128 Copyright: 1991

Discusses the eating habits, customs, and manners of the Pilgrims in the colony of new Plymouth. AR 4.9. RC 5.2. Lexile 720.
Eating the Plates: Pilgrim Book of Food & Manners PIJ  
KM 7285KM 7285 Egg on: Power Up with Eggs
Grade Lvl: KPI Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2003

Provides creative ideas on how to use eggs to add interest and variety to meals. Contents: poster, hybrid CD-ROM (with general information, 23-month egg promotional calendar, egg safety and handling sheets, clip art of egg characters, and logos, recipes, photos, and promotional ideas), and blackline masters.
Egg on: Power Up with Eggs KPI  
B 115519B 115519 Even Aliens Need Snacks
Grade Lvl: KP Author: McElligott, Matthew
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

Creating snacks that make most humans queasy, a young chef finds a new clientele, aliens. AR 2.1 RC 1.5 Lexile 450 IL K-2.
Even Aliens Need Snacks KP  
B 83585B 83585 Everybody Bakes Bread
Grade Lvl: P Author: Dooley, Norah
Length: 40 Copyright: 1996

A rainy-day errand in her multiethnic neighborhood introduces Carrie to many differnt kinds of bread, including chapatis, challah, and pupusas. Includes recipes. Social studies connections. IL Pres-3. AR 3.4. RC 3.5. Lexile 670. GR level K.
Everybody Bakes Bread P  
B 123225B 123225 Everybody Cooks Rice
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Dooley, Norah
Length: 32 Copyright: 1991

Carrie travels from one house to another, looking for her brother at dinnertime. Each family invites her in for a taste of what they are cooking; thus, she samples the ethnic diversity of her neighborhood through the rice dishes they prepare. At home, her own Italian family is indulging in risi e bisi . All the recipes are included at the end of the book. Everybody cooks rice, and everybody eats rice--these commonalities do bring us together, a lesson worth repeating again and again. IL 1-4. AR 3.8. RC 4.4. Lexile 690. GR M. F+P M.
Everybody Cooks Rice PI  
B 90334B 90334 Everything for Fall
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 268 Copyright: 1997

Subtitle: A Complete Activity Book for Teachers of Young Children. Presents classroom activities for young children to be used in September, October, and November, including fingerplays, games, songs, poems, and autumn-related math, science, art, music, language, movement, snacks and cooking, and dramatic play, as well as setup ideas for two learning centers.
Everything for Fall T  
B 90353B 90353 Everything for Spring
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 265 Copyright: 1997

Subtitle: A Complete Activity Book for Teachers of Young Children. Presents classroom activities for every day of March, April, and May, arranged by curriculum area in a month-by-month format, covering themes such as birds, hats, and gardening.
Everything for Spring T  
B 90335B 90335 Everything for Winter
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 270 Copyright: 1997

Subtitle: A Complete Activity Book for Teachers of Young Children. Presents hundreds of cross-curriculum classroom activities for months of December, January, and February, including games, songs, fingerplays, dramatic plays, cooking activities, and activities involving art, language, math, science, and movement.
Everything for Winter T  
B 114299B 114299 Fall Apples: Crisp and Juicy
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Rustad, Martha E. H.
Length: 24 Copyright: 2012

Follows a family as they welcome the fall season with a trip to an apple orchard, explains the life cycle of an apple from seed to the fall harvest, and describes ways people use apples in baking and to make apple cider.Includes apple crisp recipe. From the Cloverleaf Books series Fall's Here! AR 2.4. RC 3.1. Lexile 590. IL K-2.
Fall Apples: Crisp and Juicy KP  
B 114301B 114301 Fall Pumpkins: Orange and Plump
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Rustad, Martha E. H.
Length: 24 Copyright: 2012

A group of children plant pumpkin seeds in the spring, care for them over the summer, and harvest them in the fall. Includes facts about growing pumpkins, and a look at how pumpkins are used. Has roasted pumpkin seeds recipe. From the Cloverleaf Books series Fall's Here! AR 2.5. RC 2.7. Lexile 500. IL K-2.
Fall Pumpkins: Orange and Plump KP  
B 128218B 128218 Farm to Fork Workshop: Making the Most of Local Foods
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Borgert-Spaniol, Megan
Length: 64 Copyright: 2024

Provides readers with information they need to get started on a career as a chef in the farm to fork movement. Included are the history and cultural significance of sourcing foods locally; kitchen tools, terms, and techniques; how to become a chef; and career paths. Step-by-step recipes help readers practice and apply what they've learned. Careers and college. Vocational guidance. Cooking and food. Series nonfiction: Kitchen to Career. IL 4-8. Lexile 990.
Farm to Fork Workshop: Making the Most of Local Foods IJ  
B 119102B 119102 Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Jenkins, Emily
Length: 38 Copyright: 2015

Depicts families, from England to California and from 1710 to 2010, preparing and enjoying the dessert called blackberry fool. Includes a recipe and historical notes. Desserts- Fiction. Changes in food preparation technology. Passage of time. Change over time. Observes similarities and differences across time periods. Lead 21. Lexile 770 GR level M. IL K-3.
Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat KP  
B 108746B 108746 Five Little Monkeys Bake a Birthday Cake
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Christelow, Eileen
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

Presents a children's picture book about five little monkeys who plan to bake a cake for their momma's birthday without waking her up. Originally published as Don't Wake Mama! AR 1.9. Follett RL 1.7.
Five Little Monkeys Bake a Birthday Cake KP  
B 93107B 93107 Five Senses
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 48 Copyright: 2002

Thematic unit from The Best of the Mailbox Theme series. Collection of ideas/reproducibles for preschool and kindergarten. Introduces each of the senses (seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching). Includes a sensory fair, art projects, center ideas, songs, recipes, stories, books, and a variety of activities to stimulate the senses. Source: 1989-2001 issues of The Mailbox and Teacher's Helper magazines.
Five Senses T  
B 107624B 107624 Floating Lanterns and Golden Shrines
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Krasno, Rena
Length: 49 Copyright: 2000

Describes a year of special celebrations in Japan, with historical and cultural information, including recipes, crafts, and legends. Japan--social life and customs. Follett RL 4.7.
Floating Lanterns and Golden Shrines PI  
B 125596B 125596 Following Special Diets
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Reinke, Beth Bence
Length: 24 Copyright: 2019

Allergies and special dietary needs cause people to eat different foods. Readers will learn about food, diets, and nutrition. Fitness & Nutrition. Series nonfiction: Nutrition Matters by Bumba Books. IL Pres-2. AR 1.9. Lexile 420. GR J.
Following Special Diets KP  
B 127458B 127458 Food Around the World
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Mara, Wil
Length: 32 Copyright: 2021

Simple text and color photographs introduce readers to what people in different parts of the world eat. Series nonfiction: Customs Around the World. Cooking and food. Food habits. Customs and traditions. IL Pres-3. AR 3.2. Lexile 540.
Food Around the World KP  
B 128167B 128167 Food Hacks: Tricks That Add Flavor and Flair
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Simons, Lisa M. Bolt
Length: 32 Copyright: 2023

A collection of life hack tips for food. Series nonfiction: Life Hacking!. IL 2-5. Lexile 490.
Food Hacks: Tricks That Add Flavor and Flair PI  
B 121294B 121294 Food Safety Basics
Grade Lvl: I Author: Laine, Carolee
Length: 48 Copyright: 2016

Food Safety Basics helps readers trace the history of food safety, explore the science behind it, and discuss controversies from an objective viewpoint. Food contamination. Food Safety measures. From the series Food Matters. AR 6.0 Lexile 980 IL 4-6.
Food Safety Basics I  
B 122534B 122534 Foodprints: The Story of What We Eat
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Ayer, Paula
Length: 206 Copyright: 2015

Provides facts about food, helping readers understand food production, marketing, and its role in society. Sorts food myths from reality. Includes Infographics. IL 6-12.
Foodprints: The Story of What We Eat IJS  
B 111452B 111452 Foods of China
Grade Lvl: I Author: Sheen, Barbara
Length: 64 Copyright: 2006

Presents an introduction to the food of China, in simple text with illustrations, describing its cooking traditions, eating habits, food sources, and customs. From the series Taste of Culture. Follett RL 6.5. AR 6.2.
Foods of China I  
B 114980B 114980 Foods of Cuba
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Sheen, Barbara
Length: 64 Copyright: 2011

Explores the foods, cooking traditions, customs, eating habits, and food sources of Cuba. Cooking, Cuban. Cuba Social life and customs. From the series Taste Of Culture. IL 3-7.
Foods of Cuba PIJ  
B 111717B 111717 Foods of France
Grade Lvl: I Author: Parks, Peggy
Length: 64 Copyright: 2006

Explores the food, cooking traditions, customs, eating habits, and food sources of France along with a discussion of the nation's culture, history, and everyday life. From the series Taste of Culture. AR 6.3. Follett RL 6.4.
Foods of France I  
B 111716B 111716 Foods of Germany
Grade Lvl: I Author: Sheen, Barbara
Length: 64 Copyright: 2007

Explores the food, cooking traditions, customs, eating habits, and food sources of Germany. Provides insights into the nation's culture, history, and everyday life. From the series Taste of Culture. AR 6.5. Follett RL 6.2.
Foods of Germany I  
B 111715B 111715 Foods of Greece
Grade Lvl: I Author: Sheen, Barbara
Length: 64 Copyright: 2006

Presents an overview of the food culture of Greece, in simple text with illustrations, including information on cooking traditions, customs, eating habits, and food sources, as well as descriptions of history, geography, and daily life. From the series Taste of Culture. AR 6.1. Follett RL 5.6.
Foods of Greece I  
B 111714B 111714 Foods of Italy
Grade Lvl: I Author: Sheen, Barbara
Length: 64 Copyright: 2006

Explores the food, cooking traditions, customs, eating habits, and food sources of Italy along with a discussion of the nation's culture, history, and everyday life. From the series Taste of Culture. AR and Follett RL 6.3.
Foods of Italy I  
B 111709B 111709 Foods of Japan
Grade Lvl: I Author: Sheen, Barbara
Length: 64 Copyright: 2006

Explores the food, cooking traditions, customs, eating habits, and food sources of Japan along with a discussion of the nation's culture, history, and everyday life. From the series Taste of Culture. AR 5.9. Follett RL 6.1.
Foods of Japan I  
B 111712B 111712 Foods of Mexico
Grade Lvl: I Author: Sheen, Barbara
Length: 64 Copyright: 2006

Presents a collection of recipes that provide an introduction to the food and culture of Mexico, including information on salsa and seasonings, soups and salads, appetizers, meats, poultry, fish, vegetables, and more. From the series Taste of Culture. AR 6.6. Follett RL 6.4.
Foods of Mexico I  
B 111710B 111710 Foods of Russia
Grade Lvl: I Author: Sheen, Barbara
Length: 64 Copyright: 2006

Explores the culture of Russia by looking at its foods, discussing staples of the Russian diet, holiday dishes, and cooking traditions. Presents several recipes. From the series Taste of Culture. AR 6.7. Follett RL 6.6.
Foods of Russia I  
B 111708B 111708 Foods of Thailand
Grade Lvl: I Author: Sheen, Barbara
Length: 64 Copyright: 2006

Introduces the reader to the main dishes of Thailand and the customs of this country in regard to food. From the series Taste of Culture. AR 6.6. Follett RL 6.8.
Foods of Thailand I  
B 119786B 119786 Football Party Recipes: Delicious Ideas for the Big Event
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Jorgensen, Katrina
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015

A fun cookbook with recipes for a football party. Snack food. Sports Illustrated Kids: Football Cookbooks. Lexile 840 IL 5-10.
Football Party Recipes: Delicious Ideas for the Big Event IJS  
B 88743B 88743 FRANCE
Grade Lvl: PI Author: FISHER, TERESA
Length: 32 Copyright: 1999

Discusses some of the foods enjoyed in France and describes special foods that are part of such specific celebrations as Christmas, Mardi Gras, and Menton's Lemon Festival. Includes recipes. From the series Food and Festivals.
FRANCE PI  
B 119872B 119872 French Food
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gilbert, Sara
Length: 24 Copyright: 2015

An elementary introduction to the relationship between cooking and French culture, the effect of local agriculture on the diets of different regions, common dishes such as ratatouille, and recipe instructions. From the series Cooking School. Lexile 820 IL 1-4.
French Food PI  
B 121439B 121439 Fresh Delicious: Poems From the Farmers' Market
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Latham, Irene
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

An inspiring look at the fruits and vegetables around you written in a playful poetic form. Features 21 poems (including one on the back cover) and six healthy snack recipes. AR 3.5 IL Pres-2.
Fresh Delicious: Poems From the Farmers' Market KP  
B 125845B 125845 From Apple Trees to Cider, Please!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Chernesky, Felicia Sanzari
Length: 32 Copyright: 2020

Grab the wagon, it's a bright autumn day and the trees are full of ripe, red apples! There's an apple festival underway at the farm and lots of work to do making cider. This visit finishes with a cider doughnut and a cup of freshly pressed cider. Beginning Reader. Cooking and food. Fall. IL Pres-1. AR 1.5.
From Apple Trees to Cider, Please! KP  
B 122770B 122770 From Field to Plate
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bright, Michael
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Shows how methods of growing, using, and delivering food have developed and changed throughout time. Presents the history of food production and present-day methods of farming. Learn about food delivery, the processes used to preserve and store food to make it last longer, how different foods are prepared, and food safety. Real-world examples encourage discussion of the ethics and worldwide impact of the production, distribution, and consumption of this global resource. Food industry and trade. From the series Source To Resource. Lexile 1040 IL 3-6.
From Field to Plate PI  
B 120363B 120363 From Strawberry to Jam
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Owings, Lisa
Length: 24 Copyright: 2015

An introduction to the process of making jam, from the time the strawberries are picked to the time someone eats the canned jam. From the series Start to Finish. AR 2.8 RC 3.8 Lexile 660 GR level L IL K-3.
From Strawberry to Jam KP  
B 87146B 87146 Fruit and Vegetables
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ridgwell, Jenny
Length: 32 Copyright: 1998

Describes how fruits and vegetables are used as foods around the world, how different types are grown and processed, health aspects, and more. Includes several recipes and experiments. IL 3-5.
Fruit and Vegetables PI  
B 125769B 125769 Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Maillard, Kevin Noble
Length: 48 Copyright: 2019

Follows a Native American family as they make fry bread and celebrate their culture. Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brings families together for meals and new memories. Fry bread is nation. It might look or taste different, but it is still shared by many, from coast to coast and beyond. Fry bread is us. It is a celebration of old and new, traditional and modern, similarity and difference. Seminole Nation. Native Americans. Cooking and food. Social study connections. IL Pres-3.
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story KP  
KM 13483KM 13483 Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story Storytelling Kit
Grade Lvl: KP Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

Celebrate the diversity of indigenous peoples throughout the United States with beautifully illustrated storytelling props depicting characters and scenes from Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story. End papers offer insights into the history and diversity of indigenous peoples in the United States. Please see B 125769 in our lending collection for access to additional copies. Kit contains 12 book props, a hardcover copy of the book, and 3 storytelling lapboards with velcro headings: beginning, middle and end to support readers' comprehension. IL Pres-3. GR N.
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story Storytelling Kit KP  
B 119747B 119747 Garden to Table: A Kid's Guide to Planting, Growing, and Preparing Food
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hengel, Katherine
Length: 144 Copyright: 2014

Provides advice on planting and growing basil, carrots, green beans, leaf lettuce, potatoes, and tomatoes and provides over thirty recipes using those crops as ingredients. Lexile 620 IL 4-7.
Garden to Table: A Kid's Guide to Planting, Growing, and Preparing Food IJ  
B 99569B 99569 Glues, Brews, and Goos: Recipes and Formulas
Grade Lvl: T Author: Marks, Diana
Length: 179 Copyright: 1996

Subtitle: Recipes and Formulas For Almost Any Classroom Project. Includes science lore and directions for making dozens of concoctions: clays and doughs; salt map mixture; papier-mache; plaster of Paris; glues and pastes; paints; natural dyes; bird food and feeders; crystals; fluids; bubbles; volancic action; inks; soaps; candles; paper; potpourri; breads and other foods; etc.
Glues, Brews, and Goos: Recipes and Formulas T  
B 81713B 81713 Goody O'Grumpity
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Brink, Carol
Length: 32 Copyright: 1994

Children come from far and near to taste Goody O'Grumpity's wonderful spice cake. Narrative invites children to follow Goody through the cooking process--from churning the milk to slicing the cake. Includes recipe after the poem. IL K-2.
Goody O'Grumpity KP  
B 125517B 125517 Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Zunon, Elizabeth
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

As a little girl and her father work together to make her birthday cake, he tells the story of her Grandpa Cacao, a farmer from the Ivory Coast. Includes author's note and a cake recipe. Multicultural. Family stories. Picture book for older readers. IL K-4.
Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family KPI  
B 124533B 124533 Grass to Milk
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Murray, Julie
Length: 24 Copyright: 2007

Grass to Milk explores how milk came to be. Beginning readers will discover how things change and grow with large photos and short, simple sentences. Series nonfiction: Beginning to End by Buddy Books. IL 2-5. AR 3.1. GR M.
Grass to Milk PI  
B 118867B 118867 Green Teen Cookbook: Recipes for All Seasons: Written by Teens, For Teens
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 143 Copyright: 2014

A cookbook for beginners and for all those interested in pursuing an eco-friendly lifestyle. An illustrated collection of more than eighty healthy recipes for a variety of meals, snacks, and smoothies, with information on seasonal and ethical eating. Includes tips for shopping & eating on a budget in a healthy and environmentally conscious way. Cooking (Natural foods). Low budget cooking. Cookbooks. IL 7-12.
Green Teen Cookbook: Recipes for All Seasons: Written by Teens, For Teens JS  
B 124245B 124245 Grow! Raise! Catch!: How We Get Our Food
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Rotner, Shelley
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Who grows our juicy fruits and yummy vegetables? Who raises animals for our tasty eggs, milk and meat? Who catches fresh fish for our table? Farmers and fishermen show off their bounty in this lively look at the people who produce the food on which we all rely. Filled with photographs and an accessible text, this book offers a breakdown of the farm-to-table process that is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarten students. A glossary is included. Juvenile nonfiction. Picture book. IL Pres-4. AR 3.6. RC 3.2. Lexile 670.
Grow! Raise! Catch!: How We Get Our Food KPI  
B 127329B 127329 Growing Up With Tamales: Los tamales de Ana
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Zepeda, Gwendolyn
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008

Text in Spanish and English. Six-year-old Ana looks forward to growing older and being allowed more responsibility in making the tamales for the family's Christmas celebrations. Authentic language. Bilingual. Family stories. Repetitive text. SS Mentor Texts for K-5. IL Pres-3. AR 3.3. Lexile 480.
Growing Up With Tamales: Los tamales de Ana KP  
KM 6189KM 6189 Growing Vegetable Soup (Literacy Bag)
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Ehlert, Lois
Length: 0 Copyright: 1998

Literacy Bag includes fabric tote with the book by Lois Ehlert about vegetable gardening, activity card, plastic vegetables, soup bowl, and spoon.
Growing Vegetable Soup (Literacy Bag) KP  
KM 9280KM 9280 Growing Vegetable Soup Big Book Only
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Ehlert, Lois
Length: 0 Copyright: 1987

Includes big book by Lois Ehlert with guide detailing the process of plant growth. A father and child grow vegetables and then make then into soup. AR 2.0. RC 1.7. Lexile 140.
Growing Vegetable Soup Big Book Only KP  
B 124494B 124494 Guacamole: un poema para cocinar (Cooking Poem)
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Argueta, Jorge
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

A cooking poem with text in both Spanish and English, following a young chef as she puts on her apron and prepares a simple recipe while she sings and dances in her kitchen. Text in Spanish and English.;Translated from the Spanish. Bilingual. IL K-10.
Guacamole: un poema para cocinar (Cooking Poem) KP  
B 96690B 96690 Handy Nutrition Answer Book
Grade Lvl: JST Author: Barnes-Svarney, Patricia L
Length: 374 Copyright: 2015

Offers information on nutrition, discussing the history of food and diet, how the body processes food, nutritional benefits and pitfalls, the latest scientific discoveries, the best way to cook foods to preserve nutrients, and more. Also contains information on food allergies and intolerances.
Handy Nutrition Answer Book JST  
B 125595B 125595 Healthy Eating Habits
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Reinke, Beth Bence
Length: 24 Copyright: 2019

Learn about nutrition, health, and what good eating habits are. Fitness & Nutrition. Series nonfiction: Nutrition Matters by Bumba Books. IL Pres-2. AR 1.7. Lexile 400. GR J.
Healthy Eating Habits KP  
B 103757B 103757 Hey, Pancakes!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Weston, Tamson
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003

The day gets off to a rough start, but soon the smell of pancakes fills the air and a family gathers for a breakfast feast. Follett RL 3.3. RC 1.5. Lexile 270.
Hey, Pancakes! KP  
B 84022B 84022 Hold the Anchovies!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Rotner, Shelley
Length: 28 Copyright: 1996

Describes the ingredients that are used to make a pizza, where each comes from, and how they are used to prepare final product. Includes recipe. RC 2.2. Lexile 600.
Hold the Anchovies! KP  
B 121901B 121901 Hole Story of the Doughnut
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Miller, Pat
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016

In 1843, sixteen-year-old Hanson Gregory left his family home in Rockport, Maine, and set sail as a cabin boy on the schooner Achorn, looking for high-stakes adventure on the high seas. Little did he know that a boatload of hungry sailors, coupled with his knack for creative problem-solving, would yield one of the world's most prized and beloved pastries. Doughnuts- History. 4.9 RC 6.2 Lexile 900 IL K-3.
Hole Story of the Doughnut KP  
B 68995B 68995 HOLIDAY PARTIES
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: STREB, JUDITH
Length: 64 Copyright: 1985

This book describes the origins and symbols of various holidays and suggests decorations and activities for parties celebrating these holidays. Includes recipes.
HOLIDAY PARTIES PIJ  
B 125110B 125110 Holy Squawkamole! Little Red Hen Makes Guacamole
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wood, Susan
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

Yum, guacamole! That's what Little Red Hen craves, and she could use some help gathering and mashing the ingredients. So she asks her friends, including an armadillo, snake, and iguana, to lend a hand. Every one just says "no." But after Little Red Hen works hard to make the scrumptious fresh guac, all the animals want a taste. In a fun departure from the original tale, Little Red Hen cooks up a comeuppance for the slackers that they'll never forget! A classic folk tale with a Spanish rendition of the Little Red Hen or Gallinita Roja. IL Pres-2. Lexile 510.
Holy Squawkamole! Little Red Hen Makes Guacamole KP  
B 127905B 127905 Honestly Elliott
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McDunn, Gillian
Length: 263 Copyright: 2022

Elliott is not quite sure where he fits in, but when he's paired with the super-popular Maribel for a school-wide contest, they both learn what it means to be a good friend and how to be the person others can count on. Realistic fiction. Relationship skills. Cooking and food. Friendship. IL 4-8. AR 4.3.
Honestly Elliott IJ  
B 127947B 127947 How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A.
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Priceman, Marjorie
Length: 36 Copyright: 2008

A young baker sets off on a journey across the United States to gather all the things she will need to bake a cherry pie, including coal for the oven, cherries for the pie, and glass for the measuring cup. IL K-3. AR 3.4. RC 3.3. Lexile 680. GR O.
How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A. KP  
B 128012B 128012 How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Edlund, Bambi
Length: 32 Copyright: 2023

A slightly overcomplicated and highly hilarious guide to making a peanut butter sandwich with all your critter friends. Animal stories. Informational/Explanatory Writing. Sequence. IL K-2. Lexile 660.
How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps KP  
B 124660B 124660 How to Read a Recipe
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Budd, Anitra
Length: 24 Copyright: 2018

Introduction to the basic features of a recipe, such as ingredient lists and the importance of following directions in order. Readers will learn how to measure liquids and solids and follow steps chronologically. Nonfiction series: Understanding the Basics. Literacy. Technical Reading. IL 1-4. Lexile 550. GR O.
How to Read a Recipe PI  
B 106447B 106447 I Use Math in the Kitchen=Uso las matematicas
Grade Lvl: P Author: Mattern, Joanne
Length: 24 Copyright: 2006

Complete title: I Use Math in the Kitchen=Uso las matematicas en la cocina. A young child helps bake cookies. Text is in English and Spanish. Bilingual book from the series I Use Math/Uso las matematicas. Follett RL 2.5.
I Use Math in the Kitchen=Uso las matematicas P  
B 87680B 87680 I Want to Be a Chef
Grade Lvl: I Author: Maze, Stephanie
Length: 48 Copyright: 1999

Describes some of the careers in the culinary arts, including master chef, executive chef, prep chef, and more, and discusses the training, vocabulary, competitions, and possibilities in this field. AR 7.0.
I Want to Be a Chef I  
B 114503B 114503 I Want to Be a Chef
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Liebman, Daniel
Length: 22 Copyright: 2012

Discusses what it takes to have a career as a chef. Cooks. AR 2.5 IL K-2.
I Want to Be a Chef KP  
B 124145B 124145 I'll Wait, Mr. Panda
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Antony, Steve
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Mr. Panda is making something, and all of his animal friends are interested--but only Penguin is willing to wait to see what it is. Conduct of life. Patience. Series fiction: Mr. Panda IL Pres-1. Lexile 150.
I'll Wait, Mr. Panda KP  
B 128067B 128067 Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Armand, Glenda
Length: 40 Copyright: 2023

This picture book biography recounts the extraordinary life of Augustus Jackson, an African American entrepreneur who is known as the 'Father of Ice Cream'. Biography. Cooking and food. African American. Cooks. IL Pres-3. Lexile 660.
Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better KP  
B 124107B 124107 If You Give a Mouse a Brownie
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Numeroff, Laura
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a brownie. Circular story. Series fiction: If You Give A.... Book nine. IL Pres-3. AR 2.5. Lexile 480.
If You Give a Mouse a Brownie KP  
B 123036B 123036 Is That Wise, Pig?
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Thomas, Jan
Length: 36 Copyright: 2016

Mouse and Cow are making soup, but Pig keeps trying to add strange ingredients. Variation of "Stone Soup." IL Pres-1. AR 0.9.
Is That Wise, Pig? KP  
B 119873B 119873 Italian Food
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gilbert, Sara
Length: 24 Copyright: 2015

An elementary introduction to the relationship between cooking and Italian culture, the effect of local agriculture on the diets of different regions, common dishes such as pasta, and recipe instructions. From the series Cooking School. Lexile 910 IL 1-4.
Italian Food PI  
B 88771B 88771 ITALIAN FOODS AND CULTURE
Grade Lvl: PI Author: FERRO, JENNIFER
Length: 48 Copyright: 1999

Discusses some of the foods enjoyed in Italy and describes special foods that are part of such specific celebrations as St. Joseph's Day, Christmas, and the Festival of Santa Rosalia. Includes recipes. From the series Festive Foods and Celebrations.
ITALIAN FOODS AND CULTURE PI  
B 115377B 115377 Jack and the Baked Beanstalk
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Stimpson, Colin
Length: 34 Copyright: 2012

After their cafe fails, Jack takes his mother's last few pennies and exchanges them for a can of magic baked beans that then lead Jack on a journey to a giant who is bored with counting his fortune. (Money can't buy happiness message). Characters in literature Fiction. AR 4.2 RC 4.4 Lexile 830 IL K-4.
Jack and the Baked Beanstalk KPI  
B 115244B 115244 Jack and the Giant Barbecue
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Kimmel, Eric A
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

When Jack's mother tells him how his father died when a giant stole his barbecue recipes, Jack vows to find the giant and retrieve the book. Includes an author's note about Texas barbecue. Wild West spin on "Jack and the Beanstalk." Barbecuing- Fiction. AR 3.3 RC 2.3 Lexile 580 IL K-3.
Jack and the Giant Barbecue KP  
B 122983B 122983 Katie in the Kitchen
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Manushkin, Fran
Length: 24 Copyright: 2010

Katie wants to be helpful, and so she starts making dinner on her own. IL K -3. AR 2.0. RC 2.3. Lexile 490. GR H. F+P J.
Katie in the Kitchen KP  
B 87090B 87090 Kids Campfire Book
Grade Lvl: I Author: Drake, Jane
Length: 128 Copyright: 1998

Topics include: how to select the right wood for the specific type of fire that is being build; recipes for food to cook over an open fire; games to play; songs, complete with the music and lyrics, to sing; ghost stories; helpful hints for interacting with wildlife and insects; guides to viewing the night sky; and the appropriate gear for sleeping under the stars. IL 4-6.
Kids Campfire Book I  
B 111595B 111595 Kids Winter Handbook
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Drake, Jane
Length: 127 Copyright: 2001

A collection of more than one hundred activities, games, and crafts designed to keep children busy during the winter. Follet RL 3.7.
Kids Winter Handbook PI  
B 89807B 89807 KIDS' FIRST COOKBOOK: DELICIOUS-NUTRITIOUS
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 88 Copyright: 2000

Collection of easy-to-make recipes for breakfast foods, snacks, main dishes, drinks, and desserts.
KIDS' FIRST COOKBOOK: DELICIOUS-NUTRITIOUS PI  
B 96421B 96421 Kids' Multicultural Cookbook
Grade Lvl: T Author: Cook, Deanna F.
Length: 157 Copyright: 2008

A collection of more than seventy-five recipes for ethnic dishes created by children from around the world, with information on the games, cultural traditions, and customs of various cultures. Cookery, International.
Kids' Multicultural Cookbook T  
B 100286B 100286 Kids' Pumpkin Projects: Planting & Harvest Fun
Grade Lvl: PI Author: COOK, DEANNA
Length: 98 Copyright: 1998

Provides instructions for projects and activities involving pumpkins, including growing them, using them in recipes, and making things out of them.
Kids' Pumpkin Projects: Planting & Harvest Fun PI  
B 113532B 113532 Kids' Winter Fun Book
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gillman, Claire
Length: 128 Copyright: 2011

Presents instructions for games, crafts, recipes, and other activities designed to entertain children and their families throughout the winter. IL 3-6.
Kids' Winter Fun Book PI  
B 90868B 90868 Kindergarten Themes
Grade Lvl: T Author: Ketch, Susan
Length: 351 Copyright: 1994

Complete title: Kindergarten Themes: Activities for Math, Literature, Math and Movement, Food Experiences, Science, Arts and Crafts, Field Trips, Bulletin Boards, and More!
Kindergarten Themes T  
B 81527B 81527 Kitchen
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kalman, Bobbie
Length: 32 Copyright: 1993

Takes a close look at a pioneer kitchen and examines the utensils used. Cooking, making bread and butter, and preserving food are among the topics discussed. From the series Historic Communities. AR 5.2. RC 3.5. Lexile 850. GR level N.
Kitchen PI  
KM 13762KM 13762 Kitchen to Career Book Set
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2024

Make culinary arts into a career! Each book shares the history, techniques, safety practices, and common ingredients behind a segment of the culinary industry. Simple recipes teach basic techniques and help grow confidence. DIY-inspired cooking or baking projects encourage readers to experiment. Each book ends with an exploration of career options related to the title topic. Set of 6 titles including: Bread Workshop; Catering Workshop; Farm to Fork Workshop; Fast Food Workshop; Frosting & Icing Workshop; Pastry Workshop. Cooking and food. Careers and college. Vocational guidance. IL 5-9.
Kitchen to Career Book Set IJ  
B 82271B 82271 Know-Nothings
Grade Lvl: P Author: Spirn, Michele
Length: 64 Copyright: 1995

Four friends, called the Know-Nothings because they don't know very much, decide to make lunch. An I Can Read book. AR 1.8. RC 2.5. Lexile 230. GR level K.
Know-Nothings P  
B 128347B 128347 Lasagna Means I Love You
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: O'Shaughnessy, Kate
Length: 360 Copyright: 2023

When eleven-year-old foster kid Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else's family recipes, she collects the stories behind them and builds a website to share them, secretly hoping a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 4-8. Lexile 650. GR X.
Lasagna Means I Love You IJ  
KM 13805KM 13805 Lasagna Means I Love You (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: O'Shaughnessy, Kate
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

When eleven-year-old foster kid Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else's family recipes, she collects the stories behind them and builds a website to share them, secretly hoping a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 7 hours 30 minutes. Realistic fiction. Family life. Foster children. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Lexile 650. GR X. IL 4-8.
Lasagna Means I Love You (Playaway) IJ  
B 127003B 127003 Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Liilly, Elizabeth
Length: 40 Copyright: 2021

A girl describes her family's annual visit with Mamaw and Papaw in West Virginia, then Abuela and Abuelo in Florida, especially the foods and cultural elements that make each kitchen unique. Cooking and food. Family stories. Multicultural. IL K-3.
Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens KP  
B 95323B 95323 Let's Cook! Healthy Meals for Independent Living
Grade Lvl: T Author: Riesz, Elizabeth / Kissack, Anne
Length: 134 Copyright: 2010

Let's Cook! is designed to help adults with special needs plan healthy meals, create nutritious dishes, and respect food and kitchen safety. Cookbook is based on the recipes developed over time by & for Riesz's daughter who was born with Down syndrome. Promotes self-reliance and reinforces life skills for independent living. From the series On My Own.
Let's Cook! Healthy Meals for Independent Living T  
B 104113B 104113 Let's Make Pizza
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hill, Mary
Length: 24 Copyright: 2002

A girl and her father go through the steps involved in making a pizza. AR 1.2. Follett RL 2.3. Lexile 120. GR level E.
Let's Make Pizza KP  
B 104120B 104120 Let's Make Tacos
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hill, Mary
Length: 24 Copyright: 2002

A boy and his mother demonstrate the steps involved in making tacos. From the series In the Kitchen. Welcome Books. AR 1.3. Follett RL 2.6. RC 1.4. Lexile 150. IL Pres-1.
Let's Make Tacos KP  
KM 11264KM 11264 Life Skills: Fun & Functional
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2006

Literacy Starters are designed for students in the middle grades who are reading at beginning levels. This set is based on the age-appropriate topic/theme life skills and how they can be fun and functional. The three books in the set provide three distinct types of text: Conventional, Transitional, and Enrichment. The individual book titles are: Loretta Gets a Zebra; I Can Do That; and Not Until You're 16. Contents: information card,three different non-fiction picture books, and three visual vocabulary cards. A Start-to-Finish series.
Life Skills: Fun & Functional IJ  
KM 9248KM 9248 Little Nino's Pizzeria Big Book Only
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Barbour, Karen
Length: 0 Copyright: 1991

Includes one big book with guide about Tony helping his father at their family restaurant, but everything changes when Little Nino's Pizzeria becomes a fancier place. Restaurants.
Little Nino's Pizzeria Big Book Only KP  
B 88424B 88424 Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Sturges, Philemon
Length: 30 Copyright: 1999

In this version of the traditional tale, the duck, the dog, and the cat refuse to help the Little Red Hen make a pizza but do get to participate when the time comes to eat it. AR 3.0. RC 2.9. Lexile 320.
Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) KP  
B 84770B 84770 Loaves of Fun: History of Bread
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Harbison, Elizabeth
Length: 91 Copyright: 1997

Subtitle: A History Of Bread With Activities and Recipes From Around the World. A collection of recipes for various kinds of breads arranged in a timeline format that the charts the history of this staple food from the earliest civilization to the present day. Includes instructions for related activities. Some of the recipes include: pita bread; Challah Braid; Roman Bread Pudding; pretzels; corn bread; Amish Friendship Bread; Johnnycakes; Colonial Third Bread; Welsh Rabbit; Hush Puppies; poster paints; play dough; French Toast; Rosco de Reyes (Mexican New Year's Bread); and Moravian Christmas Bread.
Loaves of Fun: History of Bread PI  
KM 12358KM 12358 Look 'n Cook Cookbook Kit
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sudol Catalano, Ellen
Length: 0 Copyright: 2007

Attainment's color-coded picture cookbook for nonreaders & beginning cooks designed to teach basic conventional cooking techniques & kitchen safety skills to special needs students. Kit contains: Look ‘n Cook Cookbook with 62 step-by-step recipes; Look 'n Cook 2 DVD Set; and Lesson Plans (spiralbound book with 40 lessons plus CD which contains printable PDF files of the plans).
Look 'n Cook Cookbook Kit JS  
KM 12359KM 12359 Look 'n Cook Microwave Cookbook Kit
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sudol, Ellen
Length: 0 Copyright: 2010

Attainment's Look ’n Cook Microwave Cookbook features easy-to-make microwave recipes presented in an illustrated, step-by-step format for nonreaders & beginning cooks. Designed for special needs students. Kit contents: Cookbook (divided into 6 sections: Breakfasts, Soups & Beverages, Main Dishes, Side Dishes, Vegetables, and Desserts & Snacks plus a Shopping List) and Lesson Plans (spiralbound book with 34 lessons plus CD which contains printable PDF files of the plans).
Look 'n Cook Microwave Cookbook Kit JS  
B 108585B 108585 Lunch
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Schaefer, Ted
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006

Presents an introduction to lunch, in simple text with illustrations, describing when this meal is eaten, and what types of food people eat for lunch around the world, including facts about health and nutrition. From the series What's on Your Plate? AR 4.9. Follett RL 5.9.
Lunch PI  
B 127487B 127487 Macarons
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Sebra, Richard
Length: 32 Copyright: 2021

An introduction to macarons and how they are made. How things are made. Ethic food. Multicultural. French cooking. Series nonfiction: Cultural Cuisine. IL 2-6. AR 3.5. Lexile 670.
Macarons PI  
B 100950B 100950 Magda's Tortillas = Las tortillas de Magda
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Chavarria-Chairez, Becky
Length: 32 Copyright: 2000

While learning to make tortillas on her seventh birthday, Magda tries to make perfectly round ones like those made by her grandmother but instead creates a variety of wonderful shapes. Story is told in English and in Spanish. Bilingual text. AR 3.8 RC 3.1 Lexile 510 IL K-3.
Magda's Tortillas = Las tortillas de Magda KP  
B 126997B 126997 Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wang, Andrea
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

An illustrated story of how Momofuku Ando invented instant ramen. With persistence, creativity, and a little inspiration, Ando succeeded. This is the true story behind one of the world's most popular foods. Narrative nonfiction. Inventions. Cooking and food. IL 1-5. AR 3.3. Lexile 590. GR P.
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando PI  
B 95430B 95430 Mailbox 2012-2013 Yearbook: Preschool
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 320 Copyright: 2013

Resource (with index) has activities and ideas drawn from Mailbox Magazine. Includes book, center, literacy, math, and thematic units plus tips, songs, science explorations, etc.
Mailbox 2012-2013 Yearbook: Preschool T  
B 82211B 82211 Market Days: From Market to Market Around World
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Jaffrey, Madhur
Length: 32 Copyright: 1995

Global tour of six marketplaces. Food and customs in Hong Kong, Egypt, Senegal, India, Italy, and Mexico. One recipe from each area.
Market Days: From Market to Market Around World PI  
B 114803B 114803 Meet My Neighbor, the Chef
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Crabtree, Marc
Length: 24 Copyright: 2009

Introduces young readers to a professional chef--and his family--and follows him as he gathers ingredients and prepares a meal for a wedding party. Cooks. AR 2.2 Lexile 570 IL K-2.
Meet My Neighbor, the Chef KP  
B 127326B 127326 Memory Jars
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Brosgol, Vera
Length: 48 Copyright: 2021

Freda uses jars to save everything from a chocolate chip cookie to the full moon, just as her grandmother saves summer blueberries. Text also includes recipe for blueberry jam. Collectors. Cooking and food. IL Pres-3. AR 3.1. Lexile 600.
Memory Jars KP  
B 119874B 119874 Mexican Food
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gilbert, Sara
Length: 24 Copyright: 2015

An elementary introduction to the relationship between cooking and Mexican culture, the effect of local agriculture on the diets of different regions, common tools such as rolling pins, and recipe instructions. From the series Cooking School. Lexile 890 IL 1-4.
Mexican Food PI  
B 73464B 73464 Mexican Food and Drink
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Alvarado, Manuel
Length: 48 Copyright: 1988

Describes the foods of Mexico in relation to its history, geography and culture. Includes recipes.
Mexican Food and Drink IJ  
B 88744B 88744 MEXICO
Grade Lvl: PI Author: ILLSLEY, LINDA
Length: 32 Copyright: 1999

Discusses some of the foods enjoyed in Mexico and describes special foods that are part of such specific celebrations as baptisms and weddings, Easter, the Day of the Dead, and Christmas. Includes recipes. From the series Food and Festivals.
MEXICO PI  
B 120468B 120468 Microwave Man: Percy Spencer and His Sizzling Invention
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Latta, Sara L.
Length: 48 Copyright: 2014

Read about Percy's early life, his work with radar tubes, and find out how he invented the mircrowave oven. Electrical engineers. From the series Inventors At Work! AR 4.7 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 3-5.
Microwave Man: Percy Spencer and His Sizzling Invention PI  
B 121754B 121754 Microwave Ovens
Grade Lvl: P Author: Reed, Cristie
Length: 24 Copyright: 2015

Explains how microwave ovens work, including such concepts as radio waves, molecules, and energy absorption. Appliances. From the Rourke series How It Works. AR 3.0 IL 1-3.
Microwave Ovens P  
B 115166B 115166 Middle Eastern Food
Grade Lvl: I Author: Blaxland, Wendy
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

Describes historical, cultural, and geographical factors that have influenced the cuisine of the Middle East. Includes recipes to create Middle Eastern food. From the series I Can Cook! IL 4-6.
Middle Eastern Food I  
B 119875B 119875 Middle Eastern Food
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gilbert, Sara
Length: 24 Copyright: 2015

An elementary introduction to the relationship between cooking and Middle Eastern food, the effect of local agriculture on the diets of different regions, common tools such as pestles, and recipe instructions. From the series Cooking School. Lexile 840 IL 1-4.
Middle Eastern Food PI  
B 124532B 124532 Milk to Ice Cream
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Murray, Julie
Length: 24 Copyright: 2007

Milk to Ice Cream explores how ice cream came to be. Beginning readers will discover how things change and grow with large photos and short, simple sentences. Series nonfiction: Beginning to End by Buddy Books. IL 2-5. AR 3.5. GR N.
Milk to Ice Cream PI  
B 115860B 115860 Minette's Feast: The Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Reich, Susanna
Length: 40 Copyright: 2012

While Julia is in the kitchen learning to cook up elaborate, delicious dishes, the only feast Minette is truly interested in is that of fresh mouse. Includes biographical information about Julia Child. Cooking, French-- Fiction. Food habits- Fiction. Paris (France)-- Fiction. AR 5.1 IL K-4.
Minette's Feast: The Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat KPI  
B 120119B 120119 Miracle on 133rd Street
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Manzano, Sonia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

The day before Christmas, everyone in Jose's neighborhood seems grumpy, including his mother who is homesick for Puerto Rico, but when he and his parents return from the pizzeria where they borrowed an oven to cook their roast, the heavenly aroma remindsthose they pass of all they have to celebrate. Contentment- Fiction. Puerto Ricans- Fiction. AR 3.5, RC 3.3 Lexile 640 IL K-3.
Miracle on 133rd Street KP  
B 106439B 106439 Mis comidas=My Foods
Grade Lvl: P Author: Ancona, George
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

Alejandro tells about the different foods of Latin America that he and his friends like to eat (dishes from Venezuela, Mexico, El Salvador, such as sancocho, arepas, tacos, pupusas). Text is in English and Spanish. Bilingual book from the series Somos Latinos (We Are Latinos). AR 3.6. Follett RL 2.3.
Mis comidas=My Foods P  
B 113460B 113460 Monsters Eat Whiny Children
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Kaplan, Bruce
Length: 34 Copyright: 2010

Henry and Eve, having ignored their father's warning, are kidnapped by monsters who eat whiny children, but while increasing numbers of monsters argue over how to prepare them, the siblings begin to play nicely. Includes a recipe for cucumber sandwiches. Cautionary tale. AR 3.8. RC 2.8. Lexile 660. IL K-3.
Monsters Eat Whiny Children KP  
B 92722B 92722 More Science Activities
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 90 Copyright: 1988

Spine title: More Smithsonian Science Activities. Collection of science experiments and activities for teachers, students, and parents. Includes mud pies (soil), crystal radio, ginger ale, marbelized paper, boats afloat, flash dance (strobe light), paper airplanes, bird feeders, kaleidoscope, skydiver (parachutes), growing plants without soil, night moves (seeing and hearing in the dark), sense of taste, root vegetables, fruit flies, fats in foods, rockets, ice cream, magic tricks, color and light. Book is also in student collection (76977).
More Science Activities T  
B 122693B 122693 Mountain Chef: How One Man Lost His Groceries, Changed His Plans, and Helped Cook Up the National Park Service
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Pimentel, Annette Bay
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016

Looks at trail cook Tie Sing who accompanied the Mather Mountain Party, which contained many people responsible for creating the National Park Service. Camping California History. Chinese Americans- Biography. Cooks- Biography. Lexile 940 IL 1-4.
Mountain Chef: How One Man Lost His Groceries, Changed His Plans, and Helpe PI  
B 86184B 86184 Mr. Cookie Baker
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wellington, Monica
Length: 24 Copyright: 1992

After a day of making and selling cookies, Mr. Baker gets to enjoy one himself. Gives step-by-step process. Recipe follows story. AR 1.4.
Mr. Cookie Baker KP  
B 82077B 82077 Mr. Putter & Tabby Bake the Cake
Grade Lvl: P Author: Rylant, Cynthia
Length: 44 Copyright: 1994

Concerned that his neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, devours so much heavy fruitcake, Mr. Putter decides to bake her "a light and airy" cake. After several mishaps, with Tabby at his side he finally delivers a beautiful cake on Christmas morning--then promptly falls asleep in Mrs. Teaberry's chair. GR level J. AR 2.8. RC 2.9. Lexile 500. IL 1-2.
Mr. Putter & Tabby Bake the Cake P  
B 102503B 102503 Mr. Wolf and the Three Bears
Grade Lvl: KP Author: FEARNLEY, JAN
Length: 26 Copyright: 2002

When Goldilocks invites herself to Baby Bear's birthday party then behaves atrociously, spoiling all of Mr. Wolf's and Grandma's hard work, Grandma knows just what to do. (characters in literature, The Three Bears). Dark Comedy.
Mr. Wolf and the Three Bears KP  
KM 12437KM 12437 Multi-Level Readers: Healthful Snacks
Grade Lvl: P Author:
Length: 9 Copyright: 2009

Kit has 4 versions of this 1st grade reader from the series Real-World Problem Solving: Math and Science. Grade 1. Contains 8 copies each of the publisher-leveled books: Approaching Level(GR E Lexile 340); On Level(GR F Lexile 350) and Beyond Level(GR G Lexile 370) plus the Spanish version of the On Level book. Book contains several recipes for snacks. Also contains addition problems and opportunities for solving number sentences. IL 1.
Multi-Level Readers: Healthful Snacks P  
B 93348B 93348 Multicultural Discovery Activities for the Elementary Grades
Grade Lvl: T Author: Stull, Elizabeth
Length: 437 Copyright: 1995

Offers over 400 activities and over 150 reproducible pages for grades K-6. Focuses on cultures around the world including Native American, African, Asian, Latin American, European, East European, Caribbean and other islands, Australian, Canadian, and American (U.S.). Includes folk tales; celebrations; arts and crafts; games; songs, dances, rhythms; and food. Lists recommended children's books.
Multicultural Discovery Activities for the Elementary Grades T  
B 119452B 119452 My First Baking Book: 50 Recipes for Kids to Make and Eat!
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Johnson, Becky
Length: 128 Copyright: 2014

A collection of recipes for baking desserts and snacks with small children. Cookbooks. Cooking directives and instructions are geared toward adults. IL Pres-4.
My First Baking Book: 50 Recipes for Kids to Make and Eat! KPI  
B 119451B 119451 My First Juices & Smoothies: Healthy Recipes Children Will Love
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Cross, Amanda
Length: 128 Copyright: 2014

Contains over sixty recipes for drinks and smoothies made with fresh fruit and vegetables that will help ensure that children receive five servings of fruit and vegetables per day. Cookbooks. Cooking directives and instructions are geared toward adults who are helping small children. IL Pres-4.
My First Juices & Smoothies: Healthy Recipes Children Will Love KPI  
B 127421B 127421 My Life With a Food Allergy
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Schuh, Mari C
Length: 24 Copyright: 2023

Meet Hudson! He likes music and skateboarding. He also has a food allergy. Hudson is real and so are his experiences. Creative nonfiction. Health and Wellness. Self. Series nonfiction: My Life With... IL 1-4. AR 3.0. Lexile 540.
My Life With a Food Allergy PI  
B 79746B 79746 MY VERY OWN HALLOWEEN: BOOK OF COOKING AND CRAFTS
Grade Lvl: PI Author: WEST, ROBIN
Length: 64 Copyright: 1993

Contains recipes and crafts grouped conveniently for five Halloween theme parties.
MY VERY OWN HALLOWEEN: BOOK OF COOKING AND CRAFTS PI  
B 126973B 126973 Niki Nakayama: A Chef's Tale in 13 Bites
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Michalak, Jamie
Length: 40 Copyright: 2021

A picture book biography that tells the story of Niki Nakayama, a powerhouse female Japanese-American chef and her rise to fame. Asian American. Japanese cooking and food. IL 1-4.
Niki Nakayama: A Chef's Tale in 13 Bites PI  
KM 10104KM 10104 Nonfiction Set 3
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Dufresne, Michele
Length: 0 Copyright: 2007

Contains six copies of the following easy reader titles : A Carpenter's Tools (Guided Reading level D; Intervention level 3); Making Pizza (GR level C; 3); Giraffes (GR level D; 4); and Ping-Pong (GR level D; 4). IL K-1.
Nonfiction Set 3 KP  
B 121382B 121382 Nonna Tell Me a Story: Lidia's Egg-Citing Farm Adventure
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Bastianich, Lidia
Length: 60 Copyright: 2014

When her grandchildren spend the night, Nonna Lidia recounts her childhood growing up on a farm in Italy, prompting her to take the kids to a local farm where they see chickens and eggs. Italian-American chef Lidia Bastianich shares her memories of her time she spent in Italy, where she learned to cook with her Nonna Rosa. Organic farming. Includes egg and chicken recipes. Follett RL 3.7 IL K-3.
Nonna Tell Me a Story: Lidia's Egg-Citing Farm Adventure KP  
B 126502B 126502 Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 377 Copyright: 2015

Offers insight into food consumption in the twenty-first century, explaining how an abundance of unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of consumers to protect their health and the environment. Cooking and food. Nutrition. Narrative nonfiction. IL 4-8. AR 6.8. RC 6.6. Lexile 930.
Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat IJ  
B 103630B 103630 ONE CHILD, ONE SEED: SOUTH AFRICAN COUNTING BOOK
Grade Lvl: KP Author: CAVE, KATHRYN
Length: 26 Copyright: 2003

Nothando, a young girl who lives in Nkandla South Africa, helps her family grow pumpkins. The story is presented in the form of a simple counting game. Includes information about life on a homestead in Nkandla and a recipe for isiningi, a South African dish made from pumpkins.
ONE CHILD, ONE SEED: SOUTH AFRICAN COUNTING BOOK KP  
B 113934B 113934 One World Kids Cookbook
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Mendez, Sean
Length: 96 Copyright: 2011

Presents a collection of recipes from around the world that includes information about the culture and traditions of each country. Each recipe specifies the ingredients, provides step-by-step directions for preparing the dish, and offers cooking tips. International cooking. IL 4-8.
One World Kids Cookbook IJ  
B 50791B 50791 Pancakes, Pancakes
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Carle, Eric
Length: 20 Copyright: 1970

By cutting and grinding the wheat for flour, Jack starts from scratch to help make his breakfast pancake. AR 3.6. RC 2.5. Lexile 670. IL Pres-3.
Pancakes, Pancakes KP  
B 118520B 118520 Pasta Sauce!: Grow Your Own Ingredient!
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Liversidge, Cassie
Length: 40 Copyright: 2013

A guide to growing & cooking fresh ingredients for pasta sauce. Follett RL 3.8. IL K-4.
Pasta Sauce!: Grow Your Own Ingredient! KPI  
B 124317B 124317 Pete the Cat's Groovy Bake Sale
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Dean, James
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

The school bake sale is coming up! Pete knows he has to make something delicious for it. But the only thing he is making is a giant mess in the kitchen! It turns out baking is not quite as easy as pie. Will Pete's treats be ready in time for the bake sale? And more importantly--will his treats be yummy enough? Fiction series: I Can Read! My First-PK. IL Pres-2. AR 2.0.
Pete the Cat's Groovy Bake Sale KP  
B 122743B 122743 Phineas L. MacGuire...Gets Cooking!
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Dowell, Frances O'Roark
Length: 195 Copyright: 2014

Phineas has the new chore of cooking dinner every night, but his kitchen experiments take a turn for the worse when the school bully takes a huge liking to Phineas's brownies. Phineas comes to understand--and to explain to readers--some of the scientific principles of cooking, including how yeast and baking soda make foods rise. From the Highly Scientific Notebooks of Phineas L. MacGuire. AR 4.9 RC 4.6 Lexile 750 IL 2-5.
Phineas L. MacGuire...Gets Cooking! PI  
B 113447B 113447 Pie
Grade Lvl: I Author: Weeks, Sarah
Length: 183 Copyright: 2011

Alice's Aunt Polly passes away and entrusts the recipe for her world-famous pie crust to her cat, which she leaves in Alice's care,and as everyone, including Alice, tries to discover the secret incredients, Alice learns some important lessons about faith, love, and family. AR 5.6. RC 6.6. Lexile 930. IL 4-6.
Pie I  
B 125605B 125605 Pie in the Sky
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lai, Remy
Length: 380 Copyright: 2019

Knowing very little English, eleven-year-old Jingwen feels like an alien when his family immigrates to Australia, but copes with loneliness and the loss of his father by baking elaborate cakes. Realistic fiction. Humor. IL 4-8. AR 4.5.
Pie in the Sky IJ  
KM 13322KM 13322 Pie in the Sky (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lai, Remy
Length: 380 Copyright: 2019

Knowing very little English, eleven-year-old Jingwen feels like an alien when his family immigrates to Australia, but copes with loneliness and the loss of his father by baking elaborate cakes. Playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours. IL 4-8. AR 4.5. RC 4.4. Lexile 720.
Pie in the Sky (Playaway) IJ  
B 106254B 106254 Pigs In the Pantry: Fun With Math & Cooking
Grade Lvl: P Author: Axelrod, Amy
Length: 29 Copyright: 1999

Mr. Pig and the piglets try to cook Mrs. Pig's favorite dish to cheer her up when she's sick. Includes a recipe for chili. Follett RL 4.0. AR 3.2. RC 3.9. Lexile 650. GR level J.
Pigs In the Pantry: Fun With Math & Cooking P  
B 114172B 114172 Pinch and Dash Make Soup
Grade Lvl: P Author: Daley, Michael
Length: 48 Copyright: 2012

Pinch and Dash's disagreement over the use of pepper and hot sauce in their soup ends up spoiling the meal. Soups. Easy reader. AR 2.2. Lexile 330. IL 1-3.
Pinch and Dash Make Soup P  
B 119913B 119913 Pizza
Grade Lvl: K Author: Asch, Frank
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

After trying pizza for the first time, everything Baby Bear sees reminds him of the tasty food and he decides to never eat anything else. RC 2.2 Lexile 540 IL Pres-K.
Pizza K  
B 100663B 100663 Pizza That We Made
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Holub, Joan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2001

Three young cooks have fun making their own pizza, cleaning up their mess, and eating hot slices! Viking Easy-To-Read, Level 2. AR level 1.4. Follett RL 1.3. GR level H IL K-1.
Pizza That We Made KP  
B 127129B 127129 Pizza with Everything on It
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Scheele, Kyle
Length: 48 Copyright: 2021

When pizzeria owner's son requests a pizza with everything, his father helps him add sauce, a house, penguins, and more, until they accidentally create a pizza black hole. Cooking and food. Humor. Father and sons. IL Pres-3. Lexile 560. GR M.
Pizza with Everything on It KP  
B 127836B 127836 Pizza! A Slice of History
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Pizzoli, Greg
Length: 56 Copyright: 2022

This delightful history of pizza takes readers through time and around the globe to serve up the real story of the world's favorite food. Cooking and food. Juvenile nonfiction. 24-25 Goldfinch Award Winner. IL K-3. AR 3.9. Lexile 780.
Pizza! A Slice of History KP  
B 87817B 87817 PLAY WITH YOUR PUMPKINS
Grade Lvl: PIJS Author: ELFFERS, JOOST
Length: 79 Copyright: 1998

Pumpkin artists Joost Elffers and Saxton Freymann mix photographs of their carved pumpkins (the stem forms the jack-o'-lantern's nose) with folklore, history, and recipes. Dutch food writer Johannes van Dam offers 24 recipes from all over the world.
PLAY WITH YOUR PUMPKINS PIJS  
B 126190B 126190 Poison Eaters: Fighting Danger and Fraud in our Food and Drugs
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Jarrow, Gail
Length: 157 Copyright: 2019

Introduces readers to the relentless work of U.S. government chemist Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, who mounted a thirty-year campaign to protect consumers from harmful food and drugs. Starred reviews. Government and civics. Health and wellness. IL 7-12. AR 7.7. Lexile 1020.
Poison Eaters: Fighting Danger and Fraud in our Food and Drugs IJS  
B 87740B 87740 Popcorn Book
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: dePaola, Tomie
Length: 30 Copyright: 1978

Presents a variety of facts about popcorn and includes two recipes. AR 4.3. Follett RL 3.9. RC 3.3. Lexile 830. GR level N. IL K-4.
Popcorn Book KPI  
B 104596B 104596 Popcorn!
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Landau, Elaine
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003

Provides a history of one of America's favorite snack foods, presenting its origins, nutritional information and recipes. Picture book for older readers. AR 4.8. Follett RL 4.3. RC 3.8. Lexile 720.
Popcorn! PI  
KM 13420KM 13420 Pouring Cups for Adapted Cooking
Grade Lvl: JST Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

Mix it up with a switch-activated pouring cup that allows users to participate in cooking classes or dramatic play. When you activate the first switch, the cup will pour liquids, sand or flour into any container. Activating the second switch returns the cup to an upright position. Flex mount. Kit includes 4 AA batteries for successful use.
Pouring Cups for Adapted Cooking JST  
B 104186B 104186 Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Katzen, Mollie
Length: 95 Copyright: 1994

Subtitle: A Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up. Each of the 17 recipes appears twice, once for the adult helper and then again in pictorial format for young children. Focus is on process. Sequencing. Follett RL 5.2.
Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes KP  
B 88114B 88114 Pumpkin Soup
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Cooper, Helen
Length: 30 Copyright: 1998

The Cat and the Squirrel comes to blows with the Duck in arguing about who will perform what duty in preparing their pumpkin soup, and they almost lose the Duck's friendship when he decides to leave them. AR and RC 3.1.
Pumpkin Soup KP  
B 93113B 93113 Pumpkins
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 48 Copyright: 2000

Thematic unit from The Best of the Mailbox Theme series. Collection of ideas/reproducibles for preschool and kindergarten. Includes crafts, science and math activities, recipes, displays, songs, and literature connections. Source: 1990-1998 issues of The Mailbox and Teacher's Helper magazines.
Pumpkins T  
B 122780B 122780 Rachael Ray
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Rauf, Don
Length: 128 Copyright: 2016

Describes the life and achievements of TV personality and chef Rachael Ray. From the series Celebrity Chefs. IL 5-10.
Rachael Ray IJS  
B 116665B 116665 Rainbow Stew
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Falwell, Cathryn
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

On a rainy summer day, three children and their grandpa pick vegetables in his garden and then cook and share a delicious meal of his famous Rainbow Stew. Includes recipe. AR 2.6 IL Pres-1.
Rainbow Stew KP  
B 127968B 127968 Ramen for Everyone
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Tanumihardja, Patricia
Length: 48 Copyright: 2023

A young boy aspires to make a bowl of ramen as delicious as his dad's, and runs into some surprises, both delightful and disastrous, on his first attempt. Cooking and food. Father and son. Food habits. Individual differences. IL Pres-3. AR 2.6. Lexile 530.
Ramen for Everyone KP  
B 125314B 125314 Recipe for Disaster (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Angleberger, Tom
Length: 97 Copyright: 2019

When Koko Dodo's secret chocolate sauce is stolen just before an important cooking contest Didi, a dodo bird, devises a daring plan to help--whether he wants her to or not. Series fiction: Didi Dodo, book 1. Beginning chapter book. IL 2-6. GR O.
Recipe for Disaster (Book 1) PI  
B 116374B 116374 Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Knisley, Lucy
Length: 173 Copyright: 2013

Presents a graphic novel memoir of cartoonist Lucy Knisley and her obsession with cooking and food. Cartoonists Comic books, strips, etc. Biography. Eating customs Comic books, strips, etc. AR 6.2 RC 7.6 Lexiel 970 IL 9-12.
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen JS  
B 126388B 126388 Roll With It
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Sumner, Jamie
Length: 250 Copyright: 2019

Ellie's a girl who tells it like it is. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she's going to be all sunshine and cuddles. The thing is, Ellie has big dreams: She might be eating Stouffer's for dinner, but one day she's going to be a professional baker. If she's not writing fan letters to her favorite celebrity chefs, she's practicing recipes on her well-meaning, if overworked, mother. But when Ellie and her mom move so they can help take care of her ailing grandpa, Ellie has to start all over again in a new town at a new school. Except she's not just the new kid, she's the new kid in the wheelchair who lives in the trailer park on the wrong side of town. It all feels like one challenge too many, until Ellie starts to make her first-ever friends. Now she just has to convince her mom that this town might just be the best thing that ever happened to them. Diverse abilities. Realistic fiction. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. IL 4-8. AR 4.6. RC 4.5. Lexile 740.
Roll With It IJ  
B 100075B 100075 ROOKIE READER: OUR RASPBERRY JAM
Grade Lvl: P Author: MARX, DAVID
Length: 32 Copyright: 2000

A girl feasts on the wonderful raspberry jam that she and her family have made and remembers that she loves it because they made it together. AR level 2.0. Follett RL 2.1.
ROOKIE READER: OUR RASPBERRY JAM P  
B 128195B 128195 S. Truett Cathy: Chick-fil-A Founder
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hudak, Heather C
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

Discusses the childhood and early life of S. Truett Cathy and traces the development of his business, Chick-fil-A. Biography. Food Dudes series.
S. Truett Cathy: Chick-fil-A Founder PI  
B 106722B 106722 Salad People and More Real Recipes
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Katzen, Mollie
Length: 93 Copyright: 2005

Subtitle: A New Cookbook for Preschoolers & Up. Presents a cookbook for young children that includes 20 recipes and lessons on counting, measuring, mixing, and assembling. Sequencing. Vegetarian cookery.
Salad People and More Real Recipes KP  
B 92721B 92721 Science Activity Book
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 90 Copyright: 1987

Spine title: Smithsonian Science Activity Book. Collection of science experiments and activities for teachers, students and parents includes bubble brew, sun trap (solar greenhouse), magnetic personalities, tin-can telegraph, crystal garden, drawing machine (pantograph), home movies, fingerprinting, cheese making, making plant pigment, making sound waves, ants, pizza geography (pizza making), cactus grafting, making casts, kites, testing for acids and bases, growing seedlings under dark conditions, secret signals (making a circuit). Book is also in student collection (76976).
Science Activity Book T  
B 124022B 124022 Sharing the Bread: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Miller, Pat Zietlow
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal a family's preparations for their Thanksgiving feast, with everyone pitching in to help--including Baby, who sleeps quiet as a mouse. Story in verse. Holidays and celebrations. Traditions. IL Pres-2. AR 1.8. Lexile 340. GR M.
Sharing the Bread: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story KP  
B 117545B 117545 So, You Want to be a Chef?: How to Get Started in the World of Culinary Arts
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Bedell, J. M
Length: 220 Copyright: 2013

Describes how to break into the world of culinary arts, includes advice on how to write restaurant reviews, make garnishes, start a catering business, and food photography. Cooks. Chefs. From the series Be What You Want. RC 7.5 Lexile 960 IL 5-10.
So, You Want to be a Chef?: How to Get Started in the World of Culinary Art IJS  
B 111861B 111861 Soup Day
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Iwai, Melissa
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

A mother and child spend a snowy day together buying and preparing vegetables, assembling ingredients, and playing while their big pot of soup bubbles on the stove. Includes a recipe for "Snowy Day Vegetable Soup." Mother and child. Follett RL 3.3.
Soup Day KP  
B 120996B 120996 Stanley's Diner
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Bee, William
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

It is another busy day at the diner as Stanley cooks, prepares for a special event, and finally cleans up and goes home. RC 1.0 Lexile 290 GR I IL Pres-1.
Stanley's Diner KP  
B 90372B 90372 Starting Sensory Integration Therapy
Grade Lvl: T Author: Arnwine, Bonnie
Length: 115 Copyright: 2006

Subtitle: Fun Activities That Won't Destroy Your Home or Classroom! Bonnie Arnwine, the parent of a child with SPD (sensory processing disorder, also called dysfunction in sensory integration) provides tactile/touch activities, gross motor activities (movement games and songs, rope run, etc); visual activities; auditory activities (music, sound); smell (Kool-Aid playdough, aroma pictures, smelly paint, etc); oral motor (bubbles, pinwheels); and fine motor activities.
Starting Sensory Integration Therapy T  
B 114763B 114763 Stir It Up!: A Novel
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ganeshram, Ramin
Length: 166 Copyright: 2011

Thirteen-year-old Anjali dreams of hosting a televised cooking show featuring foods based on her Hindu and Trinidadian heritage, but when an opportunity presents itself, she will have to defy her family to go to the audition. Includes recipes. Caribbean Americans Fiction. Reality television programs Fiction. AR 4.9 RC 5.3 Lexile 800 IL 5-9.
Stir It Up!: A Novel IJ  
B 114626B 114626 Story Behind Chocolate
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Price, Sean
Length: 32 Copyright: 2009

Explores the history of chocolate and examines how this food has developed and used in a variety of ways over time. Features full-color photographs and illustrations, a timeline, a glossary, and further reading sources. From the series True Stories. AR 4.7. Lexile 730. IL 3-5.
Story Behind Chocolate PI  
B 122695B 122695 Taste Something New: Giving Different Foods a Try
Grade Lvl: P Author: Boothroyd, Jennifer
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Provides an educational introduction to trying new-to-you foods and testing out fun and tasty ingredients and recipes. From the Lightning Bolt Books series Healthy Eating. AR 2.8 RC 3.2 Lexile 560 GR level M IL 1-3.
Taste Something New: Giving Different Foods a Try P  
B 124957B 124957 Thing About Leftovers
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Payne, C.C
Length: 281 Copyright: 2017

Fizzy struggles to find her place in her blended family after her parents' divorce, hoping her entry in the Southern Living Cook-Off will show them she is more than just a leftover kid. Iowa . Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2019-2020. IL 5-8. AR 4.9. RC 4.7. Lexile 770.
Thing About Leftovers IJ  
B 127579B 127579 Tomatoes In My Lunchbox
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Manoli, Costantia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2022

A young girl feels out of place on her first day of school in a new country until she discovers that it only takes one friend to make her new surroundings feel like home. Self-awareness. First day of school fiction. Immigrants. New experiences. IL Pres-3. Lexile 510.
Tomatoes In My Lunchbox KP  
KM 13035KM 13035 Top Chefs (Biographies)
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2017

Each book includes in-depth backgrounds of some of the world's most renowned celebrity chefs, insightful views of their childhood and history in the culinary world, personal tidbits, and highlights of their professional achievements. Includes biographies of Alton Brown, Anne Burrell, Bobby Flay, Emeril Lagasse, Giada de Laurentiis, Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, Paula Deen, Rachael Ray, Tyler Florence, and Wolfgang Puck. IL 7-12.
Top Chefs (Biographies) JS  
B 103837B 103837 Up, Up, Up!: It's Apple-Picking Time
Grade Lvl: KP Author: SHAPIRO, JODY
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003

Myles and his family go to his grandparents' apple ranch, where they have a wonderful time picking and selling apples together. Orchard. Follett RL 3.6.
Up, Up, Up!: It's Apple-Picking Time KP  
B 127134B 127134 Watercress
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wang, Andrea
Length: 32 Copyright: 2021

Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents. Caldecott Medal Winner 2022. Asian American. Family story. Social awareness. IL Pres-3. Lexile 610. GR N. (I'm Your Neighbor - Welcoming Library).
Watercress KP  
B 90630B 90630 We Care: A Curriculum for Preschool Through Kindergarten
Grade Lvl: T Author: Kingore, Bertie / Higbee, Glenda
Length: 302 Copyright: 2002

Book by Bertie Kingore and Glenda Higbee. Provides hundreds of hands-on activities designed to help preschool and kindergarten teachers provide a balanced curriculum that is developmentally appropriate for young learners. Includes art, blocks, cooking, language arts, math, movement, music, role play, science, transition activities, and book suggestions.
We Care: A Curriculum for Preschool Through Kindergarten T  
B 126645B 126645 What’s Cooking at 10 Garden Street?: Recipes for Kids From Around the World
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Sala, Felicita
Length: 48 Copyright: 2019

This illustrated children's cookbook offers a global menu of dishes to share with friends, family, and neighbors. Neighbors fiction. Food and cooking. Culture and diversity. IL 2-7. Lexile 890. GR N.
What’s Cooking at 10 Garden Street?: Recipes for Kids From Around the World PI  
B 108076B 108076 Whopper Cake
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wilson, Karma
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

Granddad bakes Grandma a whopper of a birthday cake. Includes recipe and directions for chocolate cake. AR and Follett RL 2.6.
Whopper Cake KP  
B 122697B 122697 Why Doesn't Everyone Eat Meat?: Vegetarianism and Special Diets
Grade Lvl: P Author: Boothroyd, Jennifer
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Introduction to vegetarianism and other special diets, including veganism, raw-foods diets, and more. From the Lightning Bolt Books series Healthy Eating. AR 2.7 Lexile 580 GR level M IL 1-3. |
Why Doesn't Everyone Eat Meat?: Vegetarianism and Special Diets P  
B 125594B 125594 Why We Eat Dairy
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Reinke, Beth Bence
Length: 24 Copyright: 2019

Calcium in dairy helps us grow strong bones and teeth! Dairy products such as milk, cheese, and yogurt are part of a well-balanced diet. Explore nutrition and the importance of healthful eating. Fitness & Nutrition. Series nonfiction: Nutrition Matters by Bumba Books. IL Pres-2. AR 1.8. Lexile 420. GR J.
Why We Eat Dairy KP  
B 125593B 125593 Why We Eat Fruits
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Reinke, Beth Bence
Length: 24 Copyright: 2019

From apples and grapes to pears and bananas, learn about the wonderful things fruits can do for your body! Learn about nutrition and the importance of fruit in a healthy diet. Fitness & Nutrition. Series nonfiction: Nutrition Matters by Bumba Books. IL Pres-2. AR 1.7. Lexile 430. GR J.
Why We Eat Fruits KP  
B 125592B 125592 Why We Eat Grains
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Reinke, Beth Bence
Length: 24 Copyright: 2019

Grains contain fiber and vitamins for a healthy body! Wheat, oats, rice, and other grains are part of a balanced diet. Learn about nutrition and the importance of healthful eating. Fitness & Nutrition. Series nonfiction: Nutrition Matters by Bumba Books. IL Pres-2. AR 1.8. Lexile 400. GR J.
Why We Eat Grains KP  
B 125591B 125591 Why We Eat Protein
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Reinke, Beth Bence
Length: 24 Copyright: 2019

Meat, poultry, seafood, nuts and eggs too, learn about the amazing things protein can do! Our bodies need protein to give us energy and make our muscles strong. Learn about nutrition and the importance protein in a healthful diet. Fitness & Nutrition. Series nonfiction: Nutrition Matters by Bumba Books. IL Pres-2. AR 1.8. Lexile 420. GR J.
Why We Eat Protein KP  
B 125590B 125590 Why We Eat Vegetables
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Reinke, Beth Bence
Length: 24 Copyright: 2019

Learn about the wonderful things vegetables can do for your body! Veggies such as carrots, peas, corn, and broccoli are important for a balanced diet. Learn about nutrition and the role of vegetables in the practice of healthful eating. Series nonfiction: Nutrition Matters by Bumba Books. Fitness & Nutrition. Health Education. IL Pres-2. AR 1.9. Lexile 390. GR J.
Why We Eat Vegetables KP  
B 109726B 109726 Wild Boars Cook
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Rosoff, Meg
Length: 34 Copyright: 2008

Besides being naughty, greedy, stinky, and rude, wild boars Boris, Morris, Horace, and Doris are also very hungry and luckily Doris finds the perfect recipe for them to make. Wild boar. Illustrated bySophie Blackall. Follett RL 3.8. AR 2.6.
Wild Boars Cook KP  
B 116924B 116924 Winterberries & Apple Blossoms: Reflections and Flavors of a Mennonite Year
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Forler, Nan
Length: 39 Copyright: 2011

A collection of poems depict the life of young Mennonite Naomi. Mennonites Poetry. Mennonite cooking. Includes recipes. AR 4.8 IL 3-7.
Winterberries & Apple Blossoms: Reflections and Flavors of a Mennonite Year PIJ  
B 126051B 126051 With the Fire on High
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Acevedo, Elizabeth
Length: 389 Copyright: 2019

Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing high school and her dream of working as a chef. Hispanic American. Single parent homes. Teen pregnancy. Realistic fiction. Bildungsroman / Coming of Age. IL 9-12. AR 5.2. RC 5.3. Lexile 810. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022.
With the Fire on High JS  
B 105927B 105927 Working In the Food Industry
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: McAlpine, Margaret
Length: 64 Copyright: 2006

Presents information about careers in the food industry including chef, caterer, cookbook writer, dietitian, food photographer, food technologist, and restaurant manager. Describes their responsibilities and qualifications. Food service, food industry, and trade. From the series My Future Career. Follett RL 8.9 AR 8.3 IL 6-10.
Working In the Food Industry IJS  
B 125639B 125639 Yasmin the Chef
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Faruqi, Saadia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019

Yasmin loves hosting parties. Music, friends, fun! But what she doesn't love is the spicy food her Pakistani family serves. Yasmin puts on her chef hat and plans to make her own amazing, fantastic recipe...as soon as she figures out what that is! All About Me. Realistic fiction. Beginning chapter book. Pakistani Americans. Series fiction: Yasmin. IL K-3. AR 2.4. Lexile 500. GR K.
Yasmin the Chef KP  
B 121742B 121742 You Can't Drink a Meatball Through a Straw
Grade Lvl: P Author: Winkler, Henry / Oliver, Lin
Length: 121 Copyright: 2016

Challenged to enter the same cooking contest as his know-it-all chef cousin, Hank becomes an unexpected finalist and makes surprising discoveries about his cousin while frantically preparing for the final cook-off. From the series Here's Hank, Book 7. Book design uses the Dyslexie font (designed specifically for dyslexic readers). AR 4.3 RC 3.7 Lexile 640 IL 1-3.
You Can't Drink a Meatball Through a Straw P  
B 93402B 93402 Zoo (Preschool)
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 48 Copyright: 2007

Collection of zoo themed activities and reproducibles from the 1996-2003 issues of The Mailbox Magazine. Contains literacy ideas, math activities, learning centers, recipes, arts and crafts ideas, songs, poems, and fingerplays.
Zoo (Preschool) T