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Kindergarten-Grade 2–A boy curls up in a cozy chair to enjoy his favorite book, whereupon readers are whisked away on a trip through different types of literature. The story assumes a book within a book format, as a turn of the page takes youngsters inside Charlie’s pirate adventure. Here the layout resembles an open novel, with the title Shiver Me Timbers emblazoned across the top. A pirate digs up a treasure chest that contains–you guessed it–a book. Another page turn reveals that it is a collection of fairy tales, as Baby Bear finds Goldilocks in his bed reading his favorite story about a knight and a dragon. This pattern continues until the action returns to Charlie, still in his armchai (more…)
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Just a few years ago, the only mushrooms available in most markets were cultivated white ones. Now even supermarkets often have portobellos and shiitakes, and specialty markets offer a wide selection. Czarnecki, chef/proprietor of Joe’s Restaurant in eastern Pennsylvania, is well known as a mushroom authority. He writes about mushroom hunting in almost mystical terms while providing reliable information on a great variety of common and exotic mushrooms, both cultivated and wild. He also includes 100 mushroom recipes, many of them quite unusual; all are accompanied by wine suggestions. Jane Grigson’s The Mushroom Feast (1975) remains notable but was published 20 years ago; most libraries will want this up (more…)
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Grade 1-3 Amelia Bedelia always does exactly what people tell her to do, so when her employer says he wishes she would run for the mayor’s office, she dashes down to city hall. Although Amelia never meant to do anything more than literally run to the office, an encounter with the mayor and a reporter soon has her in the thick of a political campaign. Such literal mindedness is what gives Amelia her charm, and there are plenty of instances of humorous confusion in this latest installment in the series. If not quite to the level of the original titles written by Peggy Parish, the author’s nephew does a satisfactory job of carrying on the traditions of wordplay and wacky complications that have made (more…)
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Offers information on the nutritional needs of children, food nutrients, analysis, chemical additives to avoid, basic foods for small children and recipes for over 200 family friendly dishes the majority can be used by those with allergies to wheat, dairy and egg.
About the Author
Dorothy Edgelow has devoted much of her life to the pursuit of using food to prevent illness and regain health, to balance weight and live without allergic reactions. She has also written 2 books Recipe for Life 1 and Recipe for Life 2.
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This book tells the story of Mary Frances, a little girl who wanted to help her mother. In the kitchen, Mary Frances discovered the Kitchen People (Toaster Man, Tea Kettle, Auntie Rolling Pin, et al.), who became her teachers and friends. They talked to her, helped her, and shared mysterious secrets she could have otherwise never understood. Starting with toast and ending with a sumptuous dinner, this delightful and nostalgic instruction book will appeal to anyone wanting to bring a young child into the kitchen. This volume is part of a series of instructional domestic arts books for children.
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Review
“Guaranteed to provide hours of creative pleasure and cultural insight for the whole family!” — American Bookseller
An exciting hands-on feast of multicultural art and craft experiences. With this book, children learn by doing–reaching across continents with paper, paste, and paints, while developing basic sensibilities about the wondrous cultures of others. Over 400 outstanding how-to illustrations.
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Illustrated instructions for kids.
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