| Fannie in the Kitchen: The Whole Story from Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements Contributor(s): Hopkinson, Deborah (Author), Carpenter, Nancy (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689869975 ISBN-13: 9780689869976 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: Marcia enjoys being her mother's helper, so she's hurt when Mother hires Fannie Farmer to prepare the meals. But Fannie's charm wins Marcia over in this delightful story based on the real turn-of-the-20th-century Boston cook who invented recipes with precise measurements. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: 641.5 |
| LCCN: 97-46712 |
| Lexile Measure: 580 |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 7.8" W x 10.9" (0.37 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 43512 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Marcia enjoys being her mother's helper, so she's hurt when Mother hires Fannie Farmer to prepare family's meals. But sure enough Fannie's charm (and griddle cakes ) win Marcia over, and she finds herself cooking up delights she never thought possible |
Contributor Bio(s): Hopkinson, Deborah: - Deborah Hopkinson is the author of numerous award-winning children's books, including Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, winner of the International Reading Association Award, Girl Wonder, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award, and Apples to Oregon, a Junior Library Guild Selection. She received the 2003 Washington State Book Award for Under the Quilt for the Night. She lives in Oregon. Visit her onlinw at DeborahHopkinson.com.Carpenter, Nancy: - Nancy Carpenter is the acclaimed illustrator of Fannie in the Kitchen, as well as Masai and I, Sitti's Secrets, and Loud Emily, among other books. She lives with her husband, daughter, and cat in Brooklyn, New York. |