Perfect for: Kids who like nonfiction and animals. Find at your local library. Pick Me Up: Stuff You Need to Know… by: - (DK Publishing, 2006) Jeremy Leslie and David Roberts 352 pages. Longtime publisher of books and software, Dorling Kindersley (DK) is trying to kid’s information-weighted bring the computer-mesmerized, videogame-addicted, next-generation kids back to books. And this energetic, colorful, oddball compendium of need to that objective head-on. True to info “you know” tackles … DK’s approach, this plump collection of all and everything is illustrated to the extreme, some of its pages dominated with poignant or wacky photos and minimal explanations, others filled with words in the tiniest of type. … Unconventional, yes, but the book is fun and fascinating, and aptly titled. Young readers will pick it up again and again, and undoubtedly learn something they to “need know.” Perfect for: Kids who like nonfiction and facts. Find at your local library. a Chef in My World! Recipes that Take You Places Emeril’s There’s by: illustrated by: - (HarperCollins, 2006) Emeril Lagasse, Charles Yuen 210 pages. Star chef Emeril Lagasse takes on a trip around the world in this follow-up book to his two readers’ taste buds previous a Chef in My Soup! and a Chef in My Family!). Young chefs will kids’ cookbooks (There’s There’s enjoy this lively cookbook that includes more than 70 recipes from every region of the world. The format is friendly with clear ingredient lists and numbered directions. There are pronunciation guides for foreign names, interesting food and cultural facts (for instance, in Ireland, salmon is the most prized fish and thought to have magical powers), and bright and colorful illustrations of the dishes. This book would be a great way to get the whole family into the kitchen and cooking together. Perfect for: Kids who like to cook. Find at your local library. Even More Revolting Recipes Roald Dahl’s
Perfect for: Kids who like nonfiction and animals. Find at your local library. Pick Me Up: Stuff You Need to Know… by: Jeremy Leslie and David Roberts - (DK Publishing, 2006) 352 pages. Longtime publisher of kid’s information-weighted books and software, Dorling Kindersley (DK) is trying to bring the computer-mesmerized, videogame-addicted, next-generation kids back to books. And this energetic, colorful, oddball compendium of info “you need to know” tackles that objective head-on. … True to DK’s approach, this plump collection of all and everything is illustrated to the extreme, some of its pages dominated with poignant or wacky photos and minimal explanations, others filled with words in the tiniest of type. … Unconventional, yes, but the book is fun and fascinating, and aptly titled. Young readers will pick it up again and again, and undoubtedly learn something they “need to know.” Perfect for: Kids who like nonfiction and facts. Find at your local library. Emeril’s There’s a Chef in My World! Recipes that Take You Places by: Emeril Lagasse, illustrated by: Charles Yuen - (HarperCollins, 2006) 210 pages. Star chef Emeril Lagasse takes readers’ taste buds on a trip around the world in this follow-up book to his two previous kids’ cookbooks (There’s a Chef in My Soup! and There’s a Chef in My Family!). Young chefs will enjoy this lively cookbook that includes more than 70 recipes from every region of the world. The format is friendly with clear ingredient lists and numbered directions. There are pronunciation guides for foreign names, interesting food and cultural facts (for instance, in Ireland, salmon is the most prized fish and thought to have magical powers), and bright and colorful illustrations of the dishes. This book would be a great way to get the whole family into the kitchen and cooking together. Perfect for: Kids who like to cook. Find at your local library. Roald Dahl’s Even More Revolting Recipes
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