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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: 068981965X     ISBN-13: 9780689819650
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2001
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Annotation: When Marcia's mother decides to hire a mother's helper, Marcia is offended because she felt she had tried to help. But when Fannie Farmer steps into their kitchen, the biscuits are suddenly dainty, the griddle cakes are not mushy, and Marcia has a new friend who teaches her the importance of precise measurements in cooking. Full-color illustrations.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States
- Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
Dewey: E
LCCN: 97046712
Age Level: 4-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Lexile Measure: 580(Not Available)
Series: Anne Schwartz Books
Physical Information: 0.37" H x 8.79" W x 11.3" L (0.96 lbs) 40 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Awards: Red Clover Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2003
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 03/15/2001 pg. 410
Publishers Weekly 04/23/2001 pg. 77
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2001 pg. 312
BookPage 06/01/2001 pg. 26
Booklist 05/15/2001 pg. 1751
School Library Journal 05/01/2001 pg. 143
Ingram Children's Advance 05/01/2001 pg. 32
New York Times 06/17/2001 pg. 25
Booklist 12/01/2001 pg. 658
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 259 - Superior,Well Above Average
Booklist 03/01/2002 pg. 1146
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 259 - Superior,Well Above Average
School Library Journal 02/15/2005 pg. 57
School Library Journal 07/01/2006 pg. 44
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 43512
Reading Level: 3.9   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
Marcia was trying to help her mama. So maybe balancing on top of a tower of chairs to dip candles wasn't such a good idea. And perhaps her biscuits worked better as doorstops than dessert. Still, does her mama really need to hire a mother's helper?
Then Fannie Farmer steps into their kitchen, and all of a sudden the biscuits are dainty and the griddle cakes aren't quite so...al dente. As Fannie teaches Marcia all about cooking, from how to flip a griddle cake at precisely the right moment to how to determine the freshness of eggs, Marcia makes a wonderful new friend.
Here's the story from soup to nuts -- delightfully embellished by Deborah Hopkinson -- of how Fannie Farmer invented the modern recipe and created one of the first and best-loved American cookbooks. Nancy Carpenter seamlessly incorporates vintage engravings into her pen, ink, and watercolor illustrations, deliciously evoking the feeling of a time gone by.

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.
 
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