Central Kansas Library System

With the help of her wise old grandmother, twelve-year-old Rosie manages to work out some problems in her relationship with her best friend, Bailey, the boy next door.

2) Cooking the Spanish way

Author

Christian, Rebecca

Series

Language

English

Formats

Description

Introduces the history, land, and food of Spain and includes recipes for such dishes as paella, arroz con pollo, gazpacho, and flan.

3) Cooking the Chinese way

Author

Yu, Ling

Series

Language

English

Formats

Description

Introduces fundamentals of Chinese cooking, including special ingredients and cooking utensils. Also provides recipes for suggested dishes.

4) Cooking the French way

Author

Waldee, Lynne Marie

Series

Language

English

Formats

Description

Zamojska-Hutchins, Danuta

An introduction to the cooking of France, featuring basic recipes for everyday breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes. Also includes typical menus and a brief description of the special features of a French table setting.

5) Cooking the Polish way

Author

Series

Language

English

Formats

Description

An introduction to the cooking of Poland, featuring traditional recipes for lunch, appetizers, dinner, and desserts. Also includes information on the geography, customs, and people of Poland.

6) Cooking the German way

Author

Parnell, Helga

Series

Language

English

Formats

Description

Introduces the history, land, and food of Germany and includes recipes for such dishes as potato dumplings, noodle salad, and Black Forest torte.

7) My life as a smashed burrito with extra hot sauce

Author

Myers, Bill

Series

Incredible worlds of Wally McDoogle volume 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

Twelve-year-old Wally, a computer whiz who is a "walking disaster area," ends up in a competition with the bully of Camp Whacka-Whacka, and when they find themselves fighting for their lives, Wally realizes that even his worst enemy needs God.

8) Julia's kitchen

Author

Ferber, Brenda A

Language

English

Formats

Description

When her mother and younger sister are killed in a house fire, eleven-year-old Cara struggles to find a way to deal with her emotions and to reach out to her grieving father.

9) Holy enchilada!

Author

Winkler, Henry

Series

Hank Zipzer volume 6

Language

English

Description

Efforts to impress a visiting student from Japan cause Hank to hide his dyslexia while the gang makes enchiladas for a Multi-Cultural Day lunch, and Hank is afraid he was very wrong about the amount of chili powder called for in the recipe.

10) A Hanukkah holiday cookbook

Author

Publisher

PowerKids Press

Pub. Date

2002

Language

English

11) Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake!: a cook and case book

Author

Sobol, Donald J

Series

Encyclopedia Brown volume 15

Pub. Date

c1983

Language

English

Description

The ten-year-old detective solves "The Case of the Missing Garlic Bread" and other food-related mysteries. Includes menus and recipes for a Fourth-of-July party, a birthday brunch, and other occasions.

12) Spider-tizers and other creepy treats

Author

Goldish, Meish

Series

Extreme cuisine

Publisher

Bearport Pub

Pub. Date

c2009

Language

English

Description

Learn about the wide variety of dishes--from fried spiders to scorpion soup--that are cooked and eaten by people from different cultures all around the globe. Features large, eye-popping photos, a colorful map, and fascinating fact boxes on every two-page spread.

13) Honey

Author

Jones, Carol

Series

From farm to you

Publisher

Chelsea House

Pub. Date

2003

Language

English

Description

Discusses the history of honey, how honey is produced and collected, and how it's processed in a factory. Includes a recipe for honey cake.

14) A Kwanzaa holiday cookbook

Author

Publisher

PowerKids Press

Pub. Date

2002

Language

English

15) A Passover holiday cookbook

Author

Publisher

PowerKids Press

Pub. Date

2002

Language

English

16) Popcorn

Author

Landau, Elaine

Publisher

Charlesbridge Pub

Pub. Date

c2003

Language

English

Description

Provides a history of one of America's favorite snack foods, presenting its origins, nutritional information and recipes.

17) Cooking the Mexican Way

Author

Coronado, Rosa

Publisher

Lerner Publications Co

Language

English

Description

Introduces fundamentals of Mexican cooking, including special ingredients and cooking utensils. Also provides recipes for suggested dishes.

18) A Thanksgiving holiday cookbook

Author

Publisher

PowerKids Press

Pub. Date

2002

Language

English

19) Food And The Kitchen: step-by-step science activity projects from the Smithsonian Institution

Series

Hands-on science

Publisher

G. Stevens

Pub. Date

c1993

Language

English

Description

Provides instructions for a variety of experiments and activities involving food, including the making of cheese, the growing of leaves from cut vegetables, and the testing of different foods for their fat content.

20) An Easter holiday cookbook

Author