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A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and Her Cookbook

AUTHOR Kann, Bob
PUBLISHER Wisconsin Historical Society Press (09/19/2006)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and her Cookbook celebrates the life of Milwaukee's early twentieth-century culinary wonder. This new addition to the Badger Biography series will introduce young readers to a remarkable young woman who made a difference in the lives of the early immigrants in Wisconsin. Kander originally created The Settlement Cookbook to assist young Jewish immigrant girls in cooking nutritious American-style meals for their families. Since its publication, several generations of household cooks have been raised on the delicious recipes of the cookbook. Proceeds from the sale of the original cookbook helped build Milwaukee's first settlement house and later the city's Jewish Community Center. The century-old cookbook is still in print today. This is a delightful biography, filled with humorous asides, wonderful period illustrations, and of course recipes
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ISBN-13: 9780870203732
ISBN-10: 0870203738
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 144
Carton Quantity: 54
Product Dimensions: 7.00 x 0.35 x 8.92 inches
Weight: 0.71 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Index, Price on Product, Maps, Table of Contents, Ikids, Glossary, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
Grade Level: 2nd Grade - 7th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 0
Point Value: 0
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: B
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006016929
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A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and her Cookbook celebrates the life of Milwaukee's early twentieth-century culinary wonder. This new addition to the Badger Biography series will introduce young readers to a remarkable young woman who made a difference in the lives of the early immigrants in Wisconsin. Kander originally created The Settlement Cookbook to assist young Jewish immigrant girls in cooking nutritious American-style meals for their families. Since its publication, several generations of household cooks have been raised on the delicious recipes of the cookbook. Proceeds from the sale of the original cookbook helped build Milwaukee's first settlement house and later the city's Jewish Community Center. The century-old cookbook is still in print today. This is a delightful biography, filled with humorous asides, wonderful period illustrations, and of course recipes
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Author: Kann, Bob
Bob Kann is a well-known storyteller, juggler and magician in addition to an author and professor of education. He performs throughout the United States in schools, libraries, performing arts centers and at festivals. He also teaches classes and holds workshops for educators, social service agencies, and businesses on humor, motivation, creativity, and storytelling.
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