Cooking Wizardry For Kids [Plastic Comb]

Margaret Kenda (Author), Phyllis S. Williams (Author), Tim Robinson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up

Approximately 200 recipes for tasty, nutritious snacks and meals are devised so that kids can make them for themselves. There are also projects that teach fundamentals of food-related chemistry, nutrition, and making window gardens.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6-- If this project book doesn't intimidate readers by its rather diffuse focus, it could be useful. In addition to recipes, it includes scientific and consumer information, experiments, stories, holiday facts, etc., and is aimed at children, parents, and teachers. It is confusing, however. For example, "A Cake-for-Every-Occasion Design Project" contains recipes for cake and frosting and more than five variations. Thus, to make "A Winter Snowbaby Cake," one must first refer to the basic cake recipe eight pages earlier. Any recipe will do, it says, but "For ideas, look at the make-your-own cake mix project in the 'Food Factory' section." After referring to the table of contents and leafing through the section, readers will find a recipe for "21 cups of your own mix, enough for six large cakes." By this time would-be bakers will be laughing, crying, or frustrated, and will simply give up. The good ideas and information may inspire some creative cooks, but there are too many disparate bits arranged in a too confusing format for most readers. --Carolyn Jenks, Oyster River Elem . School, Durham, NH
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Inside Flap

(back cover)
Food is funÂ--and hereÂ's a book to prove it!

This brand-new edition of Cooking Wizardry for Kids presents boys and girls with interesting facts about food and food sources, fun ideas for tasty snacks, and experiments that demonstrate how colors and temperatures of the foods we eat affect the way we think they taste. Kids will findÂ--

Nearly 200 recipes for wholesome, fun-to-prepare treats

Fascinating facts about where different foods come from

Nutrition values of many different foods . . . and much more

Easy-to-follow recipes show boys and girls how to prepare strawberry shortcake, spicy mac Â'nÂ' cheese, fresh fruit lollipops, gingerbread people, and many more great tasting treats. Meanwhile, theyÂ'll learn what makes breads and cakes rise, and how kids can grow their own herbs and vegetables, even in a small or an indoor space.

More Wizardry Books from BarronÂ's:
Science Wizardry for Kids
Math Wizardry for Kids --This text refers to an alternate Plastic Comb edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Plastic Comb: 256 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (August 22, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812044096
• ISBN-13: 978-0812044096
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,779,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Guide for Entertaining and Teaching Children, November 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Cooking Wizardry For Kids (Plastic Comb)

This book is great! A fellow teacher of mine showed me this book that she uses every week for planning her lessons. The book explains how to make delicious food items and cool experiments. I have seen the children in great delight making their own frozen yogurt or taste testing honey that is made from different flowers. I enjoyed the book so much I intend to purchase it for my own collection and use it in my own classroom.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars C. Wizardry Rules!!!, November 12, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Cooking Wizardry For Kids (Plastic Comb)

I wish I could give this awsome cookbook 100 stars. My grandma got me this book and now I know so much about cooking I could burst! In this cookbook Kenda and Williams lead you through a fun maze of cooking, experiments, stories, ideas, and fun.In this book there is 1,000 pounds of fun. One recipe I've tried is the Astronaut Shortbread cookies. They were easy and fun to make. They are the ideal snacks plus they taste good!

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good? Bad?, April 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Cooking Wizardry For Kids (Plastic Comb)

I bought this cookbook a long time ago. The soup made from leftovers is extremely good, but the 1 teaspoon of pepper it calls for is a little extreme and burned my mouth. ( I suggest seasoning the soup to taste at the table. ) The Christmas tree ornament dough is very good and versatile. The only recipe I would not recommend is the dog biscuits- which looked terrible. I gave them to a dog owner who lives next door, and he said the dog ate them. Was he being polite, or where the dog biscuits virtually inedible? Beats me. This is a good book for small kids who want to cook.