The Pizza That We Made (Puffin Easy-To-Read: Level 2) [Hardcover]

Joan Holub (Author), Lynne Avril Cravath (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 2001 | Series: Puffin Easy-To-Read: Level 2

What could be better than pizza? A pizza you make all by yourself! Three ambitious cooks, with a little help from their dog, get together to make a pizza topped with all kinds of yummy things-and they have a great time doing it!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 2-Three exuberant children make pizza from scratch (with a little help from an adult) and enjoy eating it together. Full-page color layouts illustrate the multiethnic cooking crew as they mix and knead the dough, add sauce and toppings, and bake it. The rhyming text is right on target for the grade level. The short sentences and easy text, combined with the lively illustrations, clearly convey the process. A recipe is included for any readers inspired to try it themselves. An excellent addition to easy-reader shelves.

Lisa Smith, Lindenhurst Memorial Library, NY

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From Booklist

Gr. K-1. Young ones will learn to make pizza from scratch in this colorful entry in the Viking Easy-to-Read series. The rhyming text follows three friends as they collect ingredients, mix and knead the dough, add the toppings, bake, and then clean the kitchen. Although a few lines don't scan well, the rhyme and rhythm work overall and will help propel young readers through the pages, with vocabulary that's just right. The vibrant illustrations, reminiscent of Marjorie Priceman's work, reinforce and extend the action introduced in the words, showing the kids having fun and doing well on their own, with an adult on hand to handle the knives and oven. A pizza recipe concludes. Gillian Engberg
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Viking Juvenile (September 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670035203
• ISBN-13: 978-0670035205
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,896,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Author of 130+ books including 12 in the GODDESS GIRLS series: Athena the Brain, Persephone the Phony, Aphrodite the Beauty, Artemis the Brave, Athena the Wise, Aphrodite the Diva, Artemis the Loyal, Medusa the Mean, The Girl Games (Super Special) for ages 8-12 co-written with Suzanne Williams. OTHER POPULAR TITLES: Groundhog Weather School; Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers and Swirly Stars; The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School; Wagons Ho! (co-written with G. Hallowell); Who Was Babe Ruth?; Zero the Hero (picture book illus by Tom Lichtenheld, Henry Holt/Macmillan). COMING IN 2012: Ballet Stars (Random House).

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars English Language Learners, June 19, 2008

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Ana Lado "Ph.D." (Marymount University, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Pizza That We Made (Penguin Young Readers, L2) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is easily used with school-age beginner English Language Learners (ELLs). The verbs can be taught using Total Physical Response. The nouns with a cooking experience. After making a pizza, ELLs can use the book as a resource in retelling and writing about the experience. It is an excellent choice for teachers with beginner ELLs in their classroom.