Cooking

Introduction:
 This resource is geared to the needs and interests of elementary school students and their families. The scope of our collection covers all aspects of food--from growing, to harvesting, to preparation, and consumption. Our collection encompasses fiction, picture books, informational texts, poetry, and professional resources for teaching with these materials. Resources include cookbooks, books on individual kinds of foods, nutrition, and fiction with cooking themes, as well as resources on careers in cooking.

Questions for Inquiry:
 What kinds of jobs or careers are there involving food and cooking?  Is chocolate bad for you?  What did people eat during Colonial times? Why?  Where can I find a recipe for. . .?  What can I do to help fight world hunger?

Keywords:
 baking, chefs, cooking, diet, eating, food, gardening, nutrition, recipes, restaurants

**Subject Headings:**
 Baking, Chocolate, Cookery, Cooking, Cooks, Gardening, Health, Nutrition, Restaurants, Spices

Dewey Decimal Classification(s):
 Browsing area for cookbooks: 641.5  394.12, 540; 641; 664.5; 811; FIC; P

**Nonfiction **
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Burleigh, Robert. //Chocolate: Riches from the Rainforest.// Harry N. Abrams, 2002. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Cunningham, Marion. //Cooking with Children: 15 Lessons for Children, Age 7 and Up, Who Really Want to Learn to Cook.// New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Roald Dahl and Felicity Dahl. //Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes//. New York : Viking, c1994. Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> //Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks// (series), <span class="record_bib_info">Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Company <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Lagasse, Emeril. //There's A Chef in My Soup!: Recipes for the Kid in Everyone//. New York : HarperCollins, 2002. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Katzen, Molly. //Pretend Soup.// Berkeley, Calif. : Tricycle Press, c1994.

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Fiction **
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Smith, Robert Kimmel. //Chocolate Fever.// New York: Puffin Books, 2006. (FIC KIM) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Dahl, Roald. //Charlie and the Chocolate Factory//. New York : Puffin Books, 2004. (FIC DAH) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Muldrow, Diane. //Stirring it Up// (//Dish// series). New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2002. (FIC MUL) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Sobol, Donald J. //Encyclopedia Brown Takes The Cake.// New York : Scholastic Inc., 1983. (FIC SOB)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Picture Books**
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Brown, Marcia. //Stone Soup//. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1975 (387.2 BRO) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Lin, Grace. //The Ugly Vegetables//<span class="record_bib_info">. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c1999. (P LIN) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Dooley, Norah. //Everybody Bakes Bread//. <span class="record_bib_info">Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, c1996. (P DOO) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Ehlert, Lois. //Growing Vegetable Soup//. San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1987 (P EHL) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Waters, Alice. //Fanny at Chez Panisse//. <span class="record_bib_info">New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1992. (P WAT)

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Biography **
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Hopkinson, Deborah. //Fannie in the Kitchen : The Whole Story From Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements.// New York: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books, 2001.

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Poetry **
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Hopkins, Lee Bennett, ed. //Yummy! : Eating Through a Day//. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2000. (811 HOP) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Neil Philip, ed. //Hot Potato: Mealtime Rhymes//. New York : Clarion Books, 2004. (811 PHI)

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Professional **
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Spencer, Gwynee. //Recipes for Reading: Hands-On, Literature-Based Cookijng Activities//. Linworth Pub, c2002. (641.5 SPE) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Barchers, Suzanne I. //Cooking Up U.S. History : Recipes and Research to Share With Children//. Teacher Ideas Press, 1999. (641.59 BAR)

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Magazine Articles **
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> "Cooking Up A Career," //Scholastic News//. 2/4/2008: 31 (2008): 21. Searchasaurus 17 Feb. 2008 <http://ebscohost.com> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Esposti, Nicole Degli. "Cook Safe." //Skipping Stones//: 19 (2007): 12. Searchasaurus 17 Feb. 2008 <http://ebscohost.com> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Hankinson, Jessica. "Growing Chocolate." //Odyssey//: 14 (2005): Searchasaurus 17 Feb. 2008 <http://ebscohost.com> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> "Look at the Food Pyramid." //Weekly Reader//: 2 (2003): 2. Searchasaurus 17 Feb. 2008 <http://ebscohost.com> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Miller, Jerry. "A Short, Sweet History of Chocolate." //Appleseeds// : 8 (2006): 4-7. 17 Feb. 2008 Searchasaurus 17 Feb. 2008 <http://ebscohost.com>

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Primary Source Documents**
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The New York Public Library Menu Collection] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Research Guide

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Web Sites**:**
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**[|The Accidental Scientist: The Science of Cooking]** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> The museum of science, art and human perception at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **[|Big Cook Little Cook]** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> BBC television series for pre-schoolers, with kitchen activities <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Recipes from Across the U.S.A., with state food symbols and state agricultural products <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **[|Cookbooks Based on Children's Books]** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> A bibliography of cookbooks related to children's stories. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **[|Cooking with Kids]** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> from the Home & Family Network <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">a cooking school and forum for cultural exchange through food; instructors are immigrant women from many regions. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **[|The Food Museum]** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> exhibits on food history and food heritage sites <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **[|The Food Timeline]** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Ever wonder what foods the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world? How Thomas Jefferson made his ice cream? Find out here. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **Immigration: The Great American Potluck** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> From the Library of Congress, American Memory site, recipes from different traditions <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">a blog about food-related literature by the author of //Dumpling Soup//, Jama Kim Rattigan. Includes recipes by authors and illustrators. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **[|Kids Health: Cooking and Recipes]** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> From the "Kids Health" website <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **[|Martha Stewart, "Cooking With Kids"]** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> A collection of recipes, especially for kids <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">from the author of //Pretend Soup//, //Salad People//, and //Honest Pretzels//. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **[|Moo Milk]** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> An educational website about cows and milk with facts, contests, games and recipes. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Organic Kids** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">From the Rodale Institute, dedicated to organic/regenerative farming methods with people worldwide. Includes a link to recipes. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **The Potato Museum** Everything you've always wanted to know about the potato--and more; includes teacher resources page. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **[|Powerful Bones Powerful Girls]** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> From the Center for Disease Control and the National Osteoporosis Foundation <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **[|Recipes in Pictures]** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Follow simple recipes, in text or in picture diagrams! Includes recipes for deviled eggs, scones, and more. From Bry-Back Manor. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**[|Solar Cooking]** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Build a solar cooker! From PBS' //Zoom//. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **[|Sweet Reads]** a blog on books and baking for kids. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**[|Yum-O]** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> From tv celebrity chef Rachael Ray
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Coast2Coast] **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Culture Kitchen] **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Jama's Alphabet Soup **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Molly Katzen's Kids Corner] **
 * [|Science in the Kitchen]**The kitchen is often a child’s first venue for learning about chemistry and physical changes in materials. What happens when we mix certain ingredients? Does it matter how much of each ingredient we use in a recipe? How does the cake batter change in the oven? From PBS Parents site.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Videos/DVDs:
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">//Chemistry of Cooking//. Classroom Media. 2000. PowerMediaPlus.com. 20 February 2008. <http://www.powermediaplus.com> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> //Cooking for Kids//. 4 DVDs., Title Set Distribution, 2006.* <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> //The Magic School Bus Gets Ready, Set, Dough//. Scholastic. 1994. PowerMediaPlus.com. 20 February 2008. <http://www.powermediaplus.com>

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">TV Shows:
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">//Unwrapped// (Food Network) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Uncovers behind-the-scenes details on classic American food, from peanut butter and chocolate syrup to French fries and bubblegum.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Community Resources:
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Cooking Classes for Kids in NYC: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **[|Institute for Culinary Education (ICE)]** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Whole Foods Culinary Center**

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Heifer International] **
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> "Read to Feed" Program

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|City Harvest] **
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Run a Food Drive

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Curriculum Standards Related to This Topic:
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Social Studies Learning Standards and Core Curriculum <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **New York State Education Department** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/social.html** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> English Language Arts, Core Curriculum <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **New York State Education Department** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/ela/elacore.htm#24** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> American Association of School Librarians <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/AASL_Learning_Standards_2007.pdf