Cooking and Eating (Comparing Past and Present) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1406271462 ISBN 13: 9781406271461

Publisher: Raintree, 2014

Synopsis

Photographs and simple, levelled text compare and contrast modern and historical activities in a child-friendly format, making this a great took for discussing how life has changed over the years.

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About the Author

Rebecca Rissman is an award-winning children's author and editor. Her writing has been praised by School Library Journal, Booklist, Creative Child Magazine, and Learning Magazine. She has written more than 200 books about history, culture, science, and art. She lives in Chicago, Illinois with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys yoga, reading, and cooking.

From Booklist

This quick entry in the Comparing Past and Present series uses historical and modern photographs to turn each two-page spread into a visual comparison of the bad ol’ days and the glimmering futuristic present. The text, limited to a sentence positioned low on the page, contributes the bare minimum: Cooking has changed over time. The way people cook today is very different from the past. There is therefore little chance of deeper understanding of the ways of the past. But that’s all right, because the pictures alone are enough to surprise young readers about the relative privilege of modern conveniences. Sepia-toned shots of weary women cooking outdoors, using wood-burning ovens, pumping well water, and so forth are contrasted with bright shots of (mostly) women beaming within their efficient, cheery kitchens. An eye-opener, for sure. Preschool-Kindergarten. --Daniel Kraus

Edition details

• Publisher: Raintree
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1406271462
• ISBN 13: 9781406271461
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 24