Cooking and Eating (Comparing Past and Present)

Rissman, Rebecca

ISBN 10: 1432989901 ISBN 13: 9781432989903

Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree, 2014

Synopsis

Read Cooking and Eating to learn how food preparation has changed over time! Photographs and clear text compare and contrast modern and historical cooking methods in a child-friendly format, making this a great tool 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. She has written more than 200 books about science, history, art, and culture. Her writing has been praised by School Library Journal, Booklist, Creative Child Magazine, and Learning Magazine. She lives in Chicago, Illinois, with her husband and two daughters.

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: Heinemann/Raintree
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1432989901
• ISBN 13: 9781432989903
• Binding: Library Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 24