Overview
Grab your knife and fork and get ready to dig in to human history through the lens of food and the struggle to acquire it with award-winning celebrity food editor and author Tanya Steel. This book includes 30 kid-tested and approved recipes inside! Did you know that Christopher Columbus set out on his most famous voyage in search not of the new world, but cinnamon? Or that rich people in the Middle Ages served flaming peacocks and spun sugar castles to their lucky dinner party guests? Did you ever wonder why M&Ms were invented? (Hint: That candy coating isn't just for decoration!) The quest for food has inspired all kinds of adventures and misadventures around the world, and this book explores the wildest and wackiest of them all, from prehistoric times through modern day. Hungry readers can go on a finger-licking romp through the ages to discover the origins of today's common foods, yucky habits of yore, marvelous inventions that changed the way we ate and cooked, and the weirdest menus on record. Amazing stats and fast food facts are featured throughout, along with 30 original recipes, each specific to a particular time and place. So, if you are curious about how food shaped global history and culture, put this book on the menu.
Full Product Details
Author: Tanya Steel ,
Tanya Steel ,
Robert Steel
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Imprint: National Geographic Kids
Dimensions:
Width: 23.80cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 28.30cm
Weight: 0.919kg
ISBN: 9781426331633
ISBN 10: 1426331630
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 11 September 2018
Recommended Age: From 10 to 14 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The splashy, graphics-rich pages are likely to lure in curious browsers, and the recipes will be achievable for experienced young cooks who have adult help. -- Booklist .
The splashy, graphics-rich pages are likely to lure in curious browsers, and the recipes will be achievable for experienced young cooks who have adult help. -- Booklist .
"""The splashy, graphics-rich pages are likely to lure in curious browsers, and the recipes will be achievable for experienced young cooks who have adult help."" -- Booklist ."
Author Information
TANYA STEEL is a global food industry leader. She initiated the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge & Kids' ""State Dinner"" with former First Lady Michelle Obama, an annual event that was held at the White House. Steel is the former editorial director of Clean Plates, Epicurious.com, Gourmet Live, and Gourmet.com; she was an editor at Bon Appétit and Food & Wine, and wrote for the New York Times for four years. She co-wrote the award-winning Real Food for Healthy Kids, and The Epicurious Cookbook, a New York Times best seller.
