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Children's Nonfiction Beginner

I Want to Be a Chef

by (author) Dan Liebman

Publisher
Firefly Books
Initial publish date
Sep 2013
Category
Beginner, General, Careers
Recommended Age
4 to 7
Recommended Grade
p to 2
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781770850040
    Publish Date
    Sep 2013
    List Price
    $3.99
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781770850033
    Publish Date
    Sep 2013
    List Price
    $14.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770853959
    Publish Date
    Sep 2013
    List Price
    $1.99

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Description

The I Want to Be... series provides young readers with some exciting opportunities to think... an attractive choice for beginning readers ... Recommended.
-- Library Media Connection

The I Want to Be... series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of men and women from different cultures help children understand what's involved in each occupation. Young readers learn all about what it takes to do an interesting job well. Along the way, they appreciate the contributions these workers make to our lives and the world around us.

Popular cooking shows on television are capturing the imagination of youngsters as well as adults, and children are keen to know what it takes to become a professional chef. In I Want to Be a Chef, young readers will learn about what goes on behind the scenes of a restaurant. They'll observe chefs mixing, chopping, baking -- and working as a team. They'll find out about training, assisting, different types of chefs, and safe food-handling practices. They'll also learn about chefs who write cookbooks and host television shows. The book ends with a checklist that summarizes the qualities of a good chef. I Want to Be a Chef is packed with real-life photos and includes interesting and easy-to-read captions -- plus a recipe or two. It's a book in which the whole family can become involved.

About the author

DAN LIEBMAN is a longtime freelance editor and author. He wrote the monthly “Star Gazing” column for Famous magazine for over ten years. Before that, he wrote (under the name Clare Annswell) “StarScope,” a popular syndicated column for U.S. community newspapers. He also wrote an astrology column for Harlequin magazine and edited Harlequin’s series of astrology books.

Dan Liebman's profile page

Editorial Reviews

The pages are covered with a bright cheerful color photograph of a smiling multicultural group of chefs preparing some type of food.

Puget Sound Council for the Review of Children's and Young Adult Literature

Librarian Reviews

I Want to Be a Chef (I Want to Be)

In this title young readers will learn about what goes on behind the scenes of a restaurant. They’ll observe chefs mixing, chopping, baking and working as a team. They’ll also find out about training and assisting, different types of chefs and safe food-handling practices. A chocolate chip cookie recipe is also included.

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. Spring, 2012.

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