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Write out of the Oven! Letters and Recipes from Children's Authors
Josephine Waltz
Book Code: TIP0081
ISBN: 1-59469-008-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-59469-008-2
176 pages
Teacher Ideas Press
Publication: 1/30/2005
List Price: $25.00 (UK Sterling Price: £13.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Subjects: Reviews:
  • [O]ffers a unique glimpse into the personalities and culinary habits of more than 50 children's authors and the often astute observations of student writers....It is doubtful that any gourmet chefs will be born as a result of this compilation, but these young people promise to be wonderful writers themselves. Such a rich and sumptuous dialogue is substantial fare, a feast for hearts and minds.
    —School Library Journal     February 2006
  • This book is a new twist to a long-standing language arts strategy. Waltz put together a cookbook of authors and their favorite recipes to raise money for a children's literacy foundation. Students in her sixth grade class wrote to their favorite authors expressing their opinion of a classic book they read, and asked the author to send them their favorite recipe....The student and author letters are the most appealing to use in the classroom to motivate reading. Teachers can use the letters from students and authors to introduce books to their classes, show letter-writing examples, and discuss opinions of various books that will offer insight into how and why the author wrote the book. Other strategies could include math integration by making some of the recipes in class to practice measurement and to follow directions. Recommended.
    —Library Media Connection     January 2006
Description: Connect children in grades 5-8 with their favorite literary heroes! A collection of letters and recipes from more than 50 well-known and award-winning children's authors provide insights into their lives, advice to the children who wrote to them, and personal information. Each entry includes the student's letter to the author, the author's response, and a recipe from the author. Appendices include helpful cooking terms and measurements. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book goes to a children's literacy foundation. Contributing authors include: Judy Blume, Natalie Babbitt, Theodore Taylor, Karen Cushman, Brian Jacques, Meg Cabot, E.L. Konigsburg, Phillip Pullman, T.A. Barron, Cynthia Voight, Richard Peck, and more.
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