A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and Her Cookbook (Badger Biographies Series)

Introduction: Meet Lizzie Kander ; 1. The Teachers Kissed Us Good-bye ; 2. When I'm President ; 3. The Matchbox Boy ; 4. A Penny for a Hot Bath ; 5. Did You Wash Your Hands? ; 6. President Lizzie ; 7. You Are What You Eat ; 8. Cracker Gruel and Frogs Legs and Fried Mush, Oh My! ; 9. Bigger and Better ; 10. Chickens and Goats in the Playground ; 11. Abraham Lincoln and Lizzie ; 12. May I Have a Taste? ; Conclusion: A Twinkle in Her Eyes ; Afterword: Making a Positive Difference ; Appendix ; Lizzie's Time Line ; Recipes ; Glossary ; Reading Group Guide and Activities.

A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and her Cookbook celebrates the life of Milwaukee’s early twentieth-century culinary wonder. This new addition to the Badger Biography series will introduce young readers to a remarkable young woman who made a difference in the lives of the early immigrants in Wisconsin. Kander originally created The Settlement Cookbook to assist young Jewish immigrant girls in cooking nutritious "American-style" meals for their families. Since its publication, several generations of household cooks have been raised on the delicious recipes of the cookbook. Proceeds from the sale of the original cookbook helped build Milwaukee’s first settlement house and later the city’s Jewish Community Center. The century-old cookbook is still in print today. This is a delightful biography, filled with humorous asides, wonderful period illustrations, and of course recipes!

Biography

Bob Kann is a well-known storyteller, juggler and magician in addition to an author and professor of education. He performs throughout the United States in schools, libraries, performing arts centers and at festivals. He also teaches classes and holds workshops for educators, social service agencies and businesses on humor, motivation, creativity and storytelling.

A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and her Cookbook celebrates the life of Milwaukee's early twentieth-century culinary wonder. This new addition to the Badger Biography series will introduce young readers to a remarkable young woman who made a difference in the lives of the early immigrants in Wisconsin. Kander originally created The Settlement Cookbook to assist young Jewish immigrant girls in cooking nutritious "American-style" meals for their families. Since its publication, several generations of household cooks have been raised on the delicious recipes of the cookbook. Proceeds from the sale of the original cookbook helped build Milwaukee's first settlement house and later the city's Jewish Community Center. The century-old cookbook is still in print today. This is a delightful biography, filled with humorous asides, wonderful period illustrations, and of course recipes! 2007 Teacher's Choice in Children's Books from Learning Magazine 2006 Honorable Mention in... A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and her Cookbook celebrates the life of Milwaukee's early twentieth-century culinary wonder. This new addition to the Badger Biographies series will introduce young readers to a remarkable young woman who made a difference in the lives of the early immigrants in Wisconsin. Kander originally created The Settlement Cookbook to assist young Jewish immigrant girls in cooking nutritious "American-style" meals for their families. Since its publication, several generations of household cooks have been raised on the delicious recipes of the cookbook. Proceeds from the sale of the original cookbook helped build Milwaukee's first settlement house and later the city's Jewish Community Center. The century-old cookbook is still in print today. This is a delightful biography, filled with humorous asides, wonderful period illustrations, and of course recipes! Profiles the life and success of Lizzie Kander, who, in 1901, created a cookbook to help young Jewish immigrant girls in Milwaukee learn to cook American food, and her influence in establishing a community center for immigrants to adjust to living in America