Julia Child : an extraordinary life in words and pictures

Julia Child knew how to have fun, and she also knew how to whip up a delightful meal. After traveling around the world working for the U.S. government, Julia found her calling in the kitchen and devoted her life to learning, perfecting, and sharing the art of French cuisine. This delicious, illustrated biography is a portrait of the remarkable woman, author, and TV personality who captured our hearts with her sparkling personality. “Bon appétit!"Illustrations: Joanna Gorham Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Chapter One: No Small Share of Trouble; Chapter Two: "An Adolescent Nut"; Chapter Three: Too Tall for the Navy; Chapter Four: Julia in the World; Chapter Five: "Dearest One"; Chapter Six: "You Do Like to Eat"; Chapter Seven: "Such Fun!"; Chapter Eight: "A Colossal Job"; Chapter Nine: Cook, Write, Move, Repeat; Chapter Ten: Flying Off the Shelves; Chapter Eleven: The Madwoman Cooks an Omelette; Chapter Twelve: "Bon Appétit!"; Chapter Thirteen: A Legend in the Making; Chapter Fourteen: "Keep Right On"; Bibliography; Glossary; Timeline; Index Julia Child knew how to have fun, and she also knew how to whip up a delightful meal. After traveling around the world working for the U.S. government, Julia found her calling in the kitchen and devoted her life to learning, perfecting, and sharing the art of French cuisine. This delicious, illustrated biography is a portrait of the remarkable woman, author, and TV personality who captured our hearts with her sparkling personality. “Bon appétit!” Lexile Level: 1030L Guided Reading Level: T5 "Julia Child knew how to have fun, and she also knew how to whip up a delightful meal. After traveling around the world working for the U.S. government, Julia found her calling in the kitchen and devoted her life to learning, perfecting, and sharing the art of French cuisine. This delicious, illustrated biography is a portrait of the remarkable woman, author, and TV personality who captured our hearts with her sparkling personality. 'Bon appétit!'"--Provided by publisehr An illustrated portrait of the culinary master describes in engaging detail how after traveling around the world working for the U.S. government she found her calling and devoted her life to sharing the art of French cuisine.