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"A 100th anniversary tribute chronicles the inspiring true story of a Chinese-American trail cook whose resourcefulness during a historical camping venture in the Sierras safeguarded a team of influential writers, tycoons, politicians and celebrities who later founded the National Park Service"--Publisher.
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IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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AD 900L
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English
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"In 1843, 14-year old Hanson Gregory left his family home in Rockport, Maine and set sail as a cabin boy on the schooner Achorn, looking for high stakes adventure on the high seas. Little did he know that a boat load of hungry sailors, coupled with his knack for creative problem-solving, would yield one of the world's most prized pastries. At long last, here's the hole truth about the invention of the doughnut!"--
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[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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AD 830L
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English
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Introduces the first known female firefighter, Molly Williams, an African American cook for New York City's Fire Company 11, who one winter day in 1818 with many volunteers sick with influenza jumped into action to stop a house fire.
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930L
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By the time he was twenty-seven years old, Kwame Onwuachi (winner of the 2019 James Beard Foundation Award for Rising Star Chef of the Year) had opened-and closed-one of the most talked about restaurants in America. He had launched his own catering company with twenty thousand dollars that he made from selling candy on the subway, yet he'd been told he would never make it on television because his cooking wasn't “Southern” enough. In this inspiring...
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Chronicles the life of Julia Child, discussing how she almost singlehandedly started a cooking revolution in the 1960s with her television show and the publication of her book "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," and providing information on her childhood, marriage, years in France, cooking shows, love of food, personality, and other related topics.
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2019.
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Interest in the world of cooking has only risen since the advent of television shows and competitions that invite us all to try our hand at the culinary arts. This entertaining volume, which includes several biographies of world-famous chefs, lets readers know how to make the jump from grilled-cheese master to professional cook. Foodies will be delighted to find out they can start on their path today as they learn some tips and tricks in the pages...
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