Internet-Linked Children's World Cookbook

Usborne Children's Cookbooks

by Angela Wilkes

This cookbook presents a taste of world cuisine combined with a visual round-the-world trip. The recipes should inspire readers to experience new dishes. Each recipe is illustrated highlighting cooking techniques and ingredients. It features easy access to web sites and free downloadable recipes and lists of ingredients suitable for complete beginners providing a practical resource for homework.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Geography, Young Adult, Reference

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Recipes are so simple that your kid might want to cook it themselves.

[Penny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good for everyone, not just kids. Some familiar and some not-so from around the world. There are internet links with more information and activities which are current right now but may not be in the future. However, with that being said, the recipes are easy to follow, there are few unusual ingredients and they are explained. A lot of spices, vegetables, cheeses, and fruits we may not be familiar with here in the (white) US are shown, explaining where they are found and how to eat them. It's all very accessible and most sound extremely yummy!

[Erin Field · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thinking Day Ireland 2024

[Madelyn Schaffer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an easy-to-read recipe book for everyone not just children. It gives basic recipes from all around the world to introduce students to other countries cultures. The pictures are simple to understand and help those who have trouble understanding the instructions. I would use this book in a third-grade classroom because they can follow multiple step instructions easier than younger grades might. An activity that could be used in the classroom with this book is to make Jello in the classroom. Put students in small groups to follow instructions and work together to make Jello or any recipe that does not require baking.

[Ashley · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm doing a world geography curriculum with my homeschooled Kindergartener. Of several similar cookbooks I've examined, this is the worst of them. Fewer recipes, less information about people and places, not the most attractive layout or user-friendly arrangement. And the worst offense: While Switzerland, Germany, England, Canada, Russia, Thailand, and other countries each get their own sections, Africa is lumped all together.

Better alternatives include The World in My Kitchen by Brown and Morris or The Adventurous Vegetarian: Around the World in 30 Meals by Hughes.

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is wonderful. It is very high quality and has great photos. The information is very helpful in selecting those foods at the store that you just don't know when they are ripe or not, if you should eat the skins, if you should eat the seeds, eat it raw or cooked. It is so neat to look at all of these interesting facts. The information is great and the recipies are traditional dishes from different countries. If you would like to purchase this book, please go to my Usborne Independent Consultant Website: www.ubah.com/s2995

[Lbaker · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is bright and cheerful, there are great photos and really easy directions with extra information regarding places, and various foods. I have made many recipes from this book with my kids, they all work, are kid friendly and taste good.

However, as far as introducing people to authentic foreign cuisine, this book is lacking. Perhaps they over-homogenized the recipes to make them more palatable to British and North American youth, but there is little here to expand ones tastes.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great kids cookbook. Simple, easy to follow recipes that celebrate the flavors of countries around the world. All recipes are ones that your child will actually want to eat! Great cooking tips for young chefs and beautiful photographs.

[Lbaker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Canadian food - pancakes? On the other hand - egg and cheese pies convinced my kids that quiche was okay food.