Bring me some apples and I'll make you a pie : a story about Edna Lewis / by Robbin Gourley.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : Clarion Books, ©2009.Description: 45 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780618158362
- 0618158367
- Lewis, Edna -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile fiction
- Harvesting -- Juvenile fiction
- Farm life -- Virginia -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- Virginia -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- Virginia -- Fiction
- Cooking -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Virginia -- History -- 1865-1950 -- Juvenile fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Famous People | Gourley Robbin | Checked out | 04/22/2024 | 33111005601980 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Long before the natural-food movement gained popularity, before greenmarkets sprouted across the United States, Edna Lewis championed purity of ingredients, regional cuisine, and the importance of bringing food directly from the farm to the table. She was a chef when female chefs--let alone African American female chefs--were few and far between, and she received many awards for her work. With lyrical text and glorious watercolor illustrations, author/illustrator Robbin Gourley lovingly traces the childhood roots of Edna's appreciation for the bounties of nature. The story follows Edna from early spring through the growing season to a family dinner celebrating a successful harvest. Folk rhymes, sayings, and songs about food are sprinkled throughout the text, and five kid-friendly recipes and an author's note about Edna's life are included at the end.
810 Lexile.
From the whippoorwill's call on the first day of spring through the first snowfall, Edna and members of her family gather fruits, berries, and vegetables from the fields, garden, and orchard on their Virginia farm and turn them into wonderful meals. Includes facts about the life of Edna Lewis, a descendant of slaves who grew up to be a famous chef, and five recipes.
Accelerated Reader LG 4.5 0.5 128161.