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Alice Waters Cooks Up a Food Revolution
Last updated Monday, February 5, 2024
Author: Diane Stanley
Illustrator: Jessie Hartland
Date of Publication: 2022
ISBN: 153446140X
Grade Level: 1st (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Feb. 2024
Synopsis:
Whenever young Alice Waters tasted something delicious, like the sun-warmed berries from her family’s garden or a crisp, ripe apple picked straight from the tree, she would remember it for the rest of her life. Later, as she tasted many more wonderful foods, she realized what made them so good - they were fresh and ripe, grown or made the old-fashioned way.
When Alice grew up, she opened a restaurant called Chez Panisse. As part of her quest to make delicious food, Alice sought out small, local farmers to provide the meat, dairy, and produce. The restaurant made her famous, but it did much more than that - it started a food revolution. Today, home cooks and chefs alike are all discovering the simple secret to the Best! Food! Ever!
| Discussion topics for before reading: |
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What is your favorite meal or dish?
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Do you have a favorite meal or snack you can make? Peanut & Butter Jelly Sandwich, Cheese & Crackers, Chocolate Milk.
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What is your favorite sandwich or hamburger? How do you prepare it?
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Who is your favorite chef? Mother, Father or Grandmother?
Vocabulary
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Garden: a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature
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Café: a small restaurant selling light meals and drinks.
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Meal: any of the regular occasions in a day when a reasonably large amount of food is eaten, such as breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
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Chef: a professional cook, typically the chief cook in a restaurant or hotel.
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Revolution: a radical change in the established order, usually the established government and social institution
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| Discussion topics for during/after reading: |
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What did Alice eat at the café?
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What did Alice eat from the family garden?
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What cities did Alice travel too?
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What did Alice do when she grew up?
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1) Easy: It’s almost Valentine’s Day! Let’s create a card for someone special such as your Mom, Sister, Aunt or Friend. Include as many hearts ( red hearts, blue hearts, pink hearts) as you can on your valentine’s day card! (READERS: Write the word Valentine on the board or on a piece of paper so they have the correct spelling.)
Materials needed: Construction paper, slim markers, crayons, stencil, and scissors.
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1) Easy: Today you are the Chef! On your construction paper draw a recipe you think the class will enjoy. Is it upside side down pineapple and chocolate cupcakes? or cinnamon, apples and ice cream waffles? Create your picture menu and share with the class.
Materials needed: Construction paper, slim markers, crayons, stencil, and scissors.
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*Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions.
You can use them, but you don't have to use them.
You can expand upon them, or add your own twist.
Remember, though, that the focus of your time should
not be on the development and execution of a craft;
the focus should be on the read-aloud and the
enjoyment of the book!
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