The Math Chef: Over 60 Math Activities and Recipes for Kids
- ISBN-10
- 0471138134
- ISBN-13
- 9780471138136
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-12-26
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass
- Authors
- Karen E. Drummond, Karen E. D'Amico
Description
Just as cookies go with milk and peanut butter goes with jelly, math and cooking go hand in hand. This fun-filled book shows you exactly how. With more than 60 activities and recipes to try, you can practice math while you cook! Get a handle on measurement, multiplication, division, fractions, percents, geometry, and more, while whipping up mouth-watering treats like scrumptious stromboli slices, chewy marshmallow-fudge squares, yummy chicken nuggets, and delicious butterscotch muffins. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced cook, you too can become a Math Chef. All activities and recipes are kid-tested and require only common ingredients and kitchen utensils. There's also a helpful list of safety rules, an explanation of basic cooking skills, and a complete nutrition guide.
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Other editions
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- 1996-12-12
- 192 pages
- Paperback
- Follettbound
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