Bread Comes to Life - Hardcover

Levenson, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582461147 ISBN 13: 9781582461144

Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2004

Synopsis

Beginning with a bit of wheat grass in his backyard, award-winning film maker Levenson leads readers through the process of making bread, from threshing and grinding to mixing and baking, and also offers at-home activities like making chewing gum and baking your own loaf.

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Review:

""This book is so clear and so beautifully expressed, its message of love and food literacy will become a part of the lives of all who read it, regardless of their age."" --Mollie Katzen, author of "Moosewood Cookbook "and "Pretend Soup
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""A wonderful way to introduce children to bread. George Levenson connects food and nature in an enchanting and essential way." --"Alice Waters, owner of Chez Panisse
""Bread Comes to Life captures in simple yet profound images, the wonder, beauty, and, yes, magic of the humble yet majestic journey from wheat to eat." "--Peter Reinhart, award-winning author of "The Bread Baker's Apprentice
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"From the Hardcover edition."

About the Author:

Filmmaker and author George Levenson found inspiration in his backyard garden and brought it into the kitchen of his house in Santa Cruz, California, where he and his wife, Vicki, raised their three children. George Levenson also wrote and directed the Pumpkin Circle book and video. His films, including Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, have been broadcast in over thirty countries and are in the collections of every major library and school district in North America.

Shmuel Thaler, an award-winning photojournalist, has been a staff photographer at the Santa Cruz Sentinel since 1987. He has also been published in Time, Newsweek, People Magazine, and most major U.S. newspapers, and has contributed to six children’s books, two with Tricycle Press, Pumpkin Circle and Piece=Part=Portion. Thaler lives in Santa Cruz with his favorite subjects--wife, Kathy, and daughters, Kayla and Hannah.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1582461147
• ISBN 13: 9781582461144
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32