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Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
picture book
Copyright Year
1991-02-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Lerner Pub Group
Grade Level
K - 3rd
ISBN
9780876144121
Themes
multicultural
food

Everybody Cooks Rice

Written by Norah Dooley and Illustrated by Peter J. Thornton

Carrie goes from one neighbor's house to the next looking for her brother, who is late for dinner. She discovers that although each family is from a different country, everyone makes a rice dish at dinnertime. Readers will enjoy trying the simple recipes that correspond to each family's unique rice dish in this multicultural picture book.

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Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
picture book
Copyright Year
1991-02-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Lerner Pub Group
Grade Level
K - 3rd
ISBN
9780876144121
Themes
multicultural
food
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