Extra Cheese, Please!: Mozzarella's Journey from Cow to Pizza - Softcover

Peterson, Cris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590782461 ISBN 13: 9781590782460

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press, 2003

Synopsis

When Cris Peterson's cow Annabelle gives birth to a calf, an amazing process begins. Now Annabelle can produce milk -- about 40,000 glasses of milk each year, or enough cheese to top 1,800 pizzas. Alvis Upitis's sparkling photographs document the cheese-making process -- starting on the farm where Annabelle's calf is born and milking begins, then moving to the cheese-making plant where the milk is heated and cooled, stirred and swirled, thickened, drained, and sliced, and finally packaged for stores. Cris Peterson's personal and informative text explains the process in a simple and engaging manner. A wonderful collaboration, concluding with the author's own recipe for pizza.

About this title

About the Author:

Cris Peterson is the author of Century Farm, Harvest Year, and Horsepower. She lives in Grantsburg, Wisconsin.

Alvis Upitis is an award-winning commercial photographer, whose work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, and National Geographic. His books include Harvest Year and Amazing Grazing, both written by Cris Peterson.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-3-Set at the author's beautiful Wisconsin dairy farm, this explanation of how mozzarella cheese is made begins with the birth of Annabelle's calf and ends with a pizza recipe. Nicely balanced pages contain brief blocks of clearly written text and many full-color photographs that take readers into the barn, onto the tank truck, and through the elaborate process of making cheese at the factory. Peterson includes ways of understanding amounts of things, e.g., Annabelle eats "seven tons of feed in a year, enough to fill your bedroom to the ceiling twice." At the same time, she occasionally lapses into a condescending tone in an effort to connect with children. The book as a whole, however, is attractive and informative.
Carolyn Jenks, First Parish Unitarian Church, Portland, ME
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1590782461
• ISBN 13: 9781590782460
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32