A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and her Cookbook celebrates the life of Milwaukee's early twentieth-century culinary wonder. This new addition to the Badger Biographies series will introduce young readers to a remarkable young woman who made a difference in the lives of the early immigrants in Wisconsin. Kander originally created The Settlement Cookbook to assist young Jewish immigrant girls in cooking nutritious "American-style" meals for their families. Since its publication, several generations of household cooks have been raised on the delicious recipes of the cookbook. Proceeds from the sale of the original cookbook helped build Milwaukee's first settlement house and later the city's Jewish Community Center. The century-old cookbook is still in print today. This is a delightful biography, filled with humorous asides, wonderful period illustrations, and of course recipes! From the Badger Biographies series, this nicely designed paperback introduces social reformer Lizzie Kander. Born in Milwaukee in 1858 to German immigrant parents, she worked tirelessly to improve the health, welfare, and education of children and their families, particularly in the Jewish immigrant community. One fund-raising project for the Milwaukee Settlement House met with spectacular success. The Settlement House Cookbook, which provided simple recipes for preparing nutritious and appealing dishes, went through many editions from 1901 to 1997 and funded many social services. Kann provides insights into Kander's times, her character, and her work in the community. Many lengthy sidebars bring in background information on topics as diverse as women's suffrage, Parcheesi, and marshmallows as well as questions from an actual 1878 Milwaukee high-school entrance exam. Appendixes include a time line, a glossary, and a few recipes. This very accessible biography is illustrated with black-and-white reproductions of period photos, drawings, and documents. Carolyn Phelan Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved 2006 Honorable Mention in the Children/Young Adult Category from Midwest Independent Publishers Association Book Awards 2007 Teacher's Choice in the Children's Books Category from Learning Magazine   "First, let me say how fine the manuscript is. It is nicely written, conveys a tremendous amount of information, and weaves beautifully the personal details of LKB's life with the life of the community and the larger narrative of American history. She really comes to life in this piece." ( Hasia Diner, The Paul S. Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History and the Director of the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History at NYU) "What a delight to finally get to know the real Lizzie Kander in A Recipe for Success . Lizzie Kander is my hero — she found other doorways when men closed doors to women, and she told us the secret — it was through their hearts and tummies. Lizzie understood the power of food to nourish, to educate, to calm, to raise money, and to spread love. This powerful Badger Biography tells this story beautifully, and whets our appetites to learn more about the important women in America's past." ( Marcie Cohen Ferris, Author of Matzoh Ball Gumbo: Culinary Tales of the Jewish South Associate Director, Carolina Center for Jewish Studies University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Bob Kann is a storyteller, juggler and magician as well as an author. He performs throughout the United States in schools, libraries, at festivals, performing arts centers and wherever else children and families assemble. He also teaches classes and holds workshops on humor, motivation, creativity and storytelling for educators, social service agencies and businesses. Used Book in Good Condition