Who Was Julia Child?
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Born in California in 1912, Julia Child enlisted in the Army and met her future husband, Paul, during World War II. She discovered her love of French food while stationed in Paris and enrolled in Le Cordon Bleu cooking school after her service. Child knew that Americans would love French food as much as she did, so she wrote Mastering the Art of French Cooking in 1961. The book was a success and the public wanted more. America fell in love with Julia Child. Her TV show, The French Chef, premiered in 1963 and brought the bubbling and lovable chef into millions of homes. Find out more about this beloved chef, author, and TV personality in Who Was Julia Child?
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Ann Abramson lives in New York, New York. Nancy Harrison lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780448482972
- Publication Date
- October 6, 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Workshop
- Page Count
- 112
- Words Per Page
- 63
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Reading Age
- 8 - 11 years
- Lexile® Level
- 820L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 177165
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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