(4) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: Cool Main Dish Recipes series. General information about the focus protein is followed by sections on safe handling, cooking terms, ingredients, and tools. Each book offers seven recipes for main dishes including soups, salads, sandwiches, and entrees, many of which will be challenging to young or novice chefs. Most steps and the final dish appear in photos. An upbeat tone encourages culinary exploration. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Checkerboard Library: Cool Main Dish Recipes titles: Cool Bacon Recipes, Cool Chicken Recipes, Cool Fish Recipes, Cool Hamburger Recipes, Cool Sausage Recipes, and Cool Wild Game Recipes.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges