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Mountain chef : how one man lost his groceries, changed his plans, and helped cook up the National Park Service / Annette Bay Pimentel ; illustrated by Rich Lo.
Van Pelt Library TX649.S494 P56 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pimentel, Annette Bay, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mather, Stephen Tyng, 1867-1930.
- United States. National Park Service.
- Cooks--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Cooks.
- Chinese Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Chinese Americans.
- Camping--California--History--Juvenile literature.
- Camping.
- Cooks--Biography.
- Chinese Americans--Biography.
- Camping--California--History.
- Sing, Tie--Juvenile literature.
- Sing, Tie.
- Mather, Stephen Tyng, 1867-1930--Juvenile literature.
- Mather, Stephen Tyng.
- United States. National Park Service--History--Juvenile literature.
- United States.
- United States. National Park Service--History.
- History.
- California.
- Genre:
- Juvenile works.
- Biographies.
- History.
- Picture books.
- Physical Description:
- 40 pages : chiefly color illustrations, map ; 29 cm
- regular print
- Place of Publication:
- Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2016]
- Summary:
- Tie Sing was born in the mountains. The mountains were in his blood. But because he was of Chinese descent at a time in America when to be Chinese meant working in restaurants or laundries, Tie Sing's prospects were limited. But he had bigger plans. He began cooking for mapmakers and soon built a reputation as the best trail cook in California. When millionaire Stephen Mather began his quest to create a national park service in 1915, he invited a group of influential men -- writers, tycoons, members of Congress, and even a movie star -- to go camping in the Sierras. Tie Sing was hired to cook. Tie Sing planned diligently. He understood the importance of this trip. But when disaster struck -- twice! -- and Tie Sing's supplies were lost, it was his creative spirit and quick mind that saved the day. His sumptuous menus had to be struck and Tie Sing had to start over in order to feed the thirty people in the group for ten whole days. His skills were tested and Tie Sing rose to the challenge. On the last night, he fed not just the campers' bodies, but also their minds, reminding them to remember and protect the mountains.
- Notes:
- Map on endpapers.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 40).
- ISBN:
- 9781580897112
- 1580897118
- 9781580899857
- 1580899854
- OCLC:
- 929048721
- Publisher Number:
- 99987196958
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