Gr. 5-8. The authors of The United States History Cookbook (2000) provide information about American immigrants from 18 nations as well as recipes representing each group. After defining and illustrating utensils and cooking techniques, the introductory section offers safety tips for using appliances and knives. Accompanied by line drawings of ethnic families choosing, preparing, and eating food, subsequent chapters discuss each country’s climate, history, major waves of emigration, and traditional foods. Typically, three recipes follow, such as Korean short ribs, sweet rice cakes, and dumpling soup. The choices sometimes seem ambitious, given the target audience. Still, teachers and students looking for recipes from American immigrant cultures will make good use of this handy resource, and home-schooling parents may appreciate its creative combination of social studies and culinary arts. Carolyn PhelanCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved