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Product Description The Handstand Kids Italian Cookbook Kit is packaged in a pizza box and includes a chef's hat (that fits all-sizes). The Italian Cookbook kit introduces kid chefs, ages 3 to 12, to delicious and healthy Italian recipes. Recipes like There's Bread in My Salad Panzanella, Oh My Pizza Pie, and Mamma's Spaghetti & Meatballs will take your little chef around the world through your own kitchen. All the utensils and ingredients are translated into Italian so you can speak the language of Italy as you cook! The recipes are leveled from 1 to 4 garlic cloves so you will know the age appropriate level for your little chef. From The Handstand Kids Cookbook Company. The Handstand Kids Cookbook Company aims to use international cooking to create a global community of children and empower kids to take a stand in their own community. Cooking is a fantastic way to promote health and nutrition, explore different cultures, encourage family togetherness and give to others in need. Their products introduce children to a variety of charitable organizations and show them how they can use their new cooking abilities to help others. Review Handstand Kids Italian Cookbook Posted by Kristen Doyle, May 31, 2007 I love anything that encourages a child to help out in the kitchen. Cooking is such a great learning activity for kids, and the new Handstand Kids Italian Cookbook takes cooking with kids to a whole new level. The Handstand Series of books is aimed at teaching children how to cook, as well as helping to educate them about other cultures. The first thing I noticed about the book was the packaging. Perfect for children, the cookbook arrived in a square, pizza delivery style box, complete with a cute little chefs hat. Once I opened the cookbook, I was even more impressed. This book does so much more than teach children the fine art of Italian cooking. The first couple of pages are devoted to the Italian language. Provided are 50 plus translations of common English utensils and ingredients into Italian. Another huge plus is the charity and volunteer section, which gently nudges our children into knowing how important it is to make sure that children around the world are safe and have enough food to eat. I decided to give this cookbook the true test. We had a few kids over to teach them some basic Italian and have them try their hand at the Oh My, Pizza Pie recipe. The kids had a great time trying to pronounce all of the Italian words and had even more fun building their very own pizzas. All in all, this cookbook is such a great resource for kids in the kitchen. --Copley NewsAFTER WORK GOURMET Cookbook puts Italy on the tip of your youngster's tongue By Lisa Messinger If you're busy at work or low on funds, you might not be able to whisk your kids off this summer to Italy and immerse them in the country's language and culture. A much easier and less expensive route, though, can be traveled via "Handstand Kids Italian Cookbook" ( http://www.handstandkids.com/, $28, plus $4 shipping and handling), a unique new children's cookbook that teaches them - with your supervision and help - not only to prepare tasty treats like garlic bread, spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, bread salad and biscotti, but also that "pane" means bread, "pomodori" tomatoes and "zucchero" sugar. Wisely, there is a repetition of the same ingredients threaded throughout the book, and the recipe instructions use only the highlighted Italian words, so kids are compelled to look back and learn the meaning. The cookbook (planned as the first of an international series) is the brainchild of recent law school graduate Yvette Garfield, who has a strong interest in international children's rights and has worked for the Children's Rights Section of the Department of Justice. A Californian and avid traveler, she had the idea for the series on a very long trip home from India after she had unsuccessfully searched for cookbooks to bring back for her young cousins