Extra Cheese, Please!


Cris Peterson Extra Cheese Please

Extra Cheese, Please!

Winner of the 1995 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Award for Children’s Literature

When Cris’ cow Annabelle gives birth to a calf, an amazing process begins. Now Annabelle can produce milk – about 40,000 glasses of milk each year, or enough cheese to top 1,800 pizzas.

Alvis Upitis’ sparkling photographs document the cheese-making process – starting on the farm where Annabelle’s calf is born and milking begins, then moving to the cheese-making plant where the milk is heated and cooled, stirred and swirled, thickened, drained and sliced – and finally packaged for stores.

Cris’ personal and informative text explains the process in a simple and engaging manner. Alvis Upitis’ photographs capture moments on the farm with the cows and the calves and reveal an inside view of the cheese-making process. A wonderful collaboration – concluding with the author’s own recipe for pizza.

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