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A picture book portrait of one of the people who helped support the mission to convince lawmakers to create a national park service and preserve the country's natural wonders. Tie Sing was a Chinese American cook who was hired by Stephen Mather in 1915 when Mather invited writers, tycoons,members of Congress, and a movie star to go camping. His aim was to "sell" them on the beauty of the land and an important part of that trip was making sure all the campers were comfortable and an important part of that was eating well, which is where Tie Sing comes in.
The story covers the delicious meals Sing was able to prepare and all the prep work he did to bring those meals to the table. His job wasn't easy, especially when one of the mules wandered away with all the fine food strapped to its back! Later, food and gear were damaged when a mule got too close to the edge of a cliff and tumbled off the trail. Sing found clever ways to bounce back from every mishap and impressed the campers with his delicious food, which helped in small part to achieve Stephen Mather's goal of getting lawmakers to buy into the national park service idea.
Back matter includes pictures and additional information about Tie Sing as well as some commentary regarding how the author researched her subject and the decisions she made during the writing process as the result of her careful study. A photo of the campers on the trip gathered around a finely set table is also included alongside paragraphs of information about some of the most prominent campers. A selected bibliography and source notes round out the back matter.
Pencil drawings with watercolor washes which were scanned and layered digitally were used to create the artwork for this book. Recommended for grades 2-5+.
The story covers the delicious meals Sing was able to prepare and all the prep work he did to bring those meals to the table. His job wasn't easy, especially when one of the mules wandered away with all the fine food strapped to its back! Later, food and gear were damaged when a mule got too close to the edge of a cliff and tumbled off the trail. Sing found clever ways to bounce back from every mishap and impressed the campers with his delicious food, which helped in small part to achieve Stephen Mather's goal of getting lawmakers to buy into the national park service idea.
Back matter includes pictures and additional information about Tie Sing as well as some commentary regarding how the author researched her subject and the decisions she made during the writing process as the result of her careful study. A photo of the campers on the trip gathered around a finely set table is also included alongside paragraphs of information about some of the most prominent campers. A selected bibliography and source notes round out the back matter.
Pencil drawings with watercolor washes which were scanned and layered digitally were used to create the artwork for this book. Recommended for grades 2-5+.