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Reviewed by: Taylor Coonelly, Elementary School Librarian Title: Jose Feeds the World: How a Famous Chef Feeds Millions of People in Need Around the World
Author: David Unger
Illustrator: Marta Alvarez Miguens
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Year: 2024 Good for Grades: PK-3 Genre/Type of Book: Biography
Content Warnings, or things that other School Librarians should be aware of: N/A
Recommended for a school library: Yes Reason(s) for choosing the book:
Nominated for the CYBILS award for Elementary and Middle Grade Nonfiction
If you were tasked by the publisher with writing a short quote for the back cover of this book, what would it be:
Food has the power to connect us all.
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Review:
José Andrés is a Nobel Prize nominee, author, chef, and creator of the nonprofit organization World Central Kitchen. The kitchen had always been a magical place for José, cooking with and for his family in Spain. His journey in the professional world began at the world-famous El Bulli restaurant in Spain, where he learned how food can become anything. Once immigrating to the United States, José began using his passion for food to fuel his humanitarian efforts at the D.C. World Kitchen, and then on to his own nonprofit, the World Central Kitchen. José traveled to sites of destruction, including earthquakes in Haiti and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, to provide food and the message that these survivors were not alone. More recently, Jose and his organization helped those in need during the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
This is the second biography I have read about Jose, and while I liked both, the other one I read was more engaging for readers both in text and illustration style. This book was still well done, with colorful illustrations and readable elementary text. I did like how this one included Jose's work with providing food and aid to Ukraine through his organization, because that was very recently and important work. I also like how the message about the end of the book was about how kids have the opportunity to find a job they love and make the world a better place. This book included a timeline and a glossary of terms for readers to use. I could see this book used both as a fun read for students and as a biographical source about an important figure in our current world.
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