Female Foodies

Unwrap the facts behind favorite foods with Female Foodies! Each title explores the featured foodie's childhood, education, early career, and rise to success. Easy-to-read text details the history of the innovator's brand or business and its contribution to the food industry, with visual support from full-color and historic photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Angie Bastian: BOOMCHICKAPOP Boss

This title unwraps the life of BOOMCHICKAPOP founder Angie Bastian! Readers will follow Bastian's journey from her early work as a nurse to the founding of BOOMCHICKAPOP with her husband Dan.

Debbi Fields: Mrs. Fields Founder

This title unwraps the life of Mrs. Fields founder Debbi Fields! Readers will follow Fields's journey from her early work with the Oakland A's to her opening of Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chippery

Marie Callender: Homemade Pie Maven

This title unwraps the life of Marie Callender's founder Marie Callender! Readers will follow Callender's journey from her early work as a baker in a deli to establishing a nation-wide chain…

Peggy Cherng: Panda Express Empress

This title unwraps the life of Panda Express founder Peggy Cherng! Readers will follow Cherng's journey from her early work as an electrical engineer to establishing a nation-wide chain of…

Rose Totino: Pizza Entrepreneur

This title unwraps the life of Totinos founder Rose Totino! Readers will follow Totino's journey from her early work cleaning houses to opening Totinos Italian Kitchen with her husband to the

Ruth Fertel: Ruth's Chris Steak House Creator

This title unwraps the life of Ruth's Chris Steak House founder Ruth Fertel! Readers will follow Fertel's journey from her early work as a teacher and horse trainer to her founding of a…