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From Cocoa Bean to Chocolate (Start to Finish, Second Series) Paperback – Illustrated, August 1, 2012

by Robin Nelson (Author)

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How does a cocoa bean turn into tasty chocolate? Follow each step in the food production cycle―from planting cocoa trees to eating a sweet treat―in this fascinating book!

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Start to Finish, Second Series
Length

24
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Language

EN
English
Grade level

Kindergarten - 3
Lexile measure

470L
Dimensions

8.9 x 0.1 x 7.4
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Publisher

LernerClassroom
Publication date

2012
August 1
ISBN-10

1580139655
ISBN-13

978-1580139656
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K-Gr 3-Children learn about the steps in the food-production cycle in these colorful titles. Chocolate explains how cocoa beans grow and are harvested, roasted, and made into chocolate. Peanut Butter describes the processes involved in harvesting, shelling, cooking, and crushing peanut plants to make peanut butter. In Milk, readers learn about what cows eat and how they are milked, and then how the milk is pasteurized for safe drinking. Ice Cream explains that milk is made into a mix with added flavorings to become ice cream. Each book contains a table of contents with the steps listed in the food production. Each spread is clearly organized by the introduction of a specific step and then followed by short sentences to provide additional explanations. A color photograph on the opposite page offers visual clues. Vocabulary words are in bold and are defined in a glossary at the end of each book. A perfect way for youngsters to get their first glimpse at how familiar foods are produced for consumption.-Janet Weber, Tigard Public Library, ORα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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"Each book contains a table of contents with the steps listed in the food production. Each spread is clearly organized by the introduction of a specific step and then followed by short sentences to provide additional explanations. A color photograph on the opposite page offers visual clues. Vocabulary words are in bold and are defined in a glossary at the end of each book. A perfect way for youngsters to get their first glimpse at how familiar foods are produced for consumption." --School Library Journal

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ LernerClassroom; Illustrated edition (August 1, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 24 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1580139655
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1580139656
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 9 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 470L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.88 x 0.12 x 7.38 inches

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janis

Perfection just like eating chocolate!

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2013

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I was so excited to read this book because it was exactly what
I wanted. It has beautiful, large pictures/photos of each step of
the process of chocolate coordinated with simple sentences
describing the process in each picture. I loved the shiny and
smooth feeling of the pages. Great book for young children. I plan on
using it teach the concept of mindful eating.

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svs teacher

Great series, high interest non fiction

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2019

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Love this series for how to or procedural reading/writing.

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Alek Dabo

This is very, very very basic.

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2016

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This is very, very very basic. For little kids who are not to curious about the the chocolate making process

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This is a fascinating look at the manufacture of chocolate from the pod to the final product ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2012

Some kids just love chocolate, but how many know how it is made? If you take a look at the picture of some very unusual trees you'll see some large reddish colored pods growing on the outside. Inside these posed "are seeds called cocoa beans." After several months the pods are cut off from the trees and cut open. You can see several white beans inside the pod. Each one holds "twenty to fifty cocoa beans." After the cocoa beans are removed from the pods "they are left in the sun to dry for many days" and then are placed into sacks.

Once the sacks are filled they are loaded into a railroad car to be taken to a chocolate factory. At the factory the "beans are cleaned" and then roasted. The reason they are roasted is because it is "easier to take shells off [the] beans." In a photograph in this book you can see a man working in front of several huge copper pots where the beans are being roasted. You'll also learn about the machines that mash the beans, what happens when they are mashed, what is added to the chocolate, you'll see it "poured into molds," and will learn what happens until it is wrapped.

This is a fascinating look at the manufacture of chocolate from the pod to the final product. This is a simple beginning introduction to nonfiction for the young student. This book can be read by the confident reader or read and discussed during circle or storytime. The layout is alive with vivid photographs, visuals that are almost self-explanatory. There is a brief sentence explaining the concept in the paragraph beneath. For example, when discussing what happens when the beans are removed from the pods the sentence says "The sun dries the beans." This is one of six titles in the "Start to Finish" series about food for the beginning nonfiction reader. In the back of the book is an index and a glossary. There are additional complimentary downloadable resources on the publisher's website.

Start to Finish (Food)

From Cocoa Bean to Chocolate
From Grass to Milk
From Maple Tree to Syrup
From Milk to Ice Cream
From Peanut to Peanut Butter
From Wheat to Bread

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Veggie

Not completely accurrate

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2011

This book really should be called "From Cocoa Bean to MILK Chocolate" It describes the process of making chocolate but states that "milk and sugar are added to the cocoa butter to make chocolate". This is completely inaccurate as milk is really just an optional ingredient along with nuts, dried fruit, etc. This aside, I thought that the book was very thorough and a good length.

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JKMIAMI

One Star

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2016

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A silly, worthless book without interest or merit.

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Susan B

Where does chocolate come from?

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2004

Has your child ever asked you the question of where chocolate comes from? My kids are full of questions and this book is a great way to answer one of those questions. My second grader was able to read this book with great ease (he's autistic). My 3 year old was amazed at where chocolate came from. The photos are wonderful compliments to the story. There is a table of contents, glossary and index included in the book. This is a great addition to a social studies lesson about Central and South America or food processing. Worth reading at home or in the classroom.

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Savy

Kids book

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2014

Thought this was going to be academic but it is pamphlet length with a couple of sentences pew page. Total waste.

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