The Story of Chocolate: It Starts with Cocoa Beans

by Robin Nelson

Overview

How does a cocoa bean become a delicious chocolate bar? Cocoa beans ripen. Workers open the pods. Next the sun dries the beans. The beans are roasted. Find out what step happens next in the process of making chocolate.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728414362
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2021
Series:	Step by Step
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	260L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Robin Nelson's careers have always kept her surrounded by books—as an elementary teacher, working at a publishing company, and now working as a school library media specialist. But her favorite job is writing books for kids. She has written many nonfiction books for children. She lives with her family in Minneapolis.

Editorial Reviews

"For story times, caregivers, and emerging ­readers, this series is an exciting look at everyday ­miracles. A first purchase."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

04/01/2021

PreS-Gr 1—Each book in this illuminating series guides readers slowly and methodically through the process something takes to get to its final form. Colorful photos illustrate the steps and are filled with fine details. From foods (chocolate, corn, honey, peanut butter, apples, salt, ice cream, and milk) to playful products (baseball bats and crayons) to creatures (butterflies and frogs), readers will gain an intimate knowledge of the world around them. The easy reader format includes one-to-three lines of text per spread, which gives readers plenty of time to use picture clues to decode unfamiliar words and pore over the interesting photos that show the steps along the journey. The selected photos show diverse groups of people who have a hand in bringing these common items into our lives. VERDICT For story times, caregivers, and emerging readers, this series is an exciting look at everyday miracles. A first purchase.

School Library Journal