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From cocoa beans to chocolate
2018
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"A child wonders where chocolate comes from and learns about cocoa farmers and how cocoa beans are harvested in West Africa and chocolate makers and how cocoa beans are made into chocolate at at factory. This illustrated narrative nonfiction book includes a map of where cocoa trees are grown, glossary, and further resources"--Provided by publisher. - (Baker & Taylor)

A child leads readers through the process of making chocolate, from the cocoa farms and cocoa bean harvest in West Africa, to the methods used at the ice cream factory. - (Baker & Taylor)

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Booklist Reviews

It's easy to forget the amount of labor involved in getting food to our tables, and entries in the Who Made My Lunch? series aim to demystify that process. Each title starts at the beginning, with the plants and animals that produce our food, before moving on to harvesting, transportation, and production. From Cocoa Beans to Chocolate acknowledges the prevalence of child labor in the industry (and recommends buying fair trade) before explaining how cocoa beans are dried, roasted, and ground with sugar or milk before they can be made into a bar. Warm, detailed illustrations depict people with a variety of skin tones performing each step of the process, and occasional diagrams offer additional details. With inviting sentences and clearly explained concepts, these genial volumes have abundant appeal. Copyright 2017 Booklist Reviews.

School Library Journal Reviews

K-Gr 3—Prompted by the question "Who made my lunch?," these titles highlight the people responsible for the production of food items, such as the wheat farmer, miller, and baker who produce sandwich bread, or the dairy farmer, processors, and sugar caners who help make ice cream. Maps and climate conditions provide agriculture and geography facts, while the waste-saving measures of the peanut farmer, who saves roasted peanut skins to feed pigs and peanut hearts to feed birds, reveal environmental savvy. Context clues help with text vocabulary; wheat goes "dormant" in cold months, "sort of like taking a nap." Scientific processes and math figures are integrated for an interdisciplinary approach. Some social commentary informs students about Fair Trade practices in other countries. VERDICT A clever triple-dip into agriculture concepts, career awareness, and ELA sequencing skills for younger elementary students.

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