Chocolate : sweet science and dark secrets of the world's favorite treat / by Kay Frydenborg.
"A fascinating account for teen readers that captures the history, science, and economic and cultural implications of the harvesting of cacao and creation of chocolate. Readers of Chew On This and The Omnivore's Dilemma will savor this rich exposé."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780544175662
- ISBN: 0544175662
- Physical Description: 252 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The world's most perfect food -- The cocoa woods: back to before -- Tree of myth and money -- Blood and chocolate -- Taming wild amazon chocolate -- Doing well by doing good: chocolate in the industrial age -- The dark side of chocolate -- Candy, food, or medicine? -- In search of wild chocolate: new science meets ancient trees -- The mother tree and the accidental chocolate makers -- White beans -- Chocolate rainforests -- How to eat chocolate -- Chocolate timeline.
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 12+Grades 7 to 8.NC1330L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 9.2 8.0 173350.Accelerated Reader AR MG 9.2 8 173350.
- Awards Note:
- Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, 2016Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 2016.
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- 16 of 18 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rutherford County Library System. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Mountains Branch Library | J 338.7 Fry (Text) | 38801101706353 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | YA 338.7 FRY (Text) | 540191001766480 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | J 338.7 F (Text) | 31554009894857 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Etowah Branch | 338.7 F (Text) | 33258007620250 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Fletcher Branch | 338.7 F (Text) | 33258007620268 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | J338.766 F (Text) | 0112521420020 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | YA 338.7 FRY (Text) | 34621704402836 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 338.7 F (Text) | 33258007620276 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | J 338.7 Frydenborg (Text) | 30519009755029 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hope Mills Library | J338.766 F (Text) | 31781066530930 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/19/2026 |
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| 521 | 2 | . | ‡aGrades 7 to 8. |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aThe world's most perfect food -- The cocoa woods: back to before -- Tree of myth and money -- Blood and chocolate -- Taming wild amazon chocolate -- Doing well by doing good: chocolate in the industrial age -- The dark side of chocolate -- Candy, food, or medicine? -- In search of wild chocolate: new science meets ancient trees -- The mother tree and the accidental chocolate makers -- White beans -- Chocolate rainforests -- How to eat chocolate -- Chocolate timeline. |
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| 586 | . | ‡aOutstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, 2016 | |
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