Chocolate
Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World's Favorite Treat
Published on 17. April 2019
277 pages
978-0-544-55693-5 (ISBN)
Description
"A deliciously informative, engaging and sweeping chronicle of one of the most popular treats in the world" (
Kirkus Reviews).
Chocolate explores many aspects of the much-loved cacao bean: cutting-edge genetic science; social and environmental considerations; history; and culture-providing a thought-provoking look into one of the world's most popular foods through the centuries. It relates fun facts as well-like the story of the children who went on strike to protest a price hike on candy bars after World War II (and were accused of being Communist agents).
As a bonus, it also includes photos-and some sweet recipes.
"Fascinating... Excellent and highly original." - School Library Journal (starred review)
Chocolate explores many aspects of the much-loved cacao bean: cutting-edge genetic science; social and environmental considerations; history; and culture-providing a thought-provoking look into one of the world's most popular foods through the centuries. It relates fun facts as well-like the story of the children who went on strike to protest a price hike on candy bars after World War II (and were accused of being Communist agents).
As a bonus, it also includes photos-and some sweet recipes.
"Fascinating... Excellent and highly original." - School Library Journal (starred review)
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Kay Frydenborg
Chocolate: The Sweet Science of the World's Favorite Treat
Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World's Favorite Treat
Book
04/2015
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Kay Frydenborg lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two dogs.She's the author of numerous books for young readers including Chocolate,A Dog in the Cave,Wild Horse Scientists, They Dreamed of Horses, and Animal Therapist. Website:kayfrydenborg.com
Content
- Front Cover
- Front Flap
- Front Matter
- Title
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Contents
- 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
- Back Matter
- How to Eat Chocolate
- Chocolate Timeline
- Bibliography
- Websites
- Acknowledgements
- Photo Credits
- Index
- Back Flap
- Back Cover
- Spine
