{"id":4318,"date":"2013-02-05T12:48:50","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T17:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/?p=4318"},"modified":"2021-08-14T18:32:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T22:32:24","slug":"chocolate-its-not-just-for-valentines-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/chocolate-its-not-just-for-valentines-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Measure the speed of light! With chocolate!<\/p>\n<p>Find out how below &#8211; and check out Chocolate Stories; Chocolate History and Science; A Chocolate Pilot and a Chocolate Entrepreneur; Chocolate Lesson Plans; Sundaes, Fudge, and Play Dough; Chocolate Poems; and What to Do With a Chocolate Box.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9bbc1dea97\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9bbc1dea97\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/chocolate-its-not-just-for-valentines-day-2\/#CHOCOLATE_STORIES\" >CHOCOLATE STORIES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/chocolate-its-not-just-for-valentines-day-2\/2\/#CHOCOLATE_HISTORY_AND_SCIENCE\" >CHOCOLATE HISTORY AND SCIENCE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/chocolate-its-not-just-for-valentines-day-2\/2\/#A_CHOCOLATE_PILOT_AND_A_CHOCOLATE_ENTREPRENEUR\" >A CHOCOLATE PILOT AND A CHOCOLATE ENTREPRENEUR<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/chocolate-its-not-just-for-valentines-day-2\/3\/#CHOCOLATE_LESSON_PLANS\" >CHOCOLATE LESSON PLANS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/chocolate-its-not-just-for-valentines-day-2\/3\/#SUNDAES_FUDGE_AND_PLAY_DOUGH\" >SUNDAES, FUDGE, AND PLAY DOUGH<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/chocolate-its-not-just-for-valentines-day-2\/3\/#CHOCOLATE_POEMS\" >CHOCOLATE POEMS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CHOCOLATE_STORIES\"><\/span><strong>CHOCOLATE STORIES<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chocolate-tree-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chocolate-tree-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chocolate-tree-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chocolate-tree.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Linda Lowery\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Chocolate Tree<\/em>\u00a0(Millbrook Press, 2009) is a picture-book version of a Mayan folktale for ages 6-10. The Mayan god-king Kukulkan (Quetzalcoatl to the Aztecs) brings his people a gift of chocolate trees, only to discover that his brother, the powerful Night Jaguar, believes that only the gods should be allowed to eat chocolate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chocolate-moose-for-dinner-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chocolate-moose-for-dinner-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chocolate-moose-for-dinner.jpg 312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Fred Gwynne\u2019s\u00a0<em>A Chocolate Moose for Dinner<\/em>\u00a0(Aladdin, 1988) is a picture book of giggle-provoking homonyms: \u201cMommy says she had a chocolate moose for dinner last night. And after dinner she toasted Daddy.\u201d (Accompanying illustrations: a giant chocolate moose with a napkin under his chin and a hapless father sitting in an enormous toaster.) Admittedly there\u2019s not much chocolate in it, but it\u2019s a great excuse for whipping up a family batch of chocolate mousse.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_0346-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_0346-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_0346.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Try this mousse from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marinmamacooks.com\/2012\/10\/easy-chocolate-mousse-cooking-with-kids\/\">Marin Mama Cooks<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; it\u2019s a very simple recipe intended for kids (with a little bit of help).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/boxcar-choc-sundae-myst-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/boxcar-choc-sundae-myst-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/boxcar-choc-sundae-myst.jpg 687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Gertrude Chandler Warner\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Chocolate Sundae Mystery<\/em>\u00a0(Albert Whitman &amp; Company, 1995) is one of the Boxcar Children series \u2013 which began with the four orphaned Alden children living in a boxcar, though by the end of book one, the four are living with their wealthy grandfather and the boxcar is in the backyard of his mansion. In this volume, the kids take a job working at the town ice cream parlor \u2013 where suddenly, mysteriously, ice cream and dishes begin to disappear. The owner, discouraged, thinks of closing the store, until the Aldens manage to solve his problem. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-touch-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-touch-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-touch-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-touch-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-touch-1029x1536.jpg 1029w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-touch-1371x2048.jpg 1371w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-touch.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Patrick Skene Catling\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Chocolate Touch<\/em>\u00a0(HarperCollins, 2006) is a twist on the King Midas tale for ages 7-11. Young John Midas, a selfish pig when it comes to candy, tastes a delicious chocolate from a mysterious candy shop, after which everything he touches turns to chocolate: his breakfast bacon and eggs, his shiny new trumpet, and even, eventually, his mother. It\u2019s funny, but \u2013 without being preachy \u2013 it also teaches a useful lesson about the perils of greed and the benefits of healthy eating.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-fever-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-fever-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-fever-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-fever-768x1176.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-fever-1004x1536.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-fever-1338x2048.jpg 1338w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-fever.jpg 1519w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Henry Green, the hero of Robert Kimmel Smith\u2019s\u00a0<em>Chocolate Fever<\/em>\u00a0(Puffin, 2006), eats nothing but chocolate \u2013 until suddenly he breaks out in chocolate-colored spots. His teacher sends him to the suspicious Dr. Fargo, who diagnoses the problem as chocolate fever.\u00a0 What follows: an exciting chase, an encounter with a kindly truck driver, a hijacking \u2013 and ultimately a lesson learned and a chocolate-fever cure. For ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlie-and-choc-factory-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlie-and-choc-factory-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlie-and-choc-factory.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Roald Dahl\u2019s\u00a0<em>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/em>\u00a0(Puffin, 2011), poverty-stricken Charlie Bucket finds a golden ticket that entitles him to a trip to Willy Wonka\u2019s fabulous candy factory. (Nobody does candy better than Roald Dahl.) The book is zany, imaginative, and satisfyingly moral \u2013 wicked children come to awful ends \u2013 but it\u2019s all in good fun. For ages 8 and up. (Also available in French and Spanish.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlie-and-choc-factory-movie-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlie-and-choc-factory-movie-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlie-and-choc-factory-movie-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlie-and-choc-factory-movie-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlie-and-choc-factory-movie.jpg 1012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>For movie-lovers, there\u2019s Tim Burton\u2019s version of\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0367594\/\">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(2005) with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka (rated PG) and Mel Stuart\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0067992\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4\">Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory<\/a>\u00a0(1971), with Gene Wilder as Willy (rated G).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/my-choc-yr-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/my-choc-yr-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/my-choc-yr.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Charlotte Herman\u2019s\u00a0<em>My Chocolate Year<\/em>\u00a0(Simon &amp; Schuster, 2008), set in Chicago just at the end of World War II, Dorrie\u2019s fifth-grade is about to embark on the annual \u201cSweet Semester,\u201d in which the students compete to bake the best dessert (and write the best essay about it) \u2013 but Dorrie has no talent for cooking. At the same time, Dorrie\u2019s Jewish-American family is fearfully awaiting news of the fate of relatives in Europe. Many have not survived the war, but sixteen-year-old cousin Victor is finally located in a displaced-persons camp. Victor, whose family had a bakery, is able to help Dorrie with her cooking problems (he provides a recipe for Peppermint Chocolate Sticks) \u2013 but Dorrie\u2019s winning essay is about Victor\u2019s experiences under the Nazis and the value of family. It\u2019s a charming evocation of 1940s home life, and the dark historical background is gently presented for readers aged 8-11. Included are twelve recipes for chocolate desserts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-bk-is-not-good-for-you-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-bk-is-not-good-for-you-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-bk-is-not-good-for-you-694x1024.jpg 694w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-bk-is-not-good-for-you-768x1133.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-bk-is-not-good-for-you-1041x1536.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-bk-is-not-good-for-you-1389x2048.jpg 1389w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-bk-is-not-good-for-you.jpg 1674w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Pseudonymous Bosch\u2019s\u00a0<em>This Book Is Not Good for You<\/em>\u00a0(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009) \u2013 third of the hilarious Secret Series \u2013 centers around a trance-inducing recipe for chocolate and an evil chef and chocolatier. (\u201cDo not read this book standing up. You may fall down from shock.\u201d) For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sorcery-cecelia-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sorcery-cecelia-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sorcery-cecelia-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sorcery-cecelia-768x1171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sorcery-cecelia-1008x1536.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sorcery-cecelia.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\">\\<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Jane Austen and\u2026magic? By Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer,\u00a0<em>Sorcery and Cecelia, or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot<\/em>\u00a0(Harcourt Children\u2019s Books, 2003) is written as an exchange of letters between two cousins, Kate and Cecelia, living in an alternative magical England in the early 19<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0century. Along with London seasons, tea parties, horse-drawn carriages, Lord Byron, and the Elgin marbles, Kate and Cecy also have to deal with the Royal College of Wizards, magic spells, and an extremely important ensorcelled chocolate pot. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-war-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-war-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-war-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-war.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Robert Cormier\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Chocolate War<\/em>\u00a0(Ember, 2004) is a challenging and discussion-heavy read for ages 12 and up. The protagonist, Jerry Renault, refuses to sell chocolates for the high-school fundraiser \u2013 which decision pits him against the school administration and the Vigils, the school gang, headed by the unscrupulous Archie Costello. Issues include peer intimidation, violence, individualism vs. groupthink, and the real dangers inherent in bucking the system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bitter-side-of-sweet-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bitter-side-of-sweet-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bitter-side-of-sweet-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bitter-side-of-sweet-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bitter-side-of-sweet-1017x1536.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bitter-side-of-sweet-1356x2048.jpg 1356w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bitter-side-of-sweet.jpg 1655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Tara Sullivan\u2019s <em>The Bitter Side of Sweet<\/em> (Speak, 2017), 15-year-old Amadou and his little brother have been trapped into forced labor on a cacao plantation on the Ivory Coast. Together with Khadija, the only girl in the camp, they decide to escape. A gripping and sometimes painful story for ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/like-water-for-choc-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/like-water-for-choc-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/like-water-for-choc-668x1024.jpg 668w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/like-water-for-choc-768x1178.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/like-water-for-choc-1001x1536.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/like-water-for-choc-1335x2048.jpg 1335w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/like-water-for-choc.jpg 1630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>For mature teenagers (there\u2019s sex in it) and adults, Laura Esquivel\u2019s\u00a0<em>Like Water for Chocolate<\/em>\u00a0(Anchor Books, 1995) \u2013 subtitled \u201cA Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies\u201d \u2013 is set in turn-of-the-century Mexico. Part fairy-tale, part soap opera, the story centers around Tita who \u2013 forbidden to marry the man she loves \u2013 pours her emotions into cooking.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chocolat-184x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chocolat-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chocolat.jpg 306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Joanne Harris\u2019s\u00a0<em>Chocolat\u00a0<\/em>(Penguin, 2000) is set in a tiny town in France, where Vianne Rocher and her young daughter Anouk (who has an imaginary pet kangaroo, Pantoufle) open a marvelous chocolate shop, infuriating the parish priest, but bringing hope to a wide range of unhappy outcasts. For teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>The movie version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0241303\/\">Chocolat<\/a> (2000), starring Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, and Johnny Depp, is rated PG-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>CHOCOLATE HISTORY AND SCIENCE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/beans-to-choc-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/beans-to-choc-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/beans-to-choc-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/beans-to-choc.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Inez Synder\u2019s\u00a0<em>Beans to Chocolate<\/em>\u00a0(Children\u2019s Press, 2003) traces the making of chocolate from cacao bean to candy kiss in 24 photo-illustrated pages with a simple large-print text, for ages 3-5.\u00a0 (The book is one of the \u201cHow Things Are Made\u201d series; other titles include\u00a0<em>Wax to Crayons<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Milk to Ice Cream<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>Trees to Paper<\/em>.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/story-of-choc-DK-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/story-of-choc-DK-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/story-of-choc-DK-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/story-of-choc-DK-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/story-of-choc-DK.jpg 791w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>C.J. Polin\u2019s 48-page\u00a0<em>The Story of Chocolate<\/em>\u00a0(DK Publishing, 2005) is divided into six sections: \u201cChocolate trees,\u201d \u201cAn ancient treat,\u201d \u201cTo Europe and beyond,\u201d \u201cChocolate factories,\u201d \u201cMaking chocolate today,\u201d and \u201cAll kinds of chocolate.\u201d The book is illustrated with lush color photographs. For ages 5-10 (recommended as a read-alone book for grades 2-4).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-sweet-hist-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-sweet-hist-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-sweet-hist-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-sweet-hist-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-sweet-hist-1194x1536.jpg 1194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-sweet-hist.jpg 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Sandra Markle\u2019s\u00a0<em>Smart About Chocolate: A Sweet History<\/em>\u00a0(Grosset &amp; Dunlap, 2004) is a cleverly designed overview of chocolate written in the style of a creative kid\u2019s school report and illustrated with photos and catchy bright-colored kid-labeled maps and drawings. In 32 pages, it manages to cover everything from the Mayas to Milton Hershey, plus a bit of chocolate science, chocolate recipes, and a reference list. For ages 5-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-a-global-hist-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-a-global-hist-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-a-global-hist-621x1024.jpg 621w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-a-global-hist-768x1267.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-a-global-hist-931x1536.jpg 931w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-a-global-hist-1241x2048.jpg 1241w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-a-global-hist.jpg 1515w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Sarah Moss\u2019s <em>Chocolate: A Global History<\/em> (Reaktion Books, 2009) is one of an extensive short (128 pages) series on food history. \u00a0Many titles, among them <em>Bread<\/em>, <em>Cheese<\/em>, <em>Tea<\/em>, and <em>Milk<\/em>. For teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Visit the San Francisco Exploratorium\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.exploratorium.edu\/chocolate\/\">Sweet Science of Chocolate<\/a>\u00a0for an excellent interactive chocolate experience, including video clips of an Amazon cacao plantation and an American chocolate factory, interviews with scientists, and a hands-on chocolate experiment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Chocolate contains about\u00a0<em>380<\/em>\u00a0different chemicals. Learn all about it at Neuroscience for Kids:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.washington.edu\/chudler\/choco.html\">Discovering the Sweet Mysteries of Chocolate<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>The dark side of chocolate: find out why not to feed it to the dog at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2012\/02\/the-curious-toxic-chemistry-of-chocolate\/\">The Curious (Toxic) Chemistry of Chocolate<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From Chicago\u2019s Field Museum, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.fieldmuseum.org\/chocolate\/kids.html\">All About Chocolate<\/a>\u00a0for chocolate word puzzles, a Fun-Facts-based illustrated history of chocolate, an online activity in which kids can make a chocolate bar from scratch, and an assortment of kid-friendly chocolate recipes, including Mexican hot chocolate and chocolate modeling clay.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Also from the Field Museum, see the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.fieldmuseum.org\/chocolate\/education.html\">Educators\u2019 Resources<\/a>\u00a0page for a terrific downloadable resource kit,\u00a0<em>Cocoa Connections: From Beans to Bars<\/em>, with multiple lessons grouped under \u201cChocolate and the Environment\u201d and \u201cChocolate and Culture.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From California\u2019s KQED Quest science series,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/science.kqed.org\/quest\/video\/the-sweet-science-of-chocolate\/\">The Sweet Science of Chocolate<\/a>\u00a0is a video on chocolate science targeted at middle-school-level kids with an accompanying downloadable teacher\u2019s guide.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/09411-scitech-periodic-690-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/09411-scitech-periodic-690-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/09411-scitech-periodic-690-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/09411-scitech-periodic-690.png 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Learn all about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org.au\/curious\/everything-else\/chocolate\">chemistry of chocolate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.compoundchem.com\/2014\/02\/13\/toxicity-aphrodisia-the-chemistry-of-chocolate\/\">Toxicity and Aphrodisia: The Chemistry of Chocolate<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/050115_Whyisitso_P-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/050115_Whyisitso_P-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/050115_Whyisitso_P-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/050115_Whyisitso_P.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Measure the speed of light with chocolate! You&#8217;ll need a microwave and a chocolate bar. Check it out at the Smithsonian&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/theres-easy-and-tasty-way-measure-speed-light-home-180952245\/?no-ist\">Quantum Chocolate<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>A CHOCOLATE PILOT AND A CHOCOLATE ENTREPRENEUR<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/milton-hershey-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/milton-hershey-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/milton-hershey.jpg 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In the Childhood of Famous Americans series,\u00a0<em>Milton Hershey: Young Chocolatier<\/em>\u00a0by M.M. Eboch (Aladdin, 2008) is the rags-to-riches story of the famous Pennsylvania chocolate entrepreneur for ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hershey-bio-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hershey-bio-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hershey-bio.jpg 418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>For older teenagers and adults, see Michael D\u2019Antonio\u2019s\u00a0<em>Hershey: Milton S. Hershey\u2019s Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams<\/em>\u00a0(Simon &amp; Schuster, 2007), a comprehensive reader-friendly biography with cover photo of a gigantic Hershey\u2019s chocolate bar.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mercedes-and-choc-pilot-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mercedes-and-choc-pilot-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mercedes-and-choc-pilot.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Margot Theis Raven\u2019s\u00a0<em>Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot<\/em>\u00a0(Sleeping Bear Press, 2011) is based on the true story of a young German girl during the days of the Berlin Airlift, when American cargo pilot Gail Halvorsen began dropping chocolate bars (attached to little parachutes) to the blockaded children of West Berlin. Mercedes writes a letter to Halvorsen, asking him to look for her house, which has white chickens in the yard. An epilogue describes how the two met when Halvorsen visited Germany in 1972. For ages 6-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/candy-bomber-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/candy-bomber-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/candy-bomber-840x1024.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/candy-bomber-768x937.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/candy-bomber-1260x1536.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/candy-bomber-1679x2048.jpg 1679w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Michael O. Tunnell\u2019s\u00a0<em>Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift\u2019s Chocolate Pilot<\/em>\u00a0(Charlesbridge Publishing, 2010) is a more detailed account of the Airlift and Gail Halvorsen, the \u201ccandy bomber.\u201d Illustrated with black-and-white photos, for ages 9-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>CHOCOLATE LESSON PLANS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Fruits-trunk-cacao-tree-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Fruits-trunk-cacao-tree-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Fruits-trunk-cacao-tree-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Fruits-trunk-cacao-tree-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Fruits-trunk-cacao-tree-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Fruits-trunk-cacao-tree.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Where does chocolate come from? Learn all about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hersheystory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/MHCacaoTreeGeography.pdf\">Cacao Tree Geography<\/a>\u00a0while coloring and labeling a map.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For free printable maps, see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.printableworldmap.net\/\">here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From the\u00a0<em>Guardian<\/em>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/education\/2007\/apr\/03\/learnlessonplans.secondaryschools\">The Dark Side of Chocolate<\/a>\u00a0is a multidisciplinary hyperlinked lesson plan in which kids view a video about chocolate making, identify chocolate-growing regions on a map, listen to some prize-winning chocolate rap, and invent a fair-trade chocolate bar.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chocolate-chip-cookie-16-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chocolate-chip-cookie-16-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chocolate-chip-cookie-16-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chocolate-chip-cookie-16-768x1111.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chocolate-chip-cookie-16-1062x1536.jpg 1062w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chocolate-chip-cookie-16.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calacademy.org\/educators\/lesson-plans\/fossil-fuels-chocolate-chip-mining\">Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining<\/a>\u00a0is a hands-on exercise on environmental destruction as kids \u201cmine\u201d chocolate chips from cookies using toothpicks as mining tools. The lesson plan includes background info on coal mining and suggestions for extension activities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.fieldmuseum.org\/chocolate\/kids_recipes2.html\">Chocolate Recipes for Kids<\/a>\u00a0for a quick-and-easy chocolate chip cookie recipe.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From the American Chemical Society\u2019s\u00a0<em>ChemMatters<\/em>\u00a0magazine,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/dam\/acsorg\/education\/resources\/highschool\/chemmatters\/chocolate-the-new-health-food-or-is-it.pdf\">Chocolate: The New Health Food \u2013 Or Is It?<\/a> is a terrific illustrated article on the science of chocolate for middle- and high-school-level students, illustrated with photos and great color diagrams.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/teachers.egfi-k12.org\/guilt-free-chocolate\/\">Guilt-Free Chocolate<\/a>\u00a0is a hands-on science activity in which kids melt chocolate, use it to coat cookies, and perform a series of measurements and calculations relative to food processing and labeling. Included at the site is a fifteen-minute video on the history and science of chocolate from Aztec times to the present. For high-school-level students.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From Young Minds Inspired,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ymiclassroom.com\/lesson-plans\/chocolate\/\">The Story of Chocolate<\/a>\u00a0is a downloadable color-illustrated lesson unit on the history, cultivation, and consumption of chocolate. Included is a chef\u2019s guide to the different types of chocolate and a recipe challenge. For high-school-level students.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>SUNDAES, FUDGE, AND PLAY DOUGH<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/91qxS0SaeCL._SL1500_-300x278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/91qxS0SaeCL._SL1500_-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/91qxS0SaeCL._SL1500_-1024x950.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/91qxS0SaeCL._SL1500_-768x712.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/91qxS0SaeCL._SL1500_.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Mix up a batch of your own chocolate at home with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Make-Your-Own-Chocolate-Kit\/dp\/B000NTMF10\/\"><em>Make Your Own Chocolate Kit<\/em><\/a> (Verve, Inc.). The kit includes everything you need for whipping up eight ounces of yummy dark chocolate: organic cocoa butter, cocoa powder, confectioner\u2019s sugar, candy liners,\u00a0 and a temperature indicator \u2013 plus instructions, a short history of chocolate, and a few genuine cacao beans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ziploc-Fudge-Featured-480x480-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ziploc-Fudge-Featured-480x480-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ziploc-Fudge-Featured-480x480-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ziploc-Fudge-Featured-480x480-1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>See these instructions for making\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/recipe\/fudge-in-a-ziploc-bag-293041\">Fudge in a Ziploc Bag<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 just combine ingredients, seal bag, and squish.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From Child Fun,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childfun.com\/index.php\/activity-themes\/food\/223-food-template-activity-theme.html#sthash.sXyewTMp.dpbs\">Chocolate Arts and Crafts<\/a>\u00a0has a recipe for chocolate-scented play dough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>CHOCOLATE POEMS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Read Rita Dove\u2019s poem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.best-poems.net\/rita-dove\/chocolate.html\">Chocolate.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-dreams.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-dreams.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/choc-dreams-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Arnold Adoff\u2019s\u00a0<em>Chocolate Dreams<\/em>\u00a0(Lothrop, Lee &amp; Shepard, 1989) is an illustrated collection of all-chocolate poems for ages 7-11. It\u2019s out of print, but available from used-book suppliers and public libraries. Here\u2019s one selection from the book: <a href=\"http:\/\/lilandijo.tripod.com\/poetrywebsite\/id41.html\">Let the Biter Beware<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Measure the speed of light! With chocolate! 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