内容简介
Ourunique,kid-friendlySmartAboutseriescontinueswithsomethingforyoursweettooth!SmartAboutChocolateis"chock-full"offunfactsaboutthehistoryofchocolate,fromtheMayanstoMiltonHershey!Kidswilllearnhowchocolatecomesfrombeansoftherainforest'scacaotreesandhowcandymakersinEnglandandSwitzerlandfirstproducedthechocolateweknowandlovetoday.Includesrecipesandrecommendationsofclassicbooksaboutchocolate.
作者简介
SandraMarkleistheauthorofmorethan200booksforchildren,suchasAMother'sJourney(Charlesbridge,2006),HowManyBabyPandas(Walker,2009),TheCaseoftheVanishingGoldenFrogs(Millbrook,2011),ButterflyTree(PeachtreePublishing,2011).Shehaswonnumerousawardsforthiswork,includingBostonGlobe-HornBookHonorBook,CooperativeChildren'sBookCenterChoices,NSTAOutstandingScienceTradeBook,SB&Ffinalist,JohnBurroughsListofNatureBooksforYoungReaders,JuniorLibraryGuildSelection,OrbisPictusRecommendedBook,CharlotteZolotowAward,andMORE.Shewashonouredwiththetitleof"BestofChildren'sNon-Fiction"GeorgiaAuthorOfTheYearawardfivetimesandwasnamedoneof1999'sWomenoftheYearbyWomeninTechnologyInternationalforhercontributionstoscienceandtechnology.Inadditiontoherbooks,SandraMarklehasdevelopedsciencespecialsforCNNandPBS.SheisalsonotedfordevelopingOn-LineExpedition:Antarctica,oneofthefirston-lineeducationalprogramsandcontinuedaddingfurtheron-linereportsfromAntarcticawhileworkingonbookprojectsin1996and1999asagranteefortheNationalScienceFoundation'sArtistsandWritersProgram.ReviewershaveheapedpraiseonMarkle'sbooks,including:OutsideandInsideBats"Theauthorpresentsaparticularlyfelicitousaccordofwordsandpicturesinanoutstandingsciencebookfortheprimarygrades."TheHornBookMagazineOutsideandInsideAlligators"ThisnewestinstallmentoftheOutsideandInsideseriesaddsanotherfinebooktoatop-notchseries."BooksellingThisWeek,aKid'sPickoftheListsOutsideandInsideDinosaursIt'slikesittingdownwithadinosaurexpertwhohappenstobeagreatteacher."TheHornBookMagazineSandraMarkleremainsproudest,though,ofthepraiseshehasreceivedinfanmailfromchildren.She'shappytofulfilltherequestsoftheyoungreadersthaturgeherto"pleasewritemore."
