Meet the Author

Informational Fiction

Summary

A love for iced chocolate links two girls from very different countries and cultures in this imaginative and informative story. One girl lives on the tropical island of Santo Domingo, where "chocolate grows on trees"; the other is from northern Maine, where, during harsh winters in the 1800s, blocks of ice are harvested from the rivers and sold to tropical countries.

Focus Skill ~ Compare and Contrast

Grade 3, Theme 2

Cocoa Ice

Vocabulary Words

harvest to gather a crop

pulp the soft part of certain fruits and vegetables

machete a heavy knife used as a tool for cutting plants

trading used for the purpose of exchanging one thing for another

schooner a ship that has two or more masts with sails in the front and back

support to hold the weight of

bargain to talk about a trade in order to get a better deal

Building Background

Test Tutor ~ Compare and Contrast

Reading Rockets - compare & contrast

Past and Future Match-up

Past-Tense and Future-Tense Verbs,

Verbs - Past and Present Tense

Jeopardy - Irregular Past Tense Verbs

Past or Present Verb Tense

Hangman Spelling

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

Spelling

Matching, Concentration, and Word Search

Chocolate Games and Activities

Virtual Tour of a Chocolate Factory

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Website created by Monica Evon August 5, 2005

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