When you think of chocolate, you might think of a candy bar, a birthday cake, or a glass of chocolate milk. But where does chocolate come from? This book tells about the cocoa bean, which grows in the tropical rain forests and how the animals and other living things play an important part, even the monkeys.

"Driven and recklessly daring, Martin Sabater follows his lifelong dream of owning a cacao plantation in Valle del Cauca. But on the night of a spectacular gala, he disappears--and is never seen again. Now his hacienda is a budding Catholic hospital saving lives during an emerging epidemic. And novice nun 'Sor Puri' is there to uncover the truth behind Martin's disappearance. But her real identity--and her past with the heartbreakingly charismatic...

When Rowan Jacobsen first heard of a chocolate bar made entirely from wild Bolivian cacao, he was skeptical. The waxy mass-market chocolate of his childhood had left him indifferent to it, and most experts believed wild cacao had disappeared from the rainforest centuries ago. But one dazzling bite of Cru Sauvage was all it took. Chasing chocolate down the supply chain and back through history, Jacobsen travels the rainforests of the Amazon and Central...

"Through vivid photos and simple, engaging nonfiction text, this fun and fact-filled Rookie Read-About Science book answers the question 'How is chocolate made?' From tropical cacao fields to the chocolate factory, Beans to Chocolate gives young kids an inside look at the exciting process from start to finish." -- Page [4] cover.

This book shows children where their favorite sweet treat comes from! They will learn about the history and production of chocolate.