Chocolate by Hershey

A Story about Milton S. Hershey

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Milton Hershey loved candy. As a boy, he saved his hard-earned pennies for the candy store. He soon discovered that he had a gift for making delicious treats and, after years of trying, Milton finally make it big. People loved his new HERSHEY’S chocolate. Readers will delight in the story behind Hershey’s mouth-watering world of chocolate.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction
Copyright 1994
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint LernerClassroom, Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 64
Publication Date 1994-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 5.9
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007090, JNF007020
Dewey 338.7'664153'092
Graphics 1-color illustrations
Dimensions 5.875 x 8.5
Lexile 920
Guided Reading Level R
ATOS Reading Level 5.9
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 15509
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Bibliography/further reading, Index, Maps, Reviewed, Table of contents, and Teaching Guides

Author: Betty Burford

Illustrator: Loren Chantland

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Creative Minds Biographies

Meet some of the world’s most creative minds! Written in story format, these episodic biographies give clear, straightforward accounts of historical figures’ lives. Each true story is accompanied by black-and-white illustrations. View available downloads →

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