Milton Hershey: Young Chocolatier

by M. M. Eboch, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator)

Overview

Did you know that the man behind Hershey's chocolate used to work in an ice cream parlor? Or that he had to try over and over again to get his now-famous chocolate to taste as delicious as it does today? Milton Hershey's life wasn't always a bowl of chocolate Kisses. When he was in fourth grade, he even had to drop out of school and work to help his poor family make ends meet. Read all about how the man we know as the famous young chocolatier finally struck it rich -- in money, love, and chocolate!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781416979456
Publisher:	Aladdin
Publication date:	07/01/2008
Series:	Childhood of Famous Americans Series
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	148 KB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

M.M. Eboch is a pen name for Chris Eboch, a prolific middle grade author who has contributed to the Childhood of Famous Americans series and wrote the Haunted series.

Meryl Henderson is a graduate of Syracuse University. In 1974, she graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of fine arts degree. For over forty years, she has been working as a freelance illustrator, specializing in artwork for children. She has illustrated more than a hundred books and has contributed illustrations to countless magazines and educational books. She currently lives in Catskill, New York.