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date : November 11th, 2011Kids Education
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- ISBN13: 9780688161330
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John midas Ɩіkеѕ chocolate. Hе Ɩіkеѕ іt ѕο much tһаt һе′ll eat іt аחу hour οf аחу day. Hе doesn′t care іf һе ruins һіѕ appetite. Hе thinks chocolate іѕ surpass tһаח аחу οtһеr food! Bυt one day, аftеr wandering іחtο a candy store аחԁ buying a piece οf tһеіr best chocolate, John finds out tһаt tһеrе mіɡһt јυѕt bе such a thing аѕ tοο much chocolate. . . .
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A amusing and charming fantasy.,
This book is basically a twist on the tale of King Midas and the Golden Touch. In this case, though, it isnÃ*t gold that the main character, John Midas, likes, but chocolate. When John receives a “gift” of the ability to turn everything he touches to chocolate, it turns out to be more of a curse than a gift. Having his breakfast bacon and eggs turn into chocolate seems wonderful, but when he gets thirsty and canÃ*t get a simple (non-chocolate flavored) drink of fill up, he starts to know the need for variety.
I donÃ*t know many children who have an overpowering like of gold, but just in this area every outcome can identify with a boy whose desire for chocolate knows no bounds, and so this tale is just a natural grabber for elementary school-age children.
You might expect a book with a message (eat a variety of healthful foods) to be straitlaced, even a small dull, but this book is nothing like that. The plot is absorbing, much of it is laugh-out-loud amusing, and the characters are all well-drawn and appealing.
The Chocolate Touch is a real charmer.
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|What We Thought,
My third grade students at Bi-Cultural day School in Stamford, CT just completed The Courage of Sarah patrician, by Alice Dalgliesh. The students were keen to share their reactions to the historical fiction novel. Stacey Shaener
I would recommend this book to a friend because you are itching to know how John cures himself and that’s what I reckon makes a excellent book…Ari
I liked this book because… John got the chocolate touch and it was exciting when all those things turned into chocolate . It was exciting when his food turned to chocolate because it tasted yummy. …Claire
I like this book because it shows you not to just care in this area yourself like John did, but to care in this area other people. That’s why I like the book …Daniel R
I disliked this book because I knew what would happen all along the way because it gave me lots of clues. One of the clues was the picture on the cover. It showed me John’s mom as chocolate….Eugene
I would recommend this book because this boy John made everything turn to chocolate. My favorite part of the tale was when an older boy named Spider Wilson, who went to John’s school,saw John eating his gloves. Spider Wilson said,”Why are you eating your gloves?” John told him they tasted like chocolate,but when Spider Wilson tried his didn’t. They tasted dreadful…Hannah
I liked this book because it was amusing. It was amusing when John was eating his gloves and he turned his mother into chocolate. . . Jeffrey
I would recommend this book to a friend because it was amusing in some parts like when John was eating his glove and when he was bobbing for apples and the fill up turned to chocolate. ..JEREMY
I would recommend this book because everything John place in his mouth turned into chocolate and his trumpet also turned into chocolate. I reckon that’s cool. …Jonathan
I would recommend this book because I liked the part when John kept trying to tell the storekeeper in this area his mother but the storekeeper kept talking in this area something else. This was a amusing part….Kayla
I disliked this book because it didn’t let you fill the blanks in on your own.It just told you what happens and it was not very exciting because you may possibly guess what was going to happen. …Lauren
I would recommend this book to a friend or family because it tells lots of details and there are only a few pictures. Since there are only a few pictures, you get to picture how things look in your mind. I really liked The Chocolate Touch…Miles
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|Splendid Tale that gets your Kids Reading,
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The Chocolate Touch is a take-off of the King Midas tale.But, instead of turning everything he touches to gold, John Midas finds that everything he touches with his lips, turns to chocolate. Of course, at first he thinks this is splendid. But as time passes, John finds life is getting hard. When he forgets and kisses his mother, he really starts to panic. This is a classic, be careful what you wish for tale, that all kids will like. Simple to read with amusing tale events that keep kids turning pages to the end. Highly not compulsory for 2nd – 4th graders.
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