Milton Hershey

Name: Milton Hershey
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ISBN: 9781416955696

By: M.M. Eboch

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Aladdin / 2008 / Paperback

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Before Milton Hershey began making chocolate, he was a boy who was forced to drop out of school and get a job in an ice cream parlor. Milton Hershey didn't start off a success---he had to work hard and constantly practice in order to perfect his candy recipes. Despite all the challenges thrown at him, he worked hard and founded one of the most famous chocolate candy companies in the world!

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Title: Milton Hershey
By: M.M. Eboch
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 192
Vendor: Aladdin
Publication Date: 2008
Dimensions: 7.63 X 5.13 (inches)

Weight: 5 ounces
ISBN: 1416955690
ISBN-13: 9781416955696
Ages: 8-12
Series: Childhood of Famous Americans
Stock No: WW5569X

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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!

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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.