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1、ANotetoParentsandTeachersDKREADERSisacompellingreadingprogrammeforchildren,designedinconjunctionwithleadingliteracyexperts,includingCliffMoonM.Ed.,HonoraryFellowoftheUniversityofReading.CliffMoonhasspentmanyyearsasateacherandteachereducatorspecializinginreadingandhaswrittenmorethan140booksforchi
2、ldrenandteachers.Hereviewsregularlyforteachers’journals.Beautifulillustrationsandsuperbfull-colourphotographscombinewithengaging,easy-to-readstoriestoofferafreshapproachtoeachsubjectintheseries.EachDKREADERisguaranteedtocaptureachild’sinterestwhiledevelopinghisorherreadingskills,generalknowledge
3、,andloveofreading.ThefivelevelsofDKREADERSareaimedatdifferentreadingabilities,enablingyoutochoosethebooksthatareexactlyrightforyourchild:Pre-level1:LearningtoreadLevel1:BeginningtoreadLevel2:BeginningtoreadaloneLevel3:ReadingaloneLevel4:ProficientreadersThe“normal”ageatwhichachildbeginstoreadcan
4、beanywherefromthreetoeightyearsold,sotheselevelsareonlyageneralguideline.Nomatterwhichlevelyouselect,youcanbesurethatyouarehelpingyourchildlearntoread,thenreadtolearn!ChocolatetreesDoyoulikechocolate?Mostpeoplewouldanswer“Yes!”Weeatanaverageof9kilograms(20lbs)ofchocolateperpersonperyear.That’sab
5、out180chocolatebarseach!Butwheredoeschocolatecomefrom,andhowisitmadeintothesweet,delicioustreatsthatwelovetoeat?Thestoryofchocolatebeginsintherainforest,wherecacao(ka-KOW)treesgrow.Podsgrowonthecacaotreesandinsidethepodsareseedscalledcocoa(KO-ko)beans.Thesecocoabeansarethemagicingredientinchocol
6、ate.DriedcocoabeansTheobromacacaoIn1753,theSwedishscientistLinnaeusgavethecacaotreeitsscientificname,Theobromacacao,meaning“foodofthegods”.Itwaswellknownthathelikedchocolate!5Cacaotreesgrowinthehot,dampshadeundertheleafycanopyofthetallesttreesintherainforest.There,thecacaotreesblossomwithpinkand
7、whiteflowers.Theseflowersgrowstraightfromthetrunkandmainbranches.Tinyinsectscalledmidgescarrypollenbetweentheblossoms,fertilisingthemsococoapodswillgrow.6Amidgesittingonthetipofapin.Onlyafewofthehundredsofblossomsdevelopinto
