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1、ANotetoParentsandTeachersDKREADERSisacompellingreadingprogrammeforchildren,designedinconjunctionwithleadingliteracyexperts,includingCliffMoonM.Ed.,HonoraryFellowoftheUniversityofReading.CliffMoonhasspentmanyyearsasateacherandteachereducatorspecializinginreadingandhaswrittenmoretha
2、n140booksforchildrenandteachers.Hereviewsregularlyforteachers’journals.Beautifulillustrationsandsuperbfull-colourphotographscombinewithengaging,easy-to-readstoriestoofferafreshapproachtoeachsubjectintheseries.EachDKREADERisguaranteedtocaptureachild’sinterestwhiledevelopinghisorher
3、readingskills,generalknowledge,andloveofreading.ThefivelevelsofDKREADERSareaimedatdifferentreadingabilities,enablingyoutochoosethebooksthatareexactlyrightforyourchild:Pre-level1:LearningtoreadLevel1:BeginningtoreadLevel2:BeginningtoreadaloneLevel3:ReadingaloneLevel4:Proficientread
4、ersThe“normal”ageatwhichachildbeginstoreadcanbeanywherefromthreetoeightyearsold,sotheselevelsareonlyageneralguideline.Nomatterwhichlevelyouselect,youcanbesurethatyouarehelpingyourchildlearntoread,thenreadtolearn!ChocolatetreesDoyoulikechocolate?Mostpeoplewouldanswer“Yes!”Weeatanav
5、erageof9kilograms(20lbs)ofchocolateperpersonperyear.That’sabout180chocolatebarseach!Butwheredoeschocolatecomefrom,andhowisitmadeintothesweet,delicioustreatsthatwelovetoeat?Thestoryofchocolatebeginsintherainforest,wherecacao(ka-KOW)treesgrow.Podsgrowonthecacaotreesandinsidethepodsa
6、reseedscalledcocoa(KO-ko)beans.Thesecocoabeansarethemagicingredientinchocolate.DriedcocoabeansTheobromacacaoIn1753,theSwedishscientistLinnaeusgavethecacaotreeitsscientificname,Theobromacacao,meaning“foodofthegods”.Itwaswellknownthathelikedchocolate!5Cacaotreesgrowinthehot,dampshad
7、eundertheleafycanopyofthetallesttreesintherainforest.There,thecacaotreesblossomwithpinkandwhiteflowers.Theseflowersgrowstraightfromthetrunkandmainbranches.Tinyinsectscalledmidgescarrypollenbetweentheblossoms,fertilisingthemsococoapodswillgrow.6Amidgesittingonthetipofapin.Onlyafewo
8、fthehundredsofblossomsdevelopinto
