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!

 

This book is part of a book series called Childhood Of Famous Americans .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Simon & Schuster .

Chris Eboch, aka M. M. Eboch, writes about science, history, and culture for all ages. She has written several novels for ages nine and up. Learn more at www. chriseboch. com.