Cocoa Ice is a 1997 illustrated children's picture book by Diana Appelbaum, illustrated by Holly Meade. It was first published by Orchard Books.
Cocoa Ice tells parallel stories of two little girls, one in Maine, where ice is harvested on the rivers, the other in Santo Domingo, where cocoa beans are grown, who are linked by an 1870s Yankee trading schooner and its captain. The two little girls enjoy their different versions of "cocoa ice."Cocoa Ice, by Diana Appelbaum (review), Buffalo News, 11 Jan 1998, Jean WestmooreFreeman, Evelyn B., Barbara A. Lehman, Patricia L. Scharer, Mary Bolte, Jan Johnson, Rhonda Radcliffe, and Lori Thompson. 1999. "Children's Books: Into the Future". The Reading Teacher 52 (5). [Wiley, International Reading Association]: 508–16. ."Cocoa Ice" a delightful treat Well-illustrated book charts course of two girls' connection, Julia Emily Hathaway, Bangor Daily News, 12 Sep 1998.Kid Stuff, Maine Style, Portland Press Herald, 28 June 1998
Prizes and awards Lupine Award, Maine Library Association, Honor Book, 1997
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