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Title: From Maple Tree to Syrup

Author: Melanie Mitchell

Narrator: Intuitive

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-05-17

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

How do trees make sweet maple syrup? Follow each step in the food production cycle - from planting sugar maple trees to pouring syrup on pancakes - in this fascinating book!

Members Reviews:

This is an excellent book for the young student to learn about maple syrup processing ...

Cold Hollow Cider Mill often bottles their maple syrup in little containers that look like a maple leaf. The pure, sweet syrup is awesome, but how is it made and where does it come from? The "maple syrup comes from sugar maple trees" that are planted so workers can make syrup. All of these trees that are planted together are "called a sugar bush." As these trees grow they also produce a sap which is a "clear sweet liquid." When springtime rolls around it is time to harvest the sap that is flowing in the trees.

The first thing is to drill a hole in the trunk of each sugar maple tree. These trees need to be "at least fifty years old." Larger trees can have more than one hole, but the smaller ones can only have one. Once this is done metal spouts are inserted into the holes so the sweet liquid can flow into buckets that have been attached to the spouts. Once the buckets are full they are emptied and replaced to collect more sap. You'll also learn where the sap is taken, what a sugarhouse is, how it is processed, and put into those little maple leaf shaped bottles.

This is an excellent book for the young student to learn about maple syrup processing. This book can be read by the confident reader or read and discussed during circle or storytime. The layout is alive with vivid photographs, visuals that are almost self-explanatory. There is a brief sentence explaining the concept in the paragraph beneath. For example, when talking about the spouts the sentence simply says "Spouts are put in the holes." Words highlighted in orange are found in the glossary. This is one of six titles in the "Start to Finish" series about food for the beginning nonfiction reader. In the back of the book is an index and a glossary. There are additional complimentary downloadable resources on the publisher's website.

Start to Finish (Food)

From Cocoa Bean to Chocolate

From Grass to Milk

From Maple Tree to Syrup

From Milk to Ice Cream

From Peanut to Peanut Butter

From Wheat to Bread

This book courtesy of the publisher.