Cocoa Ice is a 1997 illustrated children's picture book by Diana Appelbaum, illustrated by Holly Meade. It was first published by

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. Cocoa Ice tells parallel stories of two little girls, one in

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

, where ice is harvested on the rivers, the other in

Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...

, 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."

Prizes and awards

* Lupine Award, Maine Library Association, Honor Book, 1997

References

American picture books 1997 children's books Orchard Books books Children's books set in Maine Children's books set in the Dominican Republic Children's books set in the 1870s {{child-book-stub