Jelly and her family are stunned when they hear on television that in just a few days chocolate will be gone, for ever! The UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Slovakia, Romania, The Czech Republic, Germany and The United States of America. Sure, it was a bit simplistic and weird given how everyone else is truly working hard on their experiments and she is just making shots of the box, but it fitted with the current situation perfectly.

The following sentences are taken from Chapter 4 of The Great Chocoplot and are aimed at Year 3 and Year 4. His portrayal throughout the book as a pompous nitwit makes Garibaldi a character that the reader loves to hate.The storyline is wonderfully off-the-wall, and the characters are fabulous, especially Jelly's Gran, who really made me chuckle. Und obwohl sich alle schokopokalyptischen Vorzeichen bewahrheiten, hat sie plötzlich einen anderen Verdacht. It all starts with Jelly just blissfully eating some candy when she hears the terrible news that there won't be any chocolate in a few days time! Your class will identify where the apostrophes need to go within the short sentences and determine whether they have been used to show possession or for a contraction.

Schokopokalypse" ist eine sehr witzige, abwechslungsreiche, aber auch abenteuerliche Geschichte, die viel Lesespass bringt. Below, you'll find a handful of items (created by Chris himself) to get going with, as well as the first chapter of The Great Chocoplot and a downloadable cover – perfect for classroom displays.

The illustrations, by Lalalimola, fit the book perfectly – from Jelly’s worried expressions to Garibaldi Chocolati’s sinister moustache, they provide a real sense of fun. I’m often asked about school resources … so, I’m delighted to reveal that Educational Consultant supremo, Jane Considine and The Training Space have put together some amazing English Unit Plans for Year 4 around The Great Chocoplot.

But when news breaks of an impending chocopocalypse, her whole world—and the world at large—is thrown into utter chaos. Described as a laugh-out-loud adventure, I think it appeals to both the young and old, and not just because it features one of the most popular sweets in the world. This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Her hard work and determination pays off in the end where there is a little twist that has me hoping for more Jelly adventures.It’s been wonderful hearing of schools using my book as part of their lessons or topic work (although it is still just as wonderful hearing of children reading it purely for a giggle! Das regelrecht schokosüchtige Mampfton und seine zum Teil etwas skurrilen Einwohner sind natürlich sehr überspitzt dargestellt, Aber genau das macht dieses Buch aus. Jelly was my favourite character she was brave, resilient and never gave up until chocolate continues to be produced. and can someone help me find the directions to Easter Egg Island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean cos I'm a bit rubbish at geography?

We have written a number of statements that are based on chapter 12 and 14 of the book for your KS2 class.

If you were to believe what is being reported on the One, sorry Seven Show then that is what is going to happen in a weeks time. But throughout the book, eventually, you can try and start solving the mystery with the characters too! It was cool having her grandmother live so close, and convenient for the after hours expediion Jelly ends up on. I loved their chemistry; I loved how they worked together all that time and I absolutely adored Jelly’s jokes about her grandmothers knickers. We meet a truly devilish chocolatier in the character of Garibaldi Chocolati who is suspiciously blasé about the end of all chocolate.