Apples For Everyone (Picture The Seasons)

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Apples for Everyone is a new picture book in the Picture the Seasons series that the whole family can enjoy. This attractive and educational companion to the best-selling titles A Tree for All Seasons and Pilgrims of Plymouth features stunning National Geographic photography and a stimulating, accessible text.Apples! The very word conjures up images of fall: ripe red apples falling off the tree as the leaves begin their glorious extravaganza of color change; baskets of gathered fruits at the foot of laddered orchards; the rich aroma of an apple-pie cooling. As school starts again, an apple for the teacher is a time-honored tradition. Apples are coated in candy or caramel to celebrate the end-of-year holidays. They are crushed into cider to keep us warm around a fire as summer slips away and the first hint of frost chills the darkening nights. In this beautifully produced book, apples are more than just fruit, they are iconic of everything fall.Apples for Everyone is a seasonal treasure that will help to shape a National Geographic view of the world for young readers. This delightful look at the fruit of fall is sure to inspire a rich appreciation of all things autumnal.

Series: Picture the Seasons

Paperback: 16 pages

Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books; 1 edition (July 28, 2009)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1426305230

ISBN-13: 978-1426305238

Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.1 x 10 inches

Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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Age Range: 4 - 8 years

Grade Level: Preschool - 3

Many times in the fall season children are off on classroom field trips to farms, pumpkin patches, and apple orchards. This book is one is a series of National Geographic books called "Picture the Seasons." This slim book gives the young student an opportunity to get a glimpse at one of our favorite fruits, the apple, and to take a tour of an orchard. Both the text and its vibrant, accompanying photographs would make an excellent reading experience prior to a field trip.In the spring apple trees begin to blossom in "orchards and backyards." Bees are attracted to these trees and "buzz from blossom to blossom." After the petals fall from the trees, "fuzzy small bumps appear" that will eventually turn into many different varieties of apples. When the apples are mature, many fall to the ground, "then rot and become food for the growing tree." Once the apples are harvested in the fall they find their way to many places from roadside stands to grocery stores. In this book you will see how people bob for apples, munch on candied ones, see them in pies, learn how they are made into applesauce or cider, you'll learn a bit about the history of their growth in America, you'll meet Johnny Appleseed, you'll learn how you can see the "star pockets" in an apple, and will see many apple varieties.This visual tour of one of America's favorites, the apple, will teach the young child many interesting facts about this fruit. Of course a book this short is not a treatise, but rather an introduction to the apple. Its intention is to introduce the apple to the young student, primarily in a visual mode. The text is informative, but the pictures relate a parallel story. For example, we see a youngster bobbing in a bowl for an apple and another one munching a candied one and we read, "People bob for apples at Halloween parties or dip them into melted caramel for a sweet gooey treat." This would be an excellent book to keep in the classroom to read just before that special field trip to the orchard!

I like this book because of the wonderful illustrations, how it shows apple production (from blossom to market), the pictures of children with apples, and the subtle humor in some of the text. I have used it in pre-K to 5th grade classes. All have enjoyed it. I like to bring in a variety of apples for students to see and handle after we read it. By doing so, they gain a better understanding of the descriptions and varieties they see in the book.

All of these National Geographic books are great and you cannot go wrong for the price. They have beautiful photography and make learning come alive for kids. Both my five year old and seven year old love these books and we bring them out as the seasons change to help illustrate what is going on in our own back yard. Your child will not even know he/she is learning!

I thought that this book was really informative and kept my 6 year old daughter's interest. The pictures are beautiful and it's a must have book for fall. I got this book the week we went apple picking and she quoted some facts while we were at the orchard. I also bought the book "Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie" which is the same concept but it's about Pumpkins. Love them both!

Very good resource for primary grades. The text is brief enough to engage the students, yet still gives an abundance of detail. Good primary grades informational text is hard to find, I highly recommend this one.

A wonderful book with gorgeous pictures and excellent text. It can be used in a Venn Diagram comparing Apples and Pumpkins by using the book "Seed, Sprout Pumpkin Pie," along with this book. Or, just read it for the beauty of the book and the seasons.

This is a beautiful book that gives young readers information on how apples grow and other facts about the fruit. The book features a large, colorful font for easy reading and vibrant photographs that show an apple’s development from bloom to harvest. It also depicts a variety of children enjoying apple goodness in various forms from caramel to cider. I would recommend this book along with another one of Esbaum’s book, “Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie” for the splendid photography and the simply written information about some of the foods and activities many children enjoy every autumn season. I’m looking forward to reading both of these great books to my granddaughter and will also be adding “Everything Spring” and “Winter Wonderland” to her book collection.

Oh. my. goodness! The photography in this book is absolutely STUNNING and mouthwatering. Right away I found myself thinking, "What better way to tempt kids to eat right!" This is a great companion for an autumn or Johnny Appleseed theme or study series. I plan to use this book with my first grader for that very purpose and also when we study apples for science (how an apple tree grows) and art (making designs with cut apples and paint used as stamps). As you can see, much use can come from this awesome little book. Definitely worth the money for teachers, homeschoolers and any parent that wants to encourage their little one to grab an apple for snack! Perfect for autumn.

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