Apples

This booklist was contributed by Appleton Public Library Childrens Services Staff, 9/08 9/09

Apples Non-Fiction

The Amazing Apple Book by Paulette Bourgeois(1987)Describes, in simple text and illustrations, the history, cultivation, and many uses of apples.

An Apple Festival: Orchards in Autumn by Lisa Gabbert(1999)Describes the origin and history of apple festivals, an autumn harvest celebration, and tells what goes on there.

Apple Harvest by Calvin Harris(2008)

The Apple Orchard by Patricia Murphy(2005)

Apple Trees by Robin Nelson(2008)

Apples by Kristin Ward(2000)Describes what apples look like, how they grow, and what we use them for.

Apples by Elaine Landau(1999)Surveys the history, cultivation, and uses of apples and describes the different kinds.

Apples by Gail Gibbons(2000)Explains how apples were brought to America, how they grow, their traditional uses and cultural significance, and some of the varieties grown.

Apples by Ken Robbins(2002)Describes how apples are grown, harvested, and used, and details facts about apples in history, literature, and our daily lives.

Apples by Cynthia Klingel(2001)Simple text describes apples, where they grow, and how we use them.

Apples by Shawndra Shofner(2005)

Apples by Jacqueline Farmer(2007)Describes the cultivation and uses of apples.

Apples and How They Grow by Laura Driscoll(2003)Simply describes how apple trees are cultivated and grow to produce particular kinds of apples.

Apples Here by Will Hubbell(2002)Through the seasons, apples grow from buds to blossoms to fruit and become part of people's lives and celebrations.

Apples of Your Eye by Allan Fowler(1994)

Applesauce by Gretchen Mayo(2004)Describes how apples are grown and made into the popular food, applesauce.

A Day at the Apple Orchard by Megan Faulkner(2005)

Eating Apples by Gail Saunders-Smith(1998)Simple text and photographs describe different ways to enjoy apples--whole, sliced, cooked, and juiced.

From Blossom to Fruit by Gail Saunders-Smith(1998)Simple text and photographs describe the growth of an apple from blossom to ripe fruit.

From Bud to Blossom by Gail Saunders-Smith(1998)Simple text and photographs describe the stage in the life cycle of apples when the buds on a tree turn into leaves and apple blossoms.`

From Seed to Apple by Anita Ganeri(2006)Have you ever eaten an apple? -- Pips and seeds -- A sprouting seed -- Leaves and food -- Falling leaves -- Apple tree in winter -- Apple blossom -- Making seeds -- Seeds and fruit -- Insect pests -- Ripe, red apples -- Apple picking -- The life cycle of an apple -- Apple tree map -- Apple map.

From Shoot to Apple by Stacy Taus-Bolstad(2003)Describes how apples grow, from a shoot to a mature tree that produces apples in an apple orchard.

I am an Apple by Jean Marzollo(1997)Depicts a bud on an apple tree as it grows into an apple, ripens, is harvested, and provides seeds as a promise for the future.

The Life Cycle of an Apple by Ruth Thomson(2009)Apples grow here -- What is an apple? -- Apple trees -- Buds -- Flowers -- Pollination -- Apples -- Ripe and ready -- Autumn and winter -- Spring -- Life cycle.

The Life Cycle of an Apple Tree by Linda Tagliaferro(2007)"Simple text and photographs present the life cycle of an apple tree from seed to adult plant"--Provided by publisher.

Out and About at the Apple Orchard by Diane Mayr(2003)Describes all that is involved in growing apples--covering planting, pollination, harvesting, different varieties, and more.

Picking Apples by Gail Saunders-Smith(1998)Simple text and photographs describe the process of getting apples from the tree to trucks that are used to ship them everywhere.

Picking Apples and Pumpkins by Amy Hutchings(2004)Spend the day with Kristy, her family, and two best friends as they pick apples and pumpkins at Battleview Orchards in New Jersey.

The Zieglers and their Apple Orchard by Alice Flanagan(1999)Follows the different kinds of work that the Zieglers do in their apple orchard beginning with fall pruning and ending with picking and selling the ripened fruit.