NEW YORK APPLE COUNTRY ® BIBLIOGRAPHY

KEY:

(P) Primary ­ Kindergarten to Second Grade, appropriate for Pre-School.
(E) Elementary ­ Third to Fifth Grades.
(M) Middle School ­ Sixth to Eighth Grades

NONFICTION

Burckhardt, Ann L. Apples (1996) (P)
A general overview of apples with full page color photos accompanying simple text.

Davies, Kay and Oldfield, Wendy My Apple (1994) (P)
Basic observations of an apple by a little girl plus apple prints and baking idea.

Johnson, Sylvia Apple Trees (1983) (E/M)
Discusses the growth and cultivation of apple trees and the development, harvest, and storage of the fruit.

Johnson, Hannah Lyons From Apple Seed to Apple Sauce (1977) (E/M)
A thorough description of apple development and farming.

Lawlor, Laurie The Real Johnny Appleseed (E/M)
A factual account of John Chapman’s life and times.

Maestro, Betsy How Do Apples Grow? (1992) (P) The development of apples from a bud on a dormant tree to the delicious fruit we eat, with drawing of the various stages the fruit goes through.

Mircucci, Charles The Life and Times of the Apple (E/M) Clearly and concisely presents a variety of facts about apples: how they grow, crossbreeding, grafting techniques, harvesting, uses, varieties and history with many informative and entertaining illustrations.

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw An Apple A Day (E) An overview of apples from tree planting to processing and eating.

Parnall, Peter Apple Tree (1987) (E/P/M) Story of an old apple tree and the many insects, birds and mammals that interact with it through the seasons. Poetically written.

Schneiper, Claudia An Apple Tree Through the Year (1992) (E) A comprehensive account of the changes of an apple tree during the four seasons, including the jobs of an apple growers, fruit development, orchard pests, and boldfaced vocabulary words in the text.

Silverstein, Alvin and Virginia Apples: All About Them (E/M) A multifaceted account of apples: history, science, mythology, crafts, recipes.

Watts, Barrie Apple Tree (P) Shows and tells how an apple develops from a bud to a ripe fruit.

FICTION

Anderson, LaVere The Story of Johnny Appleseed (1974) (P/E) The legend of John Chapman.

Gibbons, Gail The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree (1984) (P) A boy interacts with his apple tree in many ways through the seasons of the year. Also a pie recipe and cider press diagram.

Hall, Zoe The Apple Pie Tree (1996) (P) Describes an apple tree as it grows and flowers, while in its branches robins make a nest and raise a family.

Noble, Trinka Hakes Apple Tree Christmas (1984) (P/E) In 1881, when their apple tree is blown over during a storm, a farm girl and her family discover that the tree was important to each of them for different reasons.

Priceman, Marjory How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (1994) (P) Since the market is closed a girl travels around the world to collect the ingredients for the apple pie she will make. Shows the work that goes into items we take for granted— cinnamon, salt, sugar, etc. and includes a pie recipe.

Rockwell, Anne Apples and Pumpkins (1989) (P) A family takes a trip to a farm to pick apples and harvest pumpkins.

Slawson, Michele Benoit Apple Picking Time (1994) (P) A family’s day in the orchard picking apples from a young girl’s point of view.

Tryon, Leslie Albert’s Field Trip (1993) (P) A class of animal characters takes a field trip to the apple orchard where they pick apples, sort them, put them in storage, juice them and taste apple pie.

Turner, Ann Apple Valley Year (1993) (P) Life on an apple farm through the year.