Our featured October Books this year are all about apples and some stories in which they, and recipes, especially apple strudel, made with them, play an important part of the plot.
Apple Trees by Sylvia A. Johnson, original text and photographs by Hiroo Koike, Lerner Publications Company, Minneapolis, MN,1983
Adapted from a Japanese edition, this is an elementary science discussion of the growth and cultivation of apple trees, and the development, harvesting and storage of apples, with some discussion of the botanical diferences between various types of fruits such as grapes, apricots, oranges and cherries.
Apple Trees by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, photographs by William Munoz, Lerner Publications Company, Minneapolis, MN,1997
This book is a little less technical, than the one of the same name above, as it describes the life cycle of an apple tree, and how various varieties of apples are grown and harvested.
Apple Tree by Barrie Watts, Silver Burdett Press, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1986
This book is a little less technical, than either of the ones above, as it describes how an apple develops from a blossom in the spring into a ripe fruit in the autumn.
How Do Apples Grow, by Betsey Maestro, illustrated by Giulio Maestro, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY, 1992
Another easy to read description of the life cycle of an apple from a spring bud to a fully ripe fruit.
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree, by Gail Gibbons, Voyager Books, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, CA, 1984
As the seasons pass Arnold enjoys a number of activities that involve his apple tree. There is also a recipe for apple pie and a diagram of an apple press in this book, but the emphasis is on Arnold having fun in different ways.
Apples, Apples, Apples,written and illustrated by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, Winslow Press, 2000
Members of the rabbit family, Minna, Pip, Mom, and dad, visit the Long Hill Apple Orchard, where they have fun picking, learn about their uses from Farmer Miller, and learn how to make applesauce, use an apple for printing, and an apple song. The illustrations, which are a highlight of the book are from cut paper collage originals. There are related apple activities for kids at the interactive web site winslowpress.com/apples/apples.cfm
Johnny Appleseed, a tall tale retold and illustrated by Steven Kellog, Morrow Junior Books, New York, NY, 1988
The story of John Chapman, know as Johnny Appleseed, whose wilderness adventures became larger than life legends as he planted orchards that supplied apples to the settlers expanding westward in the period following the Revolutionary War.
Strudel, Strudel,Strudel by Steve Sanfield, paintings by Emily Lisker, Orchard Books, New York, NY 1995
A very funny story that explains why teachers living in the (imaginary) town of Chelm may not live on the top of a hill, own a trunk with wheels, nor eat apple strudel, which is a form of pastry stuffed with apples.
A Song for Lena, by Hilary Horder Hippely, illustrated by Leslie Baker, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York, NY, 1996
Lena's grandmother, who always sings as she makes strudel, tells about the time when her own mother in Hungary shared some freshly made strudel (recipe included) with a beggar and was rewarded when he played that beautiful song.
Strudel Stories by Joanne Rocklin, Delacourte Press,, New York, NY,1999
Seven generations of a Jewish family hear stories of their family history , all told while making apple strudel.
What's So Terrible About Swallowing an Apple Seed? by Harriet Lerner and Susan Goldhor, illustrated by Catharine O'Neill, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY, 1996
When Rosie swallows an apple seed, her big sister Katie tells her that soon apple tree branches will be coming out of her ears so Rosie gets very worried and that little fib quickly grows.
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