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CRRL Kids: Apples in the Autumn with Johnny Appleseed

These books are perfect to share in the fall when crisp apples are ripe for harvest. This is one delicious history - and science - activity.

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  • Annie is a very busy apple farmer. She bakes yummy treats with the apples she picks and saves her most beautiful apples to sell fresh at the farmers' market. Includes three recipes using apples.
    Paperback, 2001New York : Puffin, 2001.
  • A simple introduction to enjoying an apple harvest for preschool through 2nd grade. Includes vivid photos.
    Book, 2008Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, [2008], ©2008. — 634.11 Ha
  • This very early reader (level 1) follows a family enjoying a day of picking apples. Also available in other formats.
    eBook, 2016New York : Random House Children's Books, [2016] — FICTION Ran
  • When a doting father decides to make an apple pie for his beloved daughter, an enjoyable day is had by all, including the hungry farm animals who hover nearby in the hopes of getting a slice of the pie.
    Book, 2007New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2007], ©2007. — FICTION Tho
  • Describes an apple tree as it grows leaves and flowers and then produces its fruit, while in its branches robins make a nest, lay eggs, and raise a family. Includes a recipe for apple pie.
    Book, 1996New York : Scholastic, 1996. — FICTION Hal
  • Photographs and simple text provide a basic overview of the life cycle of an apple tree, from seed to tree to harvest, and also provides additional facts about apple trees.
    Book, 2008Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, [2008], ©2008. — 634.11 Ne
  • Autumn is apple harvest time. Come along on a trip to the apple orchard. Find out how apples are picked and stored. Learn which apples are best for munching. But watch out for the apple worms!
    Book, 2011Mankato, Minn. : Picture Window Books, [2011], ©2011. — 634.11 Ko
  • Embarking on a field trip to an apple-picking farm, Nancy enjoys the fancy autumn colors she observes in the orchard and resolves to find a perfect Gala apple for her father but fears the fruit of her choice is too far out of reach. A level 1…
    Book, 2013New York : Harper, [2013] — FICTION Oco
  • A child recounts a family's annual applesauce-making ritual, from buying apples at a farmer's market, through cooking and milling the fruit, to eating the finished product on potato pancakes, gingerbread, or even plain.
    Book, 2009New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2009. — FICTION Lip
  • From the whippoorwill's call on the first day of spring through the first snowfall, Edna and members of her family gather fruits, berries, and vegetables from the fields, garden, and orchard on their Virginia farm and turn them into wonderful meals.…
    Book, 2009New York : Clarion Books, [2009], ©2009. — FICTION Gou
  • Grab the wagon, it's a bright autumn day and the trees are full of ripe, red apples! There's an apple festival underway at the farm and lots of work to do making cider. This visit finishes with a cider doughnut and a cup of freshly pressed cider.…
    Book, 2015Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2015. — FICTION Che
  • See how a seed becomes a tree. A 24-page Amazing Science book.
    Book, 2009Minneapolis, Minn. : Picture Window Books, [2009], ©2009. — 634.11 Sl
  • Golden Delicious

    a Cinderella Apple Story

    Smucker, Anna Egan
    Based on real events, this story of how the Golden Delicious apple came to be is ideal for discussions on nature and growing fruits and vegetables.
    Book, 2008Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman & Company, 2008. — 634.11 Sm
  • An easy-to-understand science book for 1st through 3rd graders discusses how apples grow.
    Book, 1992New York : HarperCollins, 1992. — 634.11 Ma
  • When Sophie was born, apple trees were planted. Now, she is six and wants to make an apple pie with her apples. But first she must learn to tend the trees--and how to bake a pie!
    Book, 2020Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2020. — FICTION Cha
  • I'm Dirty!

    and More Stories of Adventure and Science

    This DVD features video retellings of charming children's picture books associated with science, including Reeve Lindbergh's poem, "Johnny Appleseed."
    DVD, 2011[United States] : Scholastic, 2011. — FICTION Im
  • With a bag of seeds and a pot on his head, John Chapman set out West to plant apple trees. He made lots of friends and planted lots of trees. Pretty soon, people started to call him Johnny Appleseed. A level 3 beginning reader.
    Paperback, 1996New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1996.
  • A "Rookie Biography" that introduces John Chapman's life.
    Book, 2003New York : Children's Press, [2003], ©2003. — 921 Apple
  • The story of John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) whose distribution of appleseeds and trees across the Midwest made him a legend and left a legacy still enjoyed today. Narrated by Garrison Keillor. Animated. 25 minutes.
    DVD, 2005[Chicago] : Clearvue & SVE, Inc., [2005], ©2005. — 3.9822 Jo