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    APPLE BOOK LIST

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    A few details about my list:

    Most of these books will be for children ages 4 - 12, however, there are a few books that older children may enjoy.

    For more fall fun, check out my master list of fall books!

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    by Edward Hemingway

    When Mac, an apple, meets Will, a worm, they become fast friends, teaching each other games and even finishing each other's sentences. But apples aren't supposed to like worms.

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    by David Harrison

    Johnny Appleseed was an important historical figure, well known for planting apple orchards across the new frontier. But he was also a master storyteller! 

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    by Theo LeSieg

    This book teaches all about numbers, with a dose of signature Seuss charm. Kids will learn to count to ten--and want to start all over again!

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    by Joan Holub

    Field trip today―to the apple farm! Count 20 name tags, 19 kids on the bus, and 18 miles to the farm.

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    by Joan Holub

    The perfect biography to "bite into" at the start of a new school year! Children are sure to be fascinated by the eccentric and legendary Johnny Appleseed, a man who is best known for bringing apple trees to the midwest.

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    by Lisa Amstutz

    Maria and her family visit an apple orchard and pick apples. Then it's time to turn the apples into applesauce!

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    by Lauren Thompson

    These are the apples, juicy and red,
    that went in the pie,
    warm and sweet,
    that Papa baked...
    for guess who!

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    by Nienke Hichtum

    An old woman wants to bake an apple cake. She has everything she needs, except apples. So she sets off to market, taking a basket of plums to trade along the way, just in case...

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    by Robin Koontz

    Autumn is apple harvest time. Come along on a trip to the apple orchard. Find out how apples are picked and stored. 

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    by Reeve Lindbergh

    Rhymed text and illustrations relate the life of John Chapman, whose distribution of apple seeds and trees across the Midwest made him a legend and left a legacy still enjoyed today.

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    by Shirley Kurtz

    A family works together to make enough applesauce to last through the coming winter. Includes directions for canning applesauce.

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    by Michele Slawson

    In the rich, warm colors of autumn, here's a slice of American history as we watch Anna and her extended family help with the town's traditional fall apple harvest.

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    by Deborah Hopkinson

    The slightly true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, pears, plums, grapes, and cherries (and children) across the plains.

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    by Marjorie Priceman

    An apple pie is easy to make...if the market is open. But if the market is closed, the world becomes your grocery store. 

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    by Steven Kellogg

    The story of Johnny Appleseed and his journey to spreading joy to others. 

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    by Ann Purrell

    Alex and Abigail join the whole family in processing and selling apples and apple cider at their grandfather's farm.

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    by Eden Lipson

    When the first apples of the season--Ida Red and Paula Red, Twenty Ounce, McIntosh, and Ginger Gold--show up in the city markets, it's time to take out the big pot and make applesauce.

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    by Felecia Chernesky

    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.

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    by Elisa Klevin

    Lizzy loves the big apple tree in her yard more than anything. So when the first day of school comes, she picks a beautiful apple, turns it into a makeshift doll she names Susanna,

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    by Wade Zahares

    Inviting rhymes and the antics of a boy and his pets promise a full day of fun for young readers as they pick out all the luscious fruits and vegetables in a colorful fall garden.

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    by Dawn Casey

    In this simple rhyming story, a child says thank you for the gifts nature provides.

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    by Herman Parish

    Amelia and Grandma made a perfect apple pie together, but someone ate it before they could get a slice. What will they do?

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    by Caroline Jayne Church

    Little Apple Goat is ordinary in every way -- except for one. Instead of munching on oats or grass or laundry left on the line, she prefers to eat fruit from the orchard.

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