Apple Theme Homeschool / Classroom Resources

Discover the answers to all of these questions when you read Apples. Find out were apples are grown and what happens to them on their way from the orchard to your table.

Each title in the Food series takes a close-up look at an important food. You'll learn where each food comes from and how it is used around the world. You'll discover how much of each food you should eat and why it is good for you. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Apples most often bring to mind sweet desserts, such as pies and cakes, but their superb texture and flavor can also be used to great effect in savory dishes. Grated, sliced, or cubed, an apple adds instant flavor without overwhelming other ingredients.

First published in 1984, the Tastemaker Award-winning Apple Cookbook has been completely revised and updated.

This exciting series includes:

• Stunning, close-up photographs
• Clear diagrams
• Information about how life cycles are linked to environments in which animals and plants live
• Tips for further research on life cycles, including research on the Internet

When the weather turns cool and crisp, a family visits an apple orchard and savors the crunchy sweetness of freshly picked apples. Sparse rhyming text details a child's impressions of the apple-picking trip, from the morning flapjacks to the last juicy bite of apple. Recommended for ages 4 to 8.

These popular readers include easy-to-read information, fun facts and trivia, humor, activities and a whole lot more. They are great for ages 7-12 (grades 2-6), because although simple, these readers have substance and really engage kids with their stories. They are great for social studies, meeting state and national curriculum standards, individual and group reading programs, centers, library programs, and have many other terrific educational uses. 12 pages.