On a small Florida orange grove in the 1960s, fourteen-year-old Kady Palmer is burdened with housework and caring for her senile grandmother and mentally handicapped neighbor, so when a rich, handsome boy from school becomes interested in her she devises a plan to spend time with him.
Traces the process by which oranges are grown, picked, and squeezed into orange juice. Includes instructions for making your own orange juice and growing your own orange tree.
On a small Florida orange grove in the 1960s, fourteen-year-old Kady Palmer is burdened with housework and caring for her senile grandmother and mentally handicapped neighbor, so when a rich, handsome boy from school becomes interested in her she devises a plan to spend time with him.
Describes orange juice's journey from the tree to the table, explaining how oranges are grown, picked, packed, squeezed, and processed, and includes color photos and a recipe for orange ice pops.
Retells the story from a Prokofiev opera of a prince who is cursed by a witch to fall in love with three oranges, which he then must obtain from the giant who guards them in a desert castle.