apples

"Alba lives in London in the UK with her family. Her dad is a scientist. A breed of superbugs is destroying all the apple trees in the world and Alba's dad is working hard to save them. He has the last apple seed left in the world safely at home. Max, from the lab, sneaks into Alba's home and tries to steal the seed. Alba escapes with it, but Max shrinks her to four inches tall! She has to get the seed to her dad in the lab and save the apple trees. She will need to dodge Max, who is following her. Will she succeed in crossing the city and getting the seed safely to Dad? Will she ever be a normal size again?"--Back cover.

Rhyming text and colorful illustrations follow the humorous happenings that follow the fall of a bright, juicy apple. A bunch of animals compete for which of them gets to have the apple all to themselves.

"In the 1800s a migrant farmer named Maria Ann Smith worked as an apple orchardist. Her discovery of a new type of apple that never turned red, but was always green, tart, sweet, and perfect for a pie, was due part to a fluke of nature, and part to Maria's insight and determination. The beloved Granny Smith apple that we know today was named in her honor. This is her story"--.

A simple explanation of how apples grow.

"There was once a tiny man who loved apple pie, and the apples from his orchard--tart and sweet and clear--made the perfect filling. When his orchards are crowded out by looming development, he learns how to transform his altered world so he can continue to bake the perfect apple pie"--Back cover.

Explains how apples were brought to America, how they grow, their traditional uses and cultural significance, and some of the varieties grown.

It's Christmas day and everyone is just so ... jolly. Granny Smith has kick-started the carolling, and the Cheese family's merriness is grating to say the least. But it's the arrival of Pea and his extended family that really puts Bad Apple's goodwill to the test. It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas ... but how long can the Peas last?.

"Jae goes apple picking with his mom and dad in this colorful story. Young readers will be engaged with the appealing illustrations and decodable text. Pairs with the nonfiction title At the Apple Orchard"--Provided by publisher.

"In this . . . illustrated story, a father and a daughter bake together. They start with fresh-picked apples and end with a delicious apple tart. Pairs with the nonfiction title Let's Look at Apple Trees"--Provided by publisher.

"The apples are ripe! Which animal will be first to know? Or second? Or third? And how will they communicate it to their families? Inspire young readers to notice the arrival of fall with ordinal numbers in this beautifully illustrated picture book"--Provided by publisher.