Apples

Name: Apples
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Gail Gibbons
ISBN: 9781430118053

Author: Gail Gibbons

Narrator: Bonnie Kelley-Young

Unabridged: 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Live Oak Media

Published: 09/30/2011

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Technology, Agriculture

Synopsis

Gibbons spotlights a favorite fruit in this comprehensive introduction, which includes identification of the basic parts of the apple, some historical scenes, and the apple's progress through the seasons. Instructions on how to plant and care for an apple tree, bake a pie, and make cider are an added bonus.

About Gail Gibbons

Gail Gibbons grew up writing stories and drawing pictures to fit the words, and wishing she lived in the country. After graduating from the University of Illinois with a bachelor of fine arts degree, she became involved in television graphics. Eventually Gail became a full-time writer and moved to rural Vermont, where she could have a garden and as many pets as she wanted. Winner of the 2010 Regina Medal, Gail has written & illustrated more than 140 books. Gail and her husband, Kent Ancliffe, have a dog named Wilbur and two cats, named Miles and Davis. They live in Corinth, Vermont in a passive solar house that Gail's husband built and on an island off the coast of Maine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Vanessa on April 26, 2018

A short tribute to a childhood love . The "malus pumila" . If you love apples , reading this book is going to make you love them that much more . The apple pancakes recipe is good .......more