All Aboard Science Reader Station Stop 1 Apples

By Laura Driscoll

Book Overview

Learn all about this fruit--from grafting young apple trees to the transformation from apple blossom to full-grown apple. With clear, simple text and bright, charming artwork, this easy reader is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448432765
• ISBN13: 9780448432762
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.3" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Good Early Reader Book

My first grader brought this book home from school. She is working on reading comprehension and the simple facts were fun without being overwhelming. Perfect for the struggling reader.

A Tasty Treat Could Be A Little Sweeter

"Apples and How They Grow" by Laura Driscoll is a great book for an early reader. It is a 32 page book with simple text. I bought this book because I wanted to introduce the topic of apples to my class. This story talks about the different kinds of apples (some are sweet, some tart, some sour). The book focuses on the Rome apple. When planting Rome apple seeds, the seeds may or may not produce a tree with Rome apples. In fact, Rome apple trees may not produce any apples at all. The author describes apple seeds as being "tricky". It later explains how apple growers have their own tricks for producing Rome apples and Rome apple trees. I would have preferred to have some information about the other varieties of apples, perhaps a short description of some of the more popular apples, how they look and taste.