Product Description

Illus. in full color. An apple pie is easy to make...if the market is open.

But if the market is closed, the world becomes your grocery store. This

deliciously silly recipe for apple pie takes readers around the globe to gather

ingredients. First hop a steamboat to Italy for the finest semolina wheat. Then

hitch a ride to England and hijack a cow for the freshest possible milk. And,

oh yes! Don't forget to go apple picking in Vermont! A simple recipe for apple

pie is included. "Libraries should consider purchasing multiple copies since

every preschool and primary-grade teacher in town will want a copy to

read."--(starred) Booklist.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #115175 in Books
• Published on: 1996-09-09
• Released on: 1996-09-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 40 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780679880837
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Publishers Weekly
Singling out the "offbeat nostalgia" of the "energetic" watercolors in this tale of a round-the-world grocery trip, PW called Priceman "a master of whimsy." Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
Grade 1-3-In this whimsical, geographical shopping journey, a young baker thinks of how to proceed if the market is closed. She directs readers, via various modes of transportation, to gather seminola wheat in Italy, a chicken (for its egg) in France, bark from the kurundu (cinnamon) tree in Sri Lanka, a cow (for butter) in England, salt water and sugar cane in Jamaica, and apples in Vermont. Processing the worldly ingredients is quickly handled, a pie is baked, and friends are invited to share. A look around the table reveals children from all of the countries in which the foods have been found. A recipe for apple pie appears on the last page. The brightly colored pictures are fanciful, revealing cheerful, busy people working in towns, fields, and forests of the various countries. The purposeful girl in a green pinafore collects her ingredients with enthusiasm and good cheer. A lighthearted, pleasurable selection.
Carolyn Jenks, First Parish Unitarian Church, Portland, ME
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Ages 4-8. From the world map on the endpapers to the logical nonsense of the text to the appended recipe for apple pie, this has that quality elusive to so many picture books--it's just right. Best known for illustrating Rachel Fister's Blister (1990), Priceman here provides a simple, satisfying story line as well as full-color artwork that's naive in style and vivacious in spirit. Resembling a slightly older version of Madeline, the book's engaging narrator instructs readers in making apple pie. It's easy, if the market's open. If not (and you'll be glad it isn't), you're in for a trip around the world to collect the ingredients: "superb semolina" wheat from Italy, eggs from France, cinnamon from Sri Lanka, milk from England, salt from seawater, sugar from Jamaica, and apples from Vermont. Then an energetic two-page spread shows our heroine putting it all together and coming up with a pie, but that's not the end; that would be too simple. Priceman's ending, the sort that storytellers hope for, promises to leave children laughing. Libraries in apple-growing regions should consider purchasing multiple copies since every preschool and primary-grade teacher in town will want a copy to read aloud before the annual class trip to the orchard. Carolyn Phelan

Customer Reviews

or How To Inspire and Enlighten Children About the World!
A beautifully illustrated book that will provide entertainment as well as many learning opportunities as you travel the world in search of the ingredients necessary to bake an apple pie. Children learn that food does not come from the grocery store - it has to be grown, harvested, milled, and prepared before it arrives magically on the dinner table. Your children may come to a new appreciation for the things normally taken for granted, and learn valuable geography lessons in the process. Maps and suggestions for an apple tasting party are included. I love this book!

Delightful story about the World and Food!
"How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World" is a truly delightful book. A young lady attempts to make an apple pie only to discover that her neighborhood grocery store is closed. She then goes home packs a bag and takes her readers on a globe trotting journey to gather the necessary ingredients. She takes her readers to far corners of the globe to gather fresh spices, seawater to make salt, and always-fresh apples.

This is a wonderful story to share with a young child. It will help to expose young children to global interest and how food arrives in their own homes. The book also includes a map to help readers find where they have been taken on their journey. A wonderful story for adults and children!

Hmmm Hmmm Good
My five year old, my wife, and I loved the story. The plot was zany enough to catch my child's attention. Good wholesome reading and eating. If you read it, make sure you have apple pie (and ice cream if you wish) ready.