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Our Apple Tree

Our Apple Tree
By Gorel Kristina Naslund, Kristina Digman

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Here's a whimsical and very useful look at the life cycle of the apple tree. With two helpful tree sprites as guides, readers travel from spring, when the apple tree blossoms, through summer, when the fruit grows, to fall and the harvest. Along the way, you'll learn about the life of the tree and the animals that visit - from insects that pollinate the flowers to deer that eat the fallen fruit.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1153863 in Books
  • Published on: 2005-08-01
  • Released on: 2005-07-22
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 32 pages

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 2–A Thumbelina-sized boy and girl who live in an apple tree follow its progress and enjoy its fruits. The illustrations capture subtle characteristics, from the lichen on the bark to the many colors and varieties of fruit. However, after the pollinating by bees, the text refers to the tiniest apples, all soft and downy. These small beginnings of apples are usually very hard and not at all edible, and readers may be confused by this description. The lovely pictures and in-demand topic make this title a good choice for libraries needing to refresh their apple-tree storybooks. In addition, the author mentions several things that one can do with apples: make art, applesauce, and a pie.–Genevieve Gallagher, Murray Elementary School, Charlottesville, VA
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From Booklist
PreS-Gr. 2. In this lovely Swedish import, two impish children introduce the changes each season brings to their apple tree, beginning with bare, snow-covered boughs in winter. When spring arrives, the tree's riot of glorious blooms begins the cycle of flower, fruit, and harvest, until winter arrives again. In spare, elegant language, just two or three sentences per page, Naslund presents very basic facts about the growing cycle: "Pink buds and white blossoms show that [the tree] is ready to make apples again." Children may want fuller explanations for some concepts, such as the roles that bees and pollen play in the process. But the text and evocative and whimsical artwork, which showcases many varieties of apple, will surely encourage kids to wonder about the miracle of growing things and the incredible diversity found in such an everyday fruit. For more detailed information about a plant's life, suggest Nancy Elizabeth Wallace's Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! (2004). Gillian Engberg
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About the Author

Gorel Kristina Naslund was born in Sweden and has lived in the United States as well. She has written almost 30 books.  Today she lives near Stockholm. 
 
Kristina Digman, also from Sweden, attended art schools in Stockholm and Copenhagen. She has worked as a painter, sculptor, and graphic designer.

Customer Reviews

A wonderfully entertaining picturebook ideal for young readers ages 3 through 75
An apple tree is hard at work all year round. In the winter it is getting ready to make apples. All through the spring, summer, and into the fall, the apples are growing. Throughout the process, from bees drawing nectar and pollinating the apple blossoms, to birds and worms attracted to them as food, to their eventually to being harvested for people to enjoy, apple trees are a constant benefit. Our Apple Tree, engagingly written by Gorel Kristina Naslund and superbly illustrated by Kristina Digman follows one particular apple tree though all the seasons of the year in a wonderfully entertaining picturebook ideal for young readers ages 3 through 7. For parents there is even a very "kitchen cook" friendly recipe for Apple Crisp in the back!

Apple Orchards love this little book!5
This is a neat little book perfect for young readers to learn about the life of an apple tree and its fruit. Orchards like to have it available when school tours come through on their field trips.

Lee Jackson
Author, From the Apple Orchard - Recipes for Apple Lovers
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