A Day at the Apple Orchard
- Publisher
- Scholastic Canada Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2005
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- p to 3
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780439957137
- Publish Date
- Jun 2005
- List Price
- $6.99
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Description
It's fall and the apples in the orchard are ready to be picked! In this photographic picture book with simple text and vibrant images, readers can join a group of young children on a field trip to the apple orchard.As the children tour the orchard, they learn all about the growing process, the history of apples, and where the apples go once they have been picked.An entertaining and educational view of afield trip favourite!
About the author
Megan Faulkner possède un diplôme en littérature anglaise de Queens University. Elle travaille en marketing à Toronto dans l'industrie du livre. Elle est l'auteure de plusieurs documentaires qui ont paru aux éditions Scholastic, portant sur des sujets bien de chez nous. Allons aux pommes!, Allons aux citrouilles! et Allons à la cabane à sucre! sont des documentaires très appréciés dans le milieu scolaire.
Megan Faulkner, a graduate of Queen's University in English Literature, works in the children's book marketing industry and lives in Toronto, Ontario. She still remembers her first trip to the sugar bush at the age of four. This is her first book. Wally Randall, a graduate of Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, has done photographic work all over Canada for many clients. Home is now a small ranch in the East Kootenays of British Columbia where he lives with his wife and two young children.
Awards
- Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Our Choice
Editorial Reviews
Praise for Day at the Sugar Bush: "Informative text and engaging photos give children a taste of the real thing." - Chronicle Herald. "Every Canadian school and public library should have at least one copy of this little jewel." - Resource Links.
Librarian Reviews
A Day at the Apple Orchard
“It’s fall – perfect for apple picking!” A group of elementary children visit the orchard to learn about apples: how they grow, the best way to pick them and how to make apple cider.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2006.
