Apple Farmer Annie [Hardcover]

Monica Wellington (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 27, 2001 | Age Level: 3 and up

As crisp and polished as an apple for the teacher, and just in time for apple-picking season, here is a delicious treat about America's favorite fruit. In Apple Farmer Annie's orchard, she grows lots of different kinds of apples. She sorts them and organizes them to sell, and she makes good things with them, such as cider and applesauce and muffins. Colorful illustrations as bright and vivid as a bumper crop from her orchards show all the tasks Annie performs. With tie-ins to math and science curricula and units on autumn, this book will be especially welcomed by teachers. Truly the pick of the crop!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

reS-Gr 2-Each autumn, Annie picks her apples, and sorts and organizes them. Some she turns into applesauce, apple muffins, apple cake (recipes included), and cider. The best she saves to sell at the market. Happily, she sells everything and returns home to rest, read, and, of course, eat an apple. Charming and cheery, her story makes a great read-aloud. The illustrations seem to step right out of a coloring book with simple shapes, objects, and bright, crayon-box colors. Left-hand pages contain text framed by objects that reinforce the words; more detailed, full-page illustrations appear on the right. For example, road signs surround the sentence explaining that Annie drives to the city; the accompanying picture shows a bridge with a city skyline in the background. Cooking utensils surround the sentences describing how she makes applesauce and muffins, while on the right is an illustration of the young woman in the kitchen. All in all, this is a tasty complement to Zoe Hall's The Apple Pie Tree (Scholastic, 1996) and Anne Rockwell's Apples and Pumpkins (S & S, 1989).

Pamela K. Bomboy, Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA

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From Booklist

Ages 3-7. Although she appears to be around 12, Apple Farmer Annie is the keeper of an orchard. In this cheerful book, Wellington follows Annie as she harvests her apples, makes cider and applesauce, and takes apples to market to sell. Many books for youngsters deal with farm life in general and apples in particular, but this one is unusual in that it's about a female farmer whose rural occupation isn't centered on livestock. The illustrations, bright, colorful, and detailed, have a pleasant, childlike quality, and recipes for applesauce, muffins, and cake make for extra fun. Marta Segal
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile; 1st edition (August 27, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525467270
• ISBN-13: 978-0525467274
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,985,973 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unique! Not your regular story book., April 12, 2002

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"delphitecat" (Herndon, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apple Farmer Annie (Hardcover)

We checked this book out of the libaray in haste on day, as we were leaving. It is a beautiful book, with bright, simple illustrations, that tells a story about Apple Farmer Annie, what she grows (different kinds of apples), what she does with them (apple sauce, muffins, etc.), where she goes and how she sells her goods (farmer's market). There aren't a lot of words on the pages, but there is alot going on visually. While the illustrations themselves may be somewhat simple...each page is packed with many, many objects. It gives the story teller an opportunity to expand on the story and get your child involved by either explaining or having the child explain what is going on. For example, there are all kinds of apples listed, different colors of apples, types of kitchen utensils, and Annie herself is involved on the pages actually doing the things described. It also presents a logical sequence of events: growing, harvesting, preparing, selling, etc. As an added bonus, there is a recipe section at the back. We didn't get a chance to try any, maybe we will have to buy the book for ourselves. Cute book, but maybe for ages a little younger than listed, due to the lack of words.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Apples, September 24, 2003

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Mrs. Liza S. Steiger "Morah Liza" (Cleveland., Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Farmer Annie (Hardcover)

I am a preschool teacher and I picked this book out of the library because I was doing a unit on apples. The bright pictures and simple words attracted me to this book. The children in my class loved the book. They got so excited to find recipes in the back of the book. Of course we have already tried two to of them. I plan on buying the book to share with my future classes and my two little boys at home.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, solid edition to your library, August 24, 2008

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Ulyyf "Connie" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apple Farmer Annie (Mass Market Paperback)

It's not the best, most wonderful book ever, but it's not bad.

It has simple text and simple artwork, and is well-suited for toddlers, preschoolers, and young school-aged children.

I especially like the recipes in the back. I *always* like recipes in the back :)