How Do Apples Grow? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) [Library Binding]

Betsy Maestro (Author), Giulio Maestro (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2

Bite into a juicy
apple -- yum!

You are eating part of a flower! Have you ever seen an apple tree in the spring? It is covered with pretty blossoms. Each blossom can become an apple. In this enlarged edition, Betsy and Giulio Maestro have created a charming introduction, with simple prose and colorful illustrations, to the life cycle of an apple as it grows from a bud to a flower and into a delicious apple.

Apples

Have you ever eaten a part of a flower? You have if you have eaten an apple! Find out how an apple grows from bud to flower to fruit--ready for you to pick!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3-- Beginning with the bare branches of winter, the Maestros describe the apple until the time of picking. The parts of the flower are presented in a simple manner and labeled. Fertilization is also discussed in a way that is easily understood. The text is brief, but adequate in its content. Soft watercolor illustrations enhance the text. An excellent addition, particularly in communities that celebrate Johnny Appleseed's birthday. --Eldon Younce, Harper Elementary School, KS
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Kirkus Reviews

A straightforward, carefully detailed presentation of how ``fruit comes from flowers,'' from winter's snow-covered buds through pollination and growth to ripening and harvest. Like the text, the illustrations are admirably clear and attractive, including the larger-than-life depiction of the parts of the flower at different stages. An excellent contribution to the solidly useful ``Let's-Read-and-Find-Out-Science'' series. (Nonfiction/Picture book. 4-9) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (January 30, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060200561
• ISBN-13: 978-0060200565
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,901,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Betsy Maestro is the author of the "American Story" series, illustrated by her husband, Giulio. She has also written several other non-fiction picture books, including the Let's-Read-And-Find-Out science books How Do Apples Grow? and Why Do Leaves Change Color?
The Maestros live in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How do Apples Grow?, August 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: How Do Apples Grow? (Paperback)

Betsy Maestro has done it again! Her book about how apples grow is both informative and fun to read. Students will be captivated by the story and the pictures. This book is a must have for all classrooms!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for someone, not for me., December 5, 2006

By 

J. L. Ludwig "speech therapist" (Milwaukee, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How Do Apples Grow? (Paperback)

I purchased this with the hope that I would be able to use the pictures for discussion about apples with the preschoolers that I teach. The illustrations are wonderful but are truly geared toward an early elementary school level science curriculum. A better choice for my age level children was The Season's of Arnold's Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons in which a little boy interacts with a tree throughout the seasons of the year.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learned a lot with my kids!, February 28, 2009

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Leslie S. (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Do Apples Grow? (Paperback)

I read this book many times with my kids when they were younger and learned a lot myself in the meantime. The material is well presented and clear, but has a lot of details that explains the change from flower to fruit. It was fun after reading to look at apple trees in different stages of the year and see the fruits growing, understanding how it all happened. A must for homeschool science!