The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree (Hardcover)

by Gail Gibbons (Author) "Arnold watches the small buds grow on his apple tree..." (more)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
This book about nature and the changing seasons focuses on a young boy and a very special apple tree.

About the Author
Gail Gibbons, author of more than one hundred books, is the winner of the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to children's nonfiction literature. Called a "master of picture book nonfiction” by ALA Booklist, Ms. Gibbons has a special talent for making complex subjects understandable and entertaining for young readers.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books (October 5, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152712461
• ISBN-13: 978-0153329432
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #539,386 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book for teachers of grades K-2!, June 22, 2000

By	momofthree (Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree (School & Library Binding)

The Seasons of Arnolds Apple Tree is an excellent book with illustrations that capture the changes in an apple tree throughout the seasons. I read this book with my kindergartners every September and they enjoy it very much. This is a wonderful picture book for kids and a great resource for teachers when teaching about apples, plant life and the four seasons.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Teaching the Seasons, March 19, 2006

By	Anne Hawley - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I recently purchased this book for my kindergartener to do a book project. He needed a book about the seasons, and this one fit perfectly. It simply illustrates and tells what happens to Arnold's apple tree around the year as each season passes.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Can be used to teach about trees and their seasonal changes., October 11, 2006

By	Cady Hayden "Children's Book Author" (Bergenfield, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This book covers the basics of what a tree goes through every season. Arnold and his dog take you through each season and explain what type of activities they do with the tree. Winter they build a fort around the tree for company, summer they build a treehouse, fall they rake and pick apples and in spring they hang out in the tree and smell the apple blowwoms and build a tree swing. Arnold treats the tree as his friend through-out the book. On a few of the pages, there is a recipe for apple pie, directions and explanations of what a cider press is and does and facts about honeybees. My overall impression of the book is that it is an okay book with okay pictures. If it wasn't partially educational, it wouldn't have been rated with 3 stars.