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How do apples grow?
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Published:
New York, NY : HarperTrophy, 1993.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Harper Trophy ed.
Physical Desc:
32 pages : color illustrations ; 18 x 23 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 0.5
Lexile measure:
550L
Rating:
550L
Status:
Description

Read and find out about how apples grow in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

This is a clear and appealing environmental science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom.

Questions addressed in this book include:

  • Did you know that when you bite into an apple, you're eating part of a flower?
  • Why do apple trees need bees to make apples?
  • How does the tree feed the gorwing apples and make them ready to eat?

Read and find out in the proven winner How Do Apples Grow!

This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

  • hands-on and visual
  • acclaimed and trusted
  • great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

  • Entertain and educate at the same time
  • Have appealing, child-centered topics
  • Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
  • Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
  • Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
  • Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
  • Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
  • Meet national science education standards
  • Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
  • Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

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Location
Call Number
Status
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Manitowish Waters Juvenile Nonfiction
J 582 Mae
Available
Sep 9, 2015
Phelps Young People Nonfiction
YP 582.01 MAE
Available
May 1, 2023
Superior Juvenile Nonfiction
JUV 582 M26h
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Dec 18, 2023
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0064451178 :
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 3.5, 0.5 Points
Lexile measure:
550

Notes

General Note
Originally published: New York : HarperCollins, 1992.
General Note
Nonfiction.
Description
Describes the life cycle of an apple from its initial appearance as a spring bud to that point in time when it becomes a fully ripe fruit.
Target Audience
550L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 70 (high),Semantic demand: 77 (high),Syntactic demand: 79 (high),Structure demand: 75 (high),Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,3.5,0.5,13816.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Maestro, B., & Maestro, G. (1993). How do apples grow? 1st Harper Trophy ed. New York, NY, HarperTrophy.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Maestro, Betsy and Giulio. Maestro. 1993. How Do Apples Grow? New York, NY, HarperTrophy.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Maestro, Betsy and Giulio. Maestro, How Do Apples Grow? New York, NY, HarperTrophy, 1993.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Maestro, Betsy. and Giulio Maestro. How Do Apples Grow? 1st Harper Trophy ed. New York, NY, HarperTrophy, 1993.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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