Little Apple: A Book of Thanks - Hardcover

Weninger, Brigitte

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0735814260 ISBN 13: 9780735814264

Publisher: North South Books, 2001

Synopsis

A little girl describes the life cycle of an apple, from a tiny seed to a luscious fruit, and gives thanks for this tiny miracle of nature, in a wonderful picture book filled with simple text and vibrant illustrations.

About this title

About the Author

Brigitte Weninger lives in Kufstein, Austria. Her books for North-South include Special Delivery!; Good-Bye, Daddy!; and the series of books featuring Davy and the Rabbit family. Anne Möller was born in Freiberg, Germany. Her first book for North-South was A Letter to Santa Claus, written by Brigitte Weninger.

Reviews

PreSchool-This slight picture book about the wonders and development of an apple has not made a good transition from German to English. The writing is stilted and misleading: the pip "wakes up" and is an apple tree in "a few years." The subtitle refers to a moral bit tacked onto the end of the text almost as an afterthought. It's too bad, because the illustrations are fresh and effective. They appear to be done in acrylic with torn-paper collage. Different kinds and colors of apples are beautifully and realistically rendered, as are the crows that come to nibble at them. Close-up cross-sections of the fruit are dramatic and informative. Animals, birds, and insects are shown as it appears and changes. There are so many other good picture books about apples, including Gail Gibbons's The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree (Harcourt, 1984), that this one is unnecessary.
Carolyn Jenks, First Parish Unitarian Church, Portland, ME
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Ages 3-6. Simplicity is the hallmark of this attractive picture book on apples. A little girl observes apples from the outside and on the inside, then follows their life cycle, and finally ends with, "I am so thankful for this little apple," as she bites into the fruit. The bold, clear illustrations combine realistic paintings with collages of painted and cut or torn papers in a series of pleasing spreads. Teachers leading field trips to the orchard or simply doing the annual fall unit on trees will find this a useful book to have on hand, along with Gail Gibbons' Apples [BKL Ag 00] and Nancy Elizabeth Wallace's Apples, Apples, Apples [BKL O 15 00] Carolyn Phelan
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Edition details

• Publisher: North South Books
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0735814260
• ISBN 13: 9780735814264
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32