Apple Countdown (Paperback or Softback)

Apple facts and counting combine in this fun trip to the apple orchard.

Field trip today―to the apple farm! Count 20 name tags, 19 kids on the bus, and 18 miles to the farm. There are 14 cows and 13 ducks (10 white and 3 black) and 12 rows of apple trees. Count the apples in your sack, count 3 pies to eat (divided into 20 pieces), and all too soon it's 2 p.m., time to go! But wait―Lee has a number 1 surprise. Joan Holub's creative countdown, from 20 to 1, includes grouping and simple addition. Her multicultural students enjoy all that the apple farm has to offer, from counting the cows and ducks to picking different varieties of apples. The inside cover of this cheerful book is filled with apple facts.

Joan Holub is an author and illustrator of over 130 children's books, including Apple Countdown and Pumpkin Countdown. She worked for a graphic design firm and a children's book publisher before creating children's books full time. Joan lives in North Carolina.

Jan Smith began professional illustration designing greeting cards and painting signs. Now, she is the illustrator of several children's books including Miss Bubbles Troubles, and Animals (Look and Find). She lives with her family and her three cats in the United Kingdom.