Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson

Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson

Apples, ho
When Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he can't bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, and pears. Oh, and he takes his family along too. But the trail is cruel -- first there's a river to cross that's wider than Texas.and then there are hailstones as big as plums.and there's even a drought, sure to crisp the cherries. Those poor pippins Luckily Delicious (the nonedible apple of Daddy's eye) is strong -- as young 'uns raised on apples are -- and won't let anything stop her father's darling saps from tasting the sweet Oregon soil.
Here's a hilarious tall tale -- from the team that brought you Fannie in the Kitchen -- that's loosely based on the life of a real fruiting pioneer.
Apple Facts
More than 7,500 varieties of apples are grown throughout the world.
About 2,500 varieties grow in the United States.
The apple variety Delicious is the most widely grown in the United States.
Apples are part of the rose family.
The science of fruit growing is called pomology.
Fresh apples float. That's because 25 percent of their volume is air.
Cut an apple in half, across the core, and you'll see a star shape.
It takes apple trees four to five years to produce their first fruit.
It takes about thirty-six apples to make one gallon of apple cider.

Deborah Hopkinson is the author of nearly 40 award-winning novels, including Shutting Out the Sky, an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book and a Jane Addams Peace Award Honor Book; Up Before Dawn, a Carter G. Woodson Award Honor Book; and Up Before Daybreak, a Carter G. Woodson Award Honor Book. Titanic: Voices from the Disaster, a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist and Sibert Honor Book; Courage & Defiance: Tales of Spies, Saboteurs, and Survivors in World War Two Denmark, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and Orbis Pictus Suggested title; Dive!, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and Orbis Pictus Recommended title; Titanic: Voices from the Disaster, a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist and Sibert Deborah resides near Portland, Oregon, with her family.

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ISBN 13	9781416967460
ISBN 10	141696746X
Title	Apples to Oregon
Author	Deborah Hopkinson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Aladdin Paperbacks
Year published	2008-07-29
Number of pages	40
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.