Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and C

The slightly true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, pears, plums, grapes, and cherries (and children) across the plains.

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, then there are hailstones as big as plums, and then there's even a drought, sure to crisp the cherries.

Luckily Delicious (the nonedible apple of Daddy's eye) won't let anything stop her father's darling saps from tasting the sweet Oregon soil. 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.

Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/01/2004
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.80h x 11.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780689847691
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 81197 / Apples to Oregon


Award: Oregon Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Kite - Winner
Award: West Virginia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Spur Awards - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2004 pg. 807
Publishers Weekly 08/30/2004 pg. 53
School Library Journal 09/01/2004 pg. 163
Booklist 09/01/2004 pg. 132
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2004 pg. 78
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2004 pg. 45
New York Times 01/16/2005 pg. 14
ALA Notable Children's Books 02/15/2005 pg. 1015
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 37 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 34

About the Author
Deborah Hopkinson is the author of numerous award-winning children's books, including Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, winner of the International Literacy Association Award; Girl Wonder, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award; and Apples to Oregon, a Junior Library Guild Selection. She received the 2003 Washington State Book Award for Under the Quilt of Night. She lives in Oregon. Visit her online at DeborahHopkinson.com.

Nancy Carpenter is the acclaimed illustrator of Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Hunt, Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine, Fannie in the Kitchen, and Loud Emily, among other books. Her works have garnered many honors, including two Christopher Awards and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at NancyCarpenter.website.