AppleAn exploration of the life cycle and life span of apples, using up close photographs and step by step text to follow an apple's growth process from seed to seedling to mature tree. Part of the Grow with Me series Grow with Me peers under the ground, into trees, and elsewhere in nature to explore the lives and growth of an assortment of creatures and plants. These books for ages eight and up offer elementary but fascinating studies of the life stages

and activities such as stargazing

this series introduces 12 First Peoples

ISBN 978-1-60818-907-6

with full-page oils opposite long stretches of text and double-page spreads of one to three paintings interspersed

such as their ability to maneuver in flight

from its founding in 1900 to today

and around they go … maybe even turning upside down or ending with a splash

Young Roman boys were trained in their father's trade

is shaped like an animal

The narratives are moderately engaging

spiritual beliefs

Language is occasionally awkward and sometimes overly vague