A Day at the Apple Orchard

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Megan Faulkner (Author) Adam Krawesky (Photographer)
PUBLISHER: Scholastic PUBLICATION DATE: September 2005
GENRE: Nonfiction READING LEVEL: age 5-7
BRIEF OVERVIEW: The book is about the different things you may see, smell, and hear visiting an apple orchard.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will draw and tell what normally happens during the different seasons. Students will bring apples. Students will taste and smell different apples, and as a class determine the apples they prefer as a whole.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Tavia Hundley Valdosta State University

FLOTSAM

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: David Wiesner

PUBLISHER: Clarion Books PUBLICATION DATE: September 4th, 2006

GENRE: Wordless Picture Book READING LEVEL: 2nd Grade

BRIEF OVERVIEW: A young scientist little boy goes to the beach one day and makes a great discovery. A barnacle crusted old camera with some very interesting secrets.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will envision their own fantasy versions of what happens when they go under the sea. Have them draw 4 things they saw and write 1 sentence about it.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Charvondra Watson, Valdosta State University

A World of Food

TITLE: A World of Food: Discover Magical Lands Made of Things You Can Eat!
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Carl Warner
PUBLISHER: Harry N. Abrams
AWARDS: Honors winner: 2012 National Parenting Publications Book Awards
PUBLICATION DATE: May 1, 2012
GENRE: Fiction Picture Book READING LEVEL: 4-8 years old
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Carl Warner creates wonderful worlds by arranging edible food into magical lands. Each page is a single color featuring vast arrays of different food sharing the same color. Ingredients for each page are explained in the back of the book.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Introduce individual food items (e.g. couscous, beans, etc.) and where in the world they are harvested. Different cultures value different food items, usually based on continental climate.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Robert Emond, Valdosta State University