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How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (Dragonfly Books) Paperback – Picture Book, September 9, 1996

by Marjorie Priceman (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,249 ratings
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Bake a delicious apple pie--and take a trip with this culinary global adventure!

An apple pie is easy to make...if the market is open. But if the market is closed, the world becomes your grocery store. This picture book takes readers around the globe to gather ingredients for a delicious apple pie. First hop a steamboat to Italy for the finest semolina wheat. Then hitch a ride to England and hijack a cow for the freshest possible milk. And, oh yes! Don't forget to go apple picking in Vermont! A simple recipe for apple pie is included.
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    3 - 7 years, from customers
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    40 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 2
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    AD590L
  6. Dimensions
    8.31 x 0.12 x 9.5 inches
  7. Publisher
    Dragonfly Books
  8. Publication date
    September 9, 1996
  9. ISBN-10
    0679880836
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0679880837
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Singling out the "offbeat nostalgia" of the "energetic" watercolors in this tale of a round-the-world grocery trip, PW called Priceman "a master of whimsy." Ages 4-8.
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"Libraries should consider purchasing multiple copies since every preschool and primary-grade teacher in town will want a copy to read."--(starred) Booklist.  

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dragonfly Books; unknown edition (September 9, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0679880836
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0679880837
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD590L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.31 x 0.12 x 9.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,249 ratings

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A World-wide Adventure in Order to Make an Exquisite Apple Pie
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A World-wide Adventure in Order to Make an Exquisite Apple Pie
n this fiction picture book, Marjorie Priceman takes you on a world-wide adventure in order to make an exquisite apple pie. In the story, a girl wants to make an apple pie. Easy, go down to the market with your recipe and pick up the items needed. But, what if the market is closed? You pack a suitcase and begin your traveling on board a boat to Europe with your shopping list and pick up the items necessary, of course! Stopping in Italy, France, Sri Lanka, England, Jamaica, and Vermont as they will provide the best ingredients.What a terrific book to take your students around the world and remind them of how global trade benefits them in their visits to their local grocery store. After reading the story, I would have a discussion of where our food comes from. We may not receive our eggs from the chickens in France; however, they did travel from somewhere to arrive on the markets shelf.
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Isabeau
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful story with a recipe!
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2017
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This is a FABULOUS book! The premise is the main character wants to make an apple pie but the local grocery is closed. So she packs her bags and travels to key countries to get the various ingredients. It's delightful as a story, it can be used to talk about geography, and it includes a recipe at the end of the book! The story is short and has great drawings so it would be good to read to young kids.
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Kelsey
5.0 out of 5 stars Educational and fun kids book
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2021
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"How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World" is a fun and educational book with an easy to follow story line. We do not tire of reading it and plan on making an apple pie together soon 😋
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The Travel Bags
5.0 out of 5 stars As Full-Time Travelers in the USA, We LOVE This Book!
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2016
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We are huge fans of How to Make An Apple Pie and See the World. We also travel the USA full-time on a Christian music mission and have been to 49 of the 50 states. I wanted our eight kids to have a better grasp on where we were, and thought the younger crowd would really relate to this book and improve their geography at the same time. I was right--toot toot!

My son was disappointed that the book has the girl finding supplies instead of food ingredients. True, food ingredients are more fun, but that would have been mostly a repeat of the Apple Pie book, I guess, although that would have worked well also. I knew from the start what it was about, and so I had different expectations which the book met very well.

The illustrations are as charming as the Apple Pie book. We love the addition of the dog companion.

As a "roadschooler," I appreciate the educational aspect. It truly enlightens a child (and an adult, since many of us are so daft these days) to what it takes to make the kitchen tools we take for granted. The maps included, both with and without the route, are excellent as well.

Many complain that it isn't as charming as the Apple Pie book. Well...iron isn't as appealing as apples, true, and wood isn't as delightful as a cow with an English accent. You can't argue with those aspects. We do like the Apple Pie book "better," but we've been reading it for years, so it's a family favorite. Let's just say that we have a VERY limited amount of space for books in our travel trailer full of 10 people, 2 pets, and all the equipment needed to run a homeschool, music mission, and business, and this book has made the cut! It's a winner in and of itself. It's just hard to compete with an over-the-top hit like Apple Pie. So...don't compare! Just enjoy each for what it is!

We're soon heading to Door County, Wisconsin to pick cherries to make the pie recipe that Marjorie Priceman so faithfully included in the book. Thanks, Marjorie, for another great growing up memory for our family!
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Mrs wojtk
5.0 out of 5 stars Cute and educational story
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2019
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Such a cute read! My kids loved learning about where certain foods come from and how they're made etc. All while enjoying a fun story :) we bought this as part of the Build Your Library curriculum and this one was one of my favorites so far :) I love that there's an apple pie recipe to go with it! Making the pie was probably my kids' favorite part
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Jessica Atwater
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm glad it wasn't at the library
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2016
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I bought this book because it was recommended for my daughter's homeschool curriculum, and it wasn't available at our local library. I had no idea how much our family was going to enjoy this charming story. The intrepid protagonist wants to bake an apple pie, but the market is closed. So she sets off a journey around the world to gather all the best quality ingredients for the perfect apple pie. The illustrations are charming and contain a wealth of details to be noticed in numerous re-readings. The story is told both well and simply, and the twist on the last page is the stuff great picture books are made of.

The recipe for apple pie at the end of the book is simple and delicious, and it makes use of all the ingredients gathered in the story.

We used the story for a mapping lesson as well charted the protagonist's journey on our world map on the wall. We used it for a cooking lesson. We used it for a science lesson (how are sugar and butter made, and how is salt retrieved from sea water.) We used it to have fun story time together, and that was the best of all.

Now I am glad the library didn't have it. Having purchased it, I anticipate my family enjoying it for years to come.
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Renee Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable story
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2023
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This is one of our kids book club picks and it’s an adorable story.
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KAITLYN TINSLEY
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing for kids of all ages!
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2018
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Amazing book! I love that I can count on amazon to carry the things that no one else does and get it here FAST ❤️ This is being used for a School project where we are pretending to travel the US and the kids get different ingredients at each station. The book talks about the manufacturing aspect of the US but the map also shows where the ingredients come from. So great! We actually found it on an old Reading Rainbow! Thanks!
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Danzer
4.0 out of 5 stars Cute
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2021
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Cute idea and story. Worth the read but can’t say it is a favorite that we will read over and over again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cómo dar la vuelta al mundo con una receta
Reviewed in Spain on August 23, 2019
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A mi hijo de 3 años y a mí nos encanta este libro.
Una niña tiene la intención de preparar un pastel de manzanas, pero cuando se encuentra la tienda cerrada, se dispone a emprender un viaje a través de los 5 continentes para encontrar los ingredientes que necesita.
Esta historia es una forma imaginativa y educativa de explicar diferencias entre países, a través de sus animales, cultura, curiosidades....
Las ilustraciones son de estilo clásico, con detalles pero con trazo suelto muy dinámico. Mi hijo se queda embobado fijándose en pequeños detalles, y le encanta el final, cuando ya reunidos todos los ingredientes y preparado el pastel, queda un pequeño obstáculo que resolver.
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alanna wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars I absolutely adore this book. It is right up ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2018
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I absolutely adore this book. It is right up there with Miss Rumphius and Chrysanthemum and will be a book I definitely return to with my class.
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