A book about identification of leaves, and the trees they grow on, with close-up photographs of leaf details, and an explanation of why the leaves change color in the fall.
Our selected October Books this year are about autumn, leaves, harvests, apples, Halloween, and other things related to the season. Many are new in our library this year, though they are not all newly published, and a few were in our previous list of books about Autumn and Leaves.
Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins, Scholastic Press, New York, NY 1998
A book about identification of leaves, and the trees they grow on, with close-up photographs of leaf details, and an explanation of why the leaves change color in the fall.
Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! by Nancy Elizbeth Wallace, Marshall Cavendish, New York, NY 2003
A story in which Buddy Bear and his mother go "leaf walking" during all four seasons of the year and discover a lot of interesting things about leaves, with leaf activites for the readers at the end too.
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert, Harcourt Inc., New York, NY 2005
A visually stunning book, about a "leaf man" and where he might have blown with the wind for ages 4 to 8 with acurate artistic leaves of many varieties on every page.
Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems,selected by Barbara Rogasky, photographs by Marc Tauss, Scholastic Press, New York, NY, 2001
Twenty five poems about autumn from masterful poets like W. B. Yeats, Robert Browning, Mary Oliver, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, and Amy Lowell.
Autumnblings: Poems and Paintings, by Douglas Florian, Greenwillow Books, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY 2008
Twenty nine poems on seasonal themes from "What I love about Autumn" to "What to Do with Autumn Leaves".
Apple Countdown by Joan Holub, illustrated by Jan Smith, Morton Grove, IL, 2009
Rhyming text describes a school field trip to an apple orcchard, where the students count down all the things they see, from twenty nametags, to one apple pie.
Johnny Appleseed by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Jim Burke, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY, 2008
The legends, history and interesting facts about the man who planted apple trees across America, from Massachusetts to California.
Golden Delicious: A Cinderella Apple Story by Anna Egan Smucker, illustrated by Kathleen Kemly, Morton Grove, IL, 2008
An illustrated retelling of Paul and Lloyd Stark's quest to find the perfect apple, which eventually led to the creation of the Golden Delicious apple.
Wormy Apple Croissants and Other Halloween Recipes by Brekka Hervey Larrew, Snap Books, Capstone Press, Mankato, MN, 2008
A cookbook for kids with explicit recipes for terrifying sounding but really tasty treats, from "witches wands" to "edible eyeballs".
Hellow Harvest Moon by Ralph Fletcher, illustrated by Kate Kiesler, Clarion Books, New York, NY, 2003
Poetic prose and oil paintings describe the magical effect of a full harvest moon on earth, plants, animals, and people.
The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York, NY, 2007
Squirrel was too busy getting ready for winter to nibble a pumpkin with Mouse or run in the field with Dog, or play with the other animals.
Boo to You by Lois Ehlert, Beach Lane Books, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2009
When the neighborhood cat tries to crash the mice's harvest party,they have a plan to scare the intruder away.
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