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“Apples and Honey . . .”

    A Selected Bibliography
        for Young Children

               Nancy M. Messinger
               Director of Educational Resources

Casely, Judith. Apple Pie and Onions. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books, 1987.
Although she is embarrassed when her grandmother reminisces with an old friend in public, Rebecca loves her and enjoys hearing stories about her grandmother's life in America when she first came from Russia.

Gibbons, Gail. Apples. New York, NY: Holiday House, 2000.
Explains how apples were brought to America, how they grew, their traditional uses and cultural significance, and some of the varieties grown.

------. The Honey Makers. New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1997.
This colorfully illustrated book covers the physical structure of honeybees and how they live in colonies, as well as how they produce honey and are managed by beekeepers.

Hall, Zoe. The Apple Pie Tree. New York, NY: The Blue Sky Press, 1996.
An apple tree grows leaves and flowers and then produces fruit, while in its branches robins make a nest, lay eggs, and raise a family. Includes a recipe for apple pie.

Hichtum, Nienke van. The Apple Cake. Edinburgh, England: Floris Books, 1996.
In her travels to find apples to bake an apple cake, an old woman makes many good-hearted trades.

High, Linda Oatman. Beekeepers. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, Inc., 1998. <
A young girl helps her grandfather tend his bee hives one morning in Spring.

Houghton, Eric. The Crooked Apple Tree. Brooklyn, NY: Barefoot Books, 1999.
Share the adventures of Kate and Ben as the old apple tree in their garden reveals new surprises every season.

Julivert, Angels. The Fascinating World of . . . Bees. Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1991.
Describes the appearance, life cycle, activities, and social habits of bees, and provides information on beekeeping.

Nathan, Joan. The Children's Jewish Holiday Kitchen: 70 Ways to Have Fun with Your Kids and Make Your Family's Celebrations Special. New York, NY: Schocken Books, 1995.
A collection of easy-to-make Jewish holiday recipes. Includes background information and related blessings.

Polacco, Patricia. The Bee Tree. New York, NY: Philomel Books, 1993.
To teach his granddaughter the value of books, a grandfather leads a growing crowd in search of the tree where the bees keep their honey.

Rickert, Janet Elizabeth. Russ and the Apple Tree Surprise. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, Inc., 1999.
After Russ, a five-year-old with Down Syndrome, picks a basket of apples and helps his mother and grandmother bake a pie, his grandfather invites him into the backyard for a surprise.

Sanfield, Steve. Strudel, Strudel, Strudel. New York, NY: Orchard Books, 1995.
This book explains why teachers living in Chelm may not live on the top of a hill, own a trunk with wheels, nor eat apple strudel.

Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth. Apples, Apples, Apples. New York, NY: Winslow Press, 2000.
Members of the Rabbit family visit an apple orchard, where they have fun picking apples and discovering their many uses. Includes a recipe for applesauce, directions for a craft activity, and sayings about apples.

APPLE-HONEY CUPCAKES

Makes 18

INGREDIENTS	EQUIPMENT
1/4 cup vegetable oil	Measuring cups
3/4 cup honey	Measuring spoons
2 eggs, well beaten	Mixing bowls
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour	Wooden spoon
1 teaspoon baking powder	Sifter
1 teaspoon baking soda	Paper muffin cups
1 teaspoon salt	Muffin tins
2 cups coarsely grated raw apples
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2/3 cup chopped nuts

Adult: Preheat oven to 350°.

Child: Mix the oil with the honey. Mix in the eggs. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix the grated apples with the spices and nuts. Add a little of the flour mixture to the egg mixture, then a little grated apple, then some more flour mixture, and so on, until all the flour and apple mixtures are used up.

Child: Place the dough in paper muffin cups in muffin pans, 2/3 full. Bake for about 20 minutes until done. Let cool, and serve plain or smeared with honey.

From The Children’s Jewish Holiday Kitchen: 70 Ways to Have
with Your Kids and Make Your Family’s Celebrations Special
by Joan Nathan. New York, NY: Schocken Books, 1995.