Picking Apples - (Robin Hill School) by Margaret McNamara (Hardcover)

About the Book

Mrs. Connor's class is off on a field trip to pick apples--except one member of the group isn't sure he wants to add to the collection. Can Mrs. Connor and the rest of the kids convince Michael to join in the fun? Full color.

Book Synopsis

The first graders of Robin Hill go to an apple orchard in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read story, now in hardcover for the first time!

Mrs. Connor and her students are going on a field trip to pick apples! But Michael doesn't want to participate. Can Mrs. Connor and the rest of the kids convince Michael to join in the fun?

About the Author

Margaret McNamara, the pseudonym of literary agent Brenda Bowen, is the Christopher Award-winning author of the long-running Robin Hill School series, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2024. She is also the author of the Mr. Tiffin's Classroom series (all illustrated by G. Brian Karas), including How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?, which was awarded the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Gold Award, and The Dinosaur Expert, which received three starred reviews. Among her many other picture books is Vote for Our Future, illustrated by Micah Player, which Kirkus Reviews called "essential" in a starred review. Margaret McNamara lives in New York City and spends as much of the summer as she can in Maine.

Mike Gordon illustrates the Robin Hill School series and has an extensive and varied background in illustration and design. He lives with his family in Santa Barbara, California.