Product Description
A Cherokee boy plants an apple seed, already seeing the apple tree it is meant to be. But the little apple tree is not so sure. Young and impatient, it begins to doubt its calling after apples fail to appear that first fall. How can the boy convince the tree to give the seasons the time to work their magic? The story is told in English with Cherokee translation, and includes a Cherokee syllabary.
Review
AICL's Best Books of 2015
2016 Lt. Governor's Club Amick, Canada
2016 Oklahoma Book Award finalist, Oklahoma Center for the Book, Library of Congress
2016-2017 First Nation Communities Read Short List, Canada
"...an excellent book on its own, and would also be terrific for read-aloud sessions when introducing kids to stories about planting, or patience, or ... apples! ... When you read it make sure you show the kids the Cherokee words, and show them the Cherokee Nation's website, too. Help your students know all they can about the Cherokee people. ..." --Debbie Reese
"Written in English with Cherokee translation, this is a delightful and timeless tale." --Reading is Fundamental, RIF Blog
"...a beautiful book . . . If all this was not enough, this story of a little Cherokee boy and an apple tree is a bilingual book. Read it in Cherokee if you're familiar, use the Cherokee syllabary in the front to puzzle out words, or simply enjoy the story in English. However you do it, read this story." --Randy-Lynne Wach, Tulsa Book Review
"THE APPLE TREE is a beautiful Cherokee story about a boy and an apple tree, told in Cherokee and English, and filled with touching illustrations filled with warmth, color, and joy. ... has a Cherokee syllabary and history in the introduction page, with an explanation of how the syllabary works. THE APPLE TREE has won multiple awards since its publication in 2015, all very well-deserved." --MidWest Book Review, Children's Bookwatch
From the Inside Flap
A little boy plants an apple see, and as soon as it sprouts the boy can see thee apple tree it is meant to be. But the little apple tree is not so sure. Young and impatient, the tree begins to doubt its calling, especially after apples fail to appear that first harvest season. How can the little boy convince the tree to give the seasons time to do their work? Told in English with Cherokee translation and syllabary.
About the Author
Sandy Tharp-Thee is the granddaughter of sharecroppers and survivors of the Cherokee Trail of Tears, who taught her parents who taught her to be strong, to give, and to laugh. As a tribal librarian, she has received the White House Champion of Change Award and is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. She is the wife of a man who married her despite the magnet on the refrigerator that reads, "I kiss better than I cook," and the mother of a son, who still helps her collect autumn leaves and listens to her stories and songs.
