How Do Apples Grow?

In this informative children’s book, Betsy Maestro and illustrator Giulio Maestro explain how an apple tree grows from seed to sapling to tree, detailing the various kinds of apples. Readers can also learn about the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly through a colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. The book is an environmental science resource for young kids that includes web research prompts and activities to identify different butterfly types. It is part of the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out series, which introduces primary grade children to various concepts and supports Common Core and STEM standards.