{"product_id":"9781442484498","title":"Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains","description":"\u003cb\u003eApples, ho! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSink your teeth into this hilarious tall tale that’s loosely based on the life of a real fruiting pioneer in this ebook with audio.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he can’t bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, and pears. Oh, and he takes his family along too. But the trail is cruel—first there’s a river to cross that’s wider than Texas...and then there are hailstones as big as plums...and there’s even a drought, sure to crisp the cherries. Those poor pippins! Luckily Delicious (the nonedible apple of Daddy’s eye) is strong—as young ‘uns raised on apples \u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e—and won’t let anything stop her father’s darling saps from tasting the sweet Oregon soil.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eApple Facts\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore than\u003c\/b\u003e 7,500 varieties of apples are grown throughout the world.\u003cbr\u003eAbout 2,500 varieties grow in the United States.\u003cbr\u003eThe apple variety \u003cb\u003eDelicious\u003c\/b\u003e is the most widely grown in the United States.\u003cbr\u003eApples are part of the \u003cb\u003erose\u003c\/b\u003e family.\u003cbr\u003eThe science of fruit growing is called pomology.\u003cbr\u003eFresh apples \u003cb\u003efloat.\u003c\/b\u003e That’s because \u003cb\u003e25\u003c\/b\u003e percent of their volume is air.\u003cbr\u003eCut an apple in half, across the core, and you’ll see a \u003cb\u003estar\u003c\/b\u003e shape.\u003cbr\u003eIt takes apple trees \u003cb\u003efour to five years\u003c\/b\u003e to produce their first fruit.\u003cbr\u003eIt takes about \u003cb\u003ethirty-six apples\u003c\/b\u003e to make \u003cb\u003eone gallon\u003c\/b\u003e of apple cider.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140177379568,"sku":"9781442484498","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442484498_p0.jpg?v=1763802874","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442484498","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}