ApplePieCover©PhotodiscCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-350631-8ISBN13:978-0-15-350631-4OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350598-2(Grade1On-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350598-0(Grade1On-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357797-5(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357797-0(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891080515141312111009080706byLindaWillsillustratedbyTrevorPye2Iamanapplepie.Lookatmygoldencrust!Andy,Brad,andMommademe.3Firsttheytraveledtothestoretogetsomeapples.Whentheygothome,Andyfoundalargebluepiedish.MomaskedBradtorubalittlebutterontheinsideofit.Iwasgladaboutthat.Ididnotwantmycrusttosticktothedish.4Momcutuptheapples.Therewerealotofapples.Ittookalongtime.AndyandBradputthemintothedish.Andypouredalittlemeltedbutterovertheapples.5MomshowedBradhowtodomytopcrust.Shecutitintoaroundshape.Itwasalittlebiggerthanmydish.Bradpushedthecrustoverthesideofthedish.Momsaid,“Weneedtomakesomecutsinthecrust.”ThiswassothesteamwouldbeabletogetoutwhenIwasbaking.6Bradsaid,“Let’smakeappleshapes!”Itwasalmosttimetobakeme.AllIneededwasalittlemilkbrushedovermycrust.Momputmeintobake.7Ibakeduntilmyapplesweresoft.Mycrustbecamelightbrown.AndyandBradsaid,“Whatagreatpie!”8Thefamilycarriedmetothepark.NowhereIamatapicnic.IhopeAndyandBradarehungry.Theyareinforatreat!WordCount:241TeacherRead-AloudThinkCritically1.Whatcausedtheapplestobecomesoftandthecrusttoturnbrown?2.WhatdidBradandMomdotothetopcrust?3.WhydoyouthinkitwasimportantthatMomputthepieintobake?4.Wheredidthefamilyeattheapplepie?5.Wouldyouliketoeatapplepie?Whyorwhynot?SocialStudiesWriteRulesWritethreerulesabouthowtokeepsafewhencookinginthekitchen.School-HomeConnectionTellafamilymemberaboutApplePie.Thentalkaboutfoodyouwouldliketoeatatapicnic.