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The Apple Orchard Riddle
by Margaret McNamara
Illustrator: G. Brian Karas
Ages: 6+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade/Random House
ISBN: 9780375847448
Keywords: Diversity, Apples, Riddles
When students are invited to solve a riddle on a class trip to an apple orchard, Tara's daydreaming leads to the answer. Gouache, acrylic, and pencil illustrations.