Granny Smith Was Not an Apple

Now a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!

''Listen carefully. Do you hear a crunching sound? Peel back England's fog. You'll find Maria Ann Smith. A woman raised tough to the core.''

• In the 1800s, a migrant farmer named Maria Ann Smith worked as an apple orchardist.
• Her discovery of a new type of apple that never turned red, but was always green, tart, sweet, and perfect for a pie, was due in part to a fluke of nature, and in part to Maria's insight and determination.
• The beloved Granny Smith apple that we know today was named in her honor. This is her story.
• 32 pages.
• Full color picture book.
• Hardcover with dust jacket.
• Book measures 11-1/4'' wide x 8-3/4'' high.

Author Sarah Glenn Fortson has a degree in journalism from the University of Georgia, as well as a Master's in Education. This is her second children's picture book. She lives in Georgia. Illustrator Kris Aro McLeod is a freelance author and artist, and a former elementary school art teacher. She has written and illustrated several children's books and currently lives in Michigan.