Another favorite early-reader by Dr. Seuss! Comical illustrations and a fun story - this book was a delight to read as a child. It's fun to have read to you as an adult too.

Reading Level: 1st - 2nd grades

Book summary: This is the book I used for poetry. It is not an award winnign book but so fun to read. Its about animals showing the number of apples they can balance on their head up to ten. This book rhymes and has fun colorful pictures. Just such a joy to read.
Grade level: PreK-1
Appropriate classroom use: I would like to use this book for two lessons. One for rhyming because it can be hard for kids to learn to rhyme, and another for counting. This book counts up to ten and down from ten. It would be so good to practice book counting and rhyming in this book.
Indv. students who benefit: Those students that have trouble with either counting or rhyming.
Small group use: The students could point out which two words or so rhyme in each page. Then they could focus on counting and I as a teacher would ask them what number comes next? Something along those lines.
Whole class use: I would read this book aloud and even try to have the kids say parts of the book aloud too. I enjoyed reading this book to this current class im in.
Related books: Any Dr. Suess books!
Multimedia connection: When I looked this book up there was a short video on it that would be nice to share. The video is a person reading the book aloud.

Dr. Seuss is marvelously talented at creating fun books with easy rhymes to read. He's also amazing at defying the laws of physics whenever it suits him!
Apples
Seuss

Not a cozy mystery, not a YA coming of age, not latest in fantasy, but a balancing puzzle with ever increasing goals



Warning! Professional artists created the story and pictures



Beware of artificial apples - only use the approved fruit



Filmed under controlled conditions.
Do not attempt this without parental supervision



Can our hero keep ten apples up on top while escaping a maddened bear with a mop?
You didn't see that one coming did you?
Plus a bonus video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB-5s...





Enjoy!

Wonderful read. Perfect way to learn to count to 10. 75 Vocabulary words. I love Theo LeSieg

Unrealistic. You are not always going to be able to keep ten apples on top. All suspense with no climax and resolution. Good counting, I guess, though.

Cute book about counting apples

Follow the crazy antics of a dog, a lion and a tiger as they show off how many apples they can balance on their heads - and learn to count at the same time.

What better story premise than three animals trying to best one another with apple stacking, only to have the town try to plot their defeat? This Beginner Book does just that, with three friends trying to stack one more apple atop their heads to best the others. When they both reach ten, others are out to get them and have one goal in mind: knock off them there apples. It's a race around town as these three seek to keep their ten apples from toppling, but someone will soon knock over the apple cart, literally. Neo enjoyed reading this story to me, practicing his reading and counting, all as the plot thickened. A great book for the independent reader who wants to show off their skills.

My daughter and son ages 7 and 2 absolutely love this book it's great for learning and we put it to use in every day Life!

Counting book
LeSieg, Theo (Dr. Suess). Tenn Applies Up On Top! New York: Random House Books, 1961.
In this spirited and engaging counting book, a lion, a dog, and a tiger compete to see how many apples they can balance on top of their heads. When the competition gets fierce, they each show what they can do while balancing the apples: jumping rope, roller skating, and even balancing on an electrical line! After counting along, young readers will find out who will be able to stack "ten apples up on top" of their heads: will it be the lion, the dog, or the tiger? The illustrations convey the book's frantic energy by drawing its three characters in constant motion. Children will enjoy the book's simple, yet clever rhyming scheme. While many other counting books simply present objects for children to count, this book humorously delivers more: a plot, unexpected gags, and a surprise ending.
Target Audience: 2-5

Learning to count has never been more fun than in this crazy tale of a dog, a lion and a tiger all showing off how many apples they can balance on their heads as they skip, walk the tightrope and roller skate their way through the book.