Apples To Apples - Junior 9+ (First Edition) - Red Apples (2001 Printing)

• A Bakery - Some bakers start work at 3:00 in the morning, so breads and donuts are fresh for breakfast.
• A Broken Leg - I was riding my bike when I hit this big rock . . .
• A Dance - We're not talking about the chicken dance or the hokey pokey!
• A Desert - Hot, dry and sandy.
• A Funeral - A ceremony held to honor a person who has died.
• A Swimming Pool - No diving in the shallow end.
• A Volcano - Hot lava.
• Abraham Lincoln - President of the U.S. during the Civil War. He was called "Honest Abe."
• Africa - A continent that is located between the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean.
• Aliens - They're not from around here!
• Alligators - Large reptiles with strong jaws and long tails. Their skins are made into shoes and purses.
• Artists - So creative!
• Baby Food - Strained peas and mushy meat. Doesn't that sound good?
• Backyards - Your playground at home!
• Bacon - Meat from a pig, flavored with salt and smoke. Oink!
• Bald Eagles - They're not really bald. The white feathers on their heads make them look that way.
• Ballerinas - It takes years of training before a ballerina can dance in toe shoes.
• Band-Aids - Available in lots of colors and shapes. A fun way to cover cuts and scrapes.
• Baseball Games - "One, two, three strikes, YOU'RE OUT!"
• Basketball - Some basketball players are over seven feet tall.
• Beach Balls - Large, light colorful balls. Blow them up and watch them blow away!
• Big Dogs - An adult Saint Bernard weighs over 170 pounds, that's more than most people.
• Blueberries - Blueberries will stain your teeth. Smile!
• Bowling - A game played by rolling a heavy ball so that it knocks down wooden pins. A perfect score is 300.
• Braces - No more gum, no caramels, no corn on the cob.
• Brains - It's all in your head.
• Brothers - Oh, brother!
• Brushing Your Teeth - Ohh! What's that gunk stuck on your teeth?
• Bubble Gum - Chewing is easy, blowing bubbles is hard, getting it out of your hair is even harder.
• Buffalo - A large animal with a big, shaggy head and a hump on its back, native to North America.
• Bunk Beds - Two single beds, one on top of the other. I want the top!
• Burned Toast - Want some burned bacon with that?
• Bus Drivers - Don't bother the bus driver.
• Butter - Melted butter tastes great on popcorn.
• Butterflies - Butterflies flutter by.
• Camping - Shhh! Did you hear that noise?
• Canada - Largest country in North America. Canada is located north of the U.S.
• Candy Corn - Doesn't count toward your daily vegetables.
• Canoes - Light, narrow boats. Don't stand up!
• Car Crash - Always wear your seatbelt.
• Card Games - "Apples to Apples" might be fun!
• Carrots - Bugs Bunny's favorite food.
• Castles - Some have towers, dungeons, moats, and maybe even ghosts!
• Caves - Dark and cool, and sometimes home to bats.
• Cheerleaders - "Go, Team, Go!"
• Cheese Sandwich - Two pieces of bread and a slice of cheese. Grill it, if you want.
• Chicken Pox - An illness that comes with a fever and itchy red bumps. Don't scratch!
• Chocolate Milk - Good for you and tastes good too!
• Clay - The oven where pottery is hardened is called a kiln.
• Climbing A Ladder - Don't look down!
• Clouds - I see an elephant! And that one looks like a rabbit.
• Coffee - Two-thirds of the world's coffee beans are grown in Central and Southern America.
• Collecting Shells - "She sells seashells by the seashore."
• Computers - Great for games, homework, and e-mail.
• Cookies - Chocolate chip, oatmeal, sugar or peanut butter.
• Cooking Dinner - What's for dinner?
• Corn Flakes - Eat them fast or they'll get soggy.
• Crying - "Don't cry over spilled milk."
• Cupcakes - Small cakes, the size of a cup.
• Dead Fish - You find them floating in the water, washed up on shore, or at a fish market.
• Dirt - Good in the garden.
• Doctors - Stick out your tongue and say aaaaah!
• Doorbells - Would someone please answer the door?
• Driving A Car - In most states, you have to be 16 years old to drive a car.
• Dump Trucks - Large trucks that carry dirt, sand, and rocks, usually found at construction sites.
• Eating Breakfast - It's always breakfast time at a truck stop.
• Egg Rolls - Crunchy rolls filled with vegetables and meat. You can buy them at a Chinese restaurant.
• Eggs - Birds, fish, snakes and insects all lay eggs.
• Elmo - A little, red, fuzzy guy from Sesame Street. Tickle me!
• Eyes - Flies have five eyes.
• Fairies - Tiny storybook characters with wings and magic powers.
• Farmers - There's a farmer in the dell.
• Feathers - Feathers protect a bird's skin, keep them warm, and help them fly.
• Flags - There are fifty stars and thirteen stripes on the flag of the United States of America.
• Flashlights - Good for camping and reading under the covers.
• Flies - A group of insects with wings. They enjoy picnics.
• Floods - Heavy rains and melting snow can cause floods.
• Football - It's a ball AND a game.
• Forest Fires - Lightning can start forest fires. So can careless campers.
• French Fries - In Europe, French fries are usually eaten with a fork.
• Frogs - Some frogs can jump 20 feet.
• Garbage Cans - A favorite place for raccoons to eat.
• Gas Stations - How far to the next gas station? I have to go to the bathroom!
• Getting A Haircut - It will always grow back.
• Getting A Shot - It's better than getting sick!
• Getting Lost - Now, where did they go?
• Ghosts - A pale, shadowy form, and a favorite Halloween costume.
• Glass - Glass is made by melting sand with potash or other chemicals.
• Goats - Goats have short horns and beards. They'll eat anything.
• Going To School - The easiest way to get an education.
• Gorillas - Large, strong members of the monkey family. Gorillas come from Africa.
• Grape Jelly - It makes good peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and is VERY purple.
• Gravy - Sauce made from meat juices. Got to have it on mashed potatoes.
• Green Beans - Long, thin beans that you can eat raw or cooked.
• Hamburgers - Do you want fries with that?
• Hammers - "I'd rather be a hammer than a nail."
• Harry Potter - The hero in a series of books by J.K. Rowling featuring wizards and muggles.
• Hiding Places - It's a secret.
• High School - Most students start high school when they are fourteen.
• Hiking In The Woods - It's an adventure.
• Hockey - Skate! Pass! Score!
• Honey - A sweet, thick, gold liquid made by bees.
• Horses - Black Beauty, the Black Stallion, and Flicka are famous horses in literature.
• Hospitals - The ambulance is the fastest way to get there.
• Hunters - Wolves, hawks, owls, and people all hunt for food.
• Ice - Good for drinks in the summer and skating in the winter.
• Juggling - Start with two and see how you do.
• Kisses - Chocolate kisses are the best!
• Lizards - The Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard. They can grow to over ten feet long.
• Llamas - South American animal related to the camel, raised for wool, and used as pack animals.
• Long Hair - Braid it, tie it in a ponytail, or just let it fly in the wind.
• Magic Tricks - Now you see it, now you don't!
• Martin Luther King, Jr. - He believed that everyone should have equal rights, regardless of the color of their skin.
• Mary-Kate And Ashley - The Olsen twins have been TV stars since the 1980s. They also have books and videos.
• Mashed Potatoes - Pile them up like a volcano and put butter in the middle.
• Math - Add, subtract, multiply and divide- or use a calculator!
• Meatballs - Like meatloaf, only smaller.
• Mexico - Country in North America, just south of the United States. Spanish is spoken in Mexico.
• Mud - Soft, wet, sticky, gooey, gritty, grimy dirt.
• Music - Pick your favorite: country, pop, rock, rap, hip hop, jazz, or classical.
• Music Lessons - Practice, practice, practice.
• Mustard - Made from seeds of the mustard plant. It's good on pretzels and hotdogs.
• My Family - Everyone's family is different.
• My Friends - To have good friends, you have to be one.
• My School - Schools usually have mascots and school colors.
• New York City - America's largest city, known for the Statue of Liberty.
• Niagara Falls - The 2nd largest waterfall in the world, located on the United States border with Canada.
• Noodles - Most noodles are made with flour, water and eggs, but some contain seaweed or spinach.
• North Pole - The northern most point on the earth, but you're not going to find a pole there.
• Octopus - A sea animal with a soft, round body and eight long arms, called tentacles.
• Painting A Fence - A good way to earn some money.
• Pancakes - Some people call them flapjacks.
• Panda Bears - In China they're called "Xiongmao" which means giant cat bear.
• Peaches - Fuzzy fruit.
• Peanuts - Peanuts are really a seed, not a pea or a nut.
• Pencils - Three-fourths of all pencils made in the United States are yellow.
• Pennies - Heads or tails?
• Peppers - Sweet and crunchy, or hot and spicy!
• Pierced Ears - Mom, when can I get my ears pierced?
• Pigs - Heavy, short animals raised for their meat, including ham and bacon.
• Pillows - Pillow fight!
• Pine Cones - Pine cones from Eastern White Pines can grow to eight inches in length.
• Planting Flowers - "April showers bring May flowers."
• Potato Chips - Plain, sour cream and onion, ranch, or barbecue chips.
• Pumpkins - Bake it or carve it. Pumpkins are actually a fruit!
• Puppets - Finger puppets, hand puppets and string puppets. Kermit the Frog is a rod puppet.
• Radios - In the 1940s, before television, families gathered together to listen to the radio.
• Rain - "Rain, rain, go away, come again another day."
• Rainbows - There are seven colors in a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
• Ramona - The main character in Beverly Cleary's "Ramona the Pest" and other books in the series.
• Red Roses - Red roses are a symbol of love.
• Rice - A grain grown for food. Rice can be white, brown, or black.
• Robots - They should make a robot that does homework.
• Rocking Chairs - Rock-a-bye baby.
• Rocks - Rock collectors are sometimes called rockhounds.
• Roller Coaster - An amusement park ride with cars that go more than 70 miles per hour.
• Rollerblading - Faster than walking.
• Running In A Race - A marathon is a 26 mile race.
• Salads - Fruit salads, pasta salads, potato salads, and lettuce salads.
• Salt - In ancient times, salt was valuable. In fact, it was used as money.
• Sand - The desert, the dunes, the beach, and in your shoes.
• School Lunch - Hot lunch, cold lunch, or bring your own lunch.
• Scientists - Scientists study astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and other stuff.
• Scooby-Doo - TV cartoon dog who helps solve crimes. "Scooby-Doo, Where are You?"
• Ships - Battleships, cruise ships, freighters, and oil tankers.
• Sisters - Sister, sister!
• Skateboards - "Skateboarding is not a crime!"
• Skinned Knees - Ouch! Ouch! OUCH!
• Sleepovers - If you don't sleep, is it still a sleepover?
• Sneezing - Ah-ah-ah-choo!
• Snow Cones - Eat it fast or you'll have a mess!
• Soldiers - Men and women who serve in the military.
• Spelling Bees - Spelling contests. They have nothing to do with bees.
• Starfish - A star-shaped sea creature with five or more arms. If one breaks off, another arm will grow.
• Sunburns - Next time, use some sunscreen.
• Superman - Faster than a speeding bullet!
• Teachers - "What do you mean, you didn't know there was a test today?"
• Teenagers - Ages thirteen to nineteen.
• Teeth - Adults have 32 permanent teeth.
• Telling Scary Stories - "It was a dark and stormy night . . ."
• Tents - A pup tent will hold one or two people, but a circus tent can hold hundreds.
• Thanksgiving Day - A harvest festival celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the U.S.
• The Beach - Sun, surf, and sand.
• The Earth - Third planet from the sun. Home to Earthlings.
• The Last Day Of School - Almost as good as a birthday!
• The Library - Books, magazines, newspapers, tapes, and computers. SHHHH!
• The Mall - Great place to shop and meet friends.
• The Moon - There's a new moon and there's a full moon, and sometimes there's a man in the moon.
• The Ocean - Almost three-fourths of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans.
• The Police - They keep order and arrest those who break the law.
• The President - A U.S. president must be at least 35 years old and a natural born citizen.
• Thunder - A booming sound created by the heat from lightning.
• Toasted Marshmallows - Add chocolate and graham crackers and you'll wish you had s'more.
• Toenails - A horse's foot is actually a toe. The hoof is a toenail.
• Tomato Soup - Good with cheese sandwiches.
• Tooth Fairy - Who knows what they do with all those baby teeth.
• Trees - Some redwood trees in California are over 300 feet tall and thousands of years old.
• Turkeys - Large birds raised for food, popular at Thanksgiving.
• Unicorns - Imaginary horse-like animals. A long, pointed horn grown from the middle of their foreheads.
• Valentine's Day - Will you be my Valentine?
• Vanilla Pudding - Now available frozen, on a stick.
• Video Games - I told you ten hours a day was too much!
• Volleyball - Spike it!
• Walking The Dog - Dogs need daily exercise.
• Warts - Small, hard lumps that grow on the skin. Anyone can get them, not just witches.
• Watching Football - Isn't it more fun to PLAY football?
• Water - Pure water has no color, taste or smell. So, if it smells funny, don't drink it.
• Water Guns - Don't take them to school!
• Water Skiing - Try it on one ski.
• Waterparks - Wet and wild!
• Whipped Cream - Sweet and fluffy, it tastes good on everything.
• Winning A Trophy - Congratulations!
• Winter - The coldest season of the year.
• Wishbone - Star of television and over 50 books. Wishbone is a Jack Russell terrier.
• Wrestling - A sport where two people try to force each other to the ground. No hitting allowed.
• Writing A Letter - Dear Mom, How are you? I am fine.

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