About
Susan Apps-Bodilly is a retired educator after working with students in grades 1-8. She has written three books with the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. They are One Room Schools, Stories from the Days of 1 Room, 1 Teacher, 8 Grades, Seeds in Soil: Planting A Garden and Finding Your Roots, and with her father, Jerry Apps, she co-wrote Old Farm Country Cookbook, Recipes, Menus, and Memories. She appeared in a PBS Wisconsin television show which featured this cookbook. She can speak with groups of all ages about writing and any of her books.
Featured Work
Seeds in Soil: Planting a Garden and Finding Your Roots
This book has soil-to-supper learning for adults and kids to use together. Packed with hands-on activities, fun projects, and fresh recipes, this colorful guide provides all the details you need to get started planting and growing in the Midwest, whether working in your backyard, in a community or school garden, or even on a balcony. Dig into history, science, art, and writing while growing seeds in soil.
Other Works
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Old Farm Country Cookbook, Recipes, Menus, and Memories
2017
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One Room Schools, Stories from the Days of 1 Room, 1 Teacher, 8 Grades
2013
Awards and Recognition
- 2023 Midwest Book Awards, Gold Winner for Children's Non-Fiction, Seeds in Soil, Planting a Garden and Finding Your Roots 2013 Midwest Book Awards, Finalist for Children's Non-Fiction, One Room Schools.
