In his own special way, Johnny Appleseed helped the development of America by planting thousands of apple trees. These apple trees provided early settlers with food to eat. Learn more in Johnny Appleseed, one of the titles in the Folk Heroes series.
year, poor whites who wanted to make claims on these lands through settlement and improvement, were prohibited from doing so by Indian wars in the region. When the danger of Indian attack subsided several years later, it appeared that ...
The larger-than-life story of a true American hero -- John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. Kellogg "is ideal as interpreter of this fascinating man....[His] color has never been so rich and luxuriant.
Retells the wandering of John Chapman whose devotion to planting apple trees made him a legendary figure in American history.
Learn about the real man behind the legend.
Who's that walking along the Ohio? It's Johnny Appleseed! He walks across the land, planting trees wherever he goes. So, everyone, clap your hands for Johnny Appleseed!
Shows how Johnny Appleseed grew from a young boy who loved the outdoors into the legendary man who spread apple trees all across the United States.
John Chapman comes alive here and it is a thrilling experience to escape the specific gravity of the decades of myth” (Ken Burns). This portrait of Johnny Appleseed restores the flesh-and-blood man beneath the many myths.
Rhymed text and illustrations relate the life of John Chapman, whose distribution of apple seeds and trees across the Midwest made him a legend and left a legacy still enjoyed today.
Fun facts at the end--such as how Johnny Appleseed looked poor in his worn-out clothes, but died owning over a thousand acres of land--round out this nonfiction book with typical Little Golden Book style and warmth.
Recounts the life and adventures of the legendary Johnny Appleseed as he made his way across the country planting appleseeds and selling and trading sprouts.