These apple trees provided early settlers with food to eat. Learn more in Johnny Appleseed, one of the titles in the Folk Heroes series.
" --Jack Ridl, author of Practicing to Walk Like a Heron, winner of the ForeWord Reviews' 2013 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award "From a couple of poems, I watched this book grow into the amazingly informed text it is now.
Spanning most of American history, each biography is an overview of the life of an American who captured the spirit of the nation and will be helpful not only for research and reports but also for the casual reader.
Recounts legends about Johnny Appleseed, including his friendship with the wild animals, his cooking pot hat, and the thousands of apple trees he planted on the trails West.
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.
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.
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.
Sung To The Tune "The Muffin Man", This Rhyming Title Will Have Students Giggling As They Learn The Tale Of Johnny Appleseed.
Recounts the story of the man who traveled west planting apple seeds to make the country a better place to live.
Yet, he had less interest in financial gain―and yes, this is an accurate part of the mythology―than in spreading visions of peace and love. Johnny Appleseed brings this quintessentially American story to life in comics form.
Presents the life story of John Chapman, whose distribution of apple seeds and trees across the Midwest made him a legend of tall tales and left a legacy still enjoyed today.
A retelling of the tall tale about Johnny Appleseed.
With a bag of seeds and a pot on his head, John Chapman set out West to plant apple trees. He made lots of friends and planted lots of trees. Pretty soon, people started to call him Johnny Appleseed.
Recounts the story of John Chapman, the man behind the legend of Johnny Appleseed, who went on a great adventure across the land planting apple seeds everywhere he went.
This book is an introduction to the life and generosity of Johnny Appleseed whose unselfishness inspired songs, books, and city parks.
Johnny Appleseed was an important historical figure, well known for planting apple orchards across the new frontier.
But the true story of Johnny Appleseed, or John Chapman, is even greater than the legend. In deft and lyrical prose, Jane Yolen tells the whole story of an individual who forever changed the landscape of America.