Who Was Johnny Appleseed?

by Joan Holub, Who HQ, Anna DiVito (Illustrator)

Overview

The perfect biography to "bite into" at the start of a new school year! Children are sure to be fascinated by the eccentric and legendary Johnny Appleseed, a man who is best known for bringing apple trees to the midwest. Over John Chapman’s lifetime, he saw the country grow and start to spread westward. Traveling alone— in bare feet and sporting a pot on his head!—Johnny left his own special mark planting orchards that helped nourish new communities. His journeys and adventures are illustrated in a hundred black-and-white illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448439686
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	09/08/2005
Series:	Who Was? Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	125,148
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 7.69(h) x 0.25(d)
Lexile:	790L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Joan Holub is the author and/or illustrator of many books for children. She lives in North Carolina, where the famous groundhog Sir Walter Wally helps watch the weather at the Museum of Natural Sciences. You can visit Joan at www.joanholub.com.

Anna Divito lives in Unionville, New York.

Table of Contents

	Who Was Johnny Appleseed?	1
	Young Johnny	4
	Johnny's Big Idea	16
	Planting the First Seeds	26
	Johnny Takes Care of His Orchards	32
	The Apple Business Grows	41
	The Legend Blossoms	47
	A Good Apple	56
	Trouble	64
	Hard Work	76
	The Legend Lives On	88