Folks Call Me Appleseed John by Andrew Glass
Author and Illustrator: Andrew Glass
Ages: 7 and up
This book tells about when Appleseed John's brother Nathaniel came to live with him while John was still living in western Pennsylvania. John was already used to the wilderness lifestyle, Nathaniel was not ready for it. Though this book tells only about one episode of his life, it really isn't a good introduction to the Johnny Appleseed tales. There is very little mention of his planting of apple trees, or even the importance of apple trees in this book. It also skips over the fact of Johnny's religious beliefs and missionary work. Skipping over Johnny's religious beliefs and the importance of apples gives this character no sense of purpose.
This book requires that the reader know something about Johnny Appleseed already---almost everyone (animals included) he encounters in this book responds favorably to Johnny because they already know his stories. A beginning reader is likely to be as familiar with Johnny.
One book, though it is a chapter book instead of a picture book, that I would recommend is The Sun, the Rain, and the Apple Seed: A Novel of Johnny Appleseed's Life by Lynda Durrant. It gives a much more detailed and well rounded account of his life.
Ages: 7 and up
This book tells about when Appleseed John's brother Nathaniel came to live with him while John was still living in western Pennsylvania. John was already used to the wilderness lifestyle, Nathaniel was not ready for it. Though this book tells only about one episode of his life, it really isn't a good introduction to the Johnny Appleseed tales. There is very little mention of his planting of apple trees, or even the importance of apple trees in this book. It also skips over the fact of Johnny's religious beliefs and missionary work. Skipping over Johnny's religious beliefs and the importance of apples gives this character no sense of purpose.
This book requires that the reader know something about Johnny Appleseed already---almost everyone (animals included) he encounters in this book responds favorably to Johnny because they already know his stories. A beginning reader is likely to be as familiar with Johnny.
One book, though it is a chapter book instead of a picture book, that I would recommend is The Sun, the Rain, and the Apple Seed: A Novel of Johnny Appleseed's Life by Lynda Durrant. It gives a much more detailed and well rounded account of his life.
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