John Chapman, aka Johnny Appleseed, was born on September 26, 1774, in Leominster, Massachusetts.
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American Tall Tales
Mary Pope Osborne - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding
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Illus. in full color. Upstarts like Davy Crockett, giants like Paul Bunyan, and gentle souls like Johnny Appleseed are among the nine "tall" heroes featured in this exuberant collection of traditional American folk tales. "McCurdy's intricate wood engravings set these larger-than-life... |
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Johnny Appleseed
Judy Emerson - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding
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Texts and pictures introduce a biography of John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, who is famed for his distribution of apple seeds and apple trees across America. |
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Johnny Appleseed
Steven Kellogg - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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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....An affectionate portrayal, enthusiastically accomplished." -- BOOKLIST... |
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Johnny Appleseed
Carol Ottolenghi - McGraw Hill Children's
Format: Print book
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John Chapman lived in the frontier during the early 1800s. He spread apple seeds from Massachusetts to the Midwest, trying to make the country a better place to live. Join him on his journey and see why he was called Johnny Appleseed! Beautifully... |
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Johnny Appleseed
M. J. York - Childs World
Format: Hardcover
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From School Library Journal K-Gr 4-York introduces four American folk heroes with storytelling flair, accompanied by eye-catching illustrations. The highlights of the characters' stories are recounted in a folksy vernacular, well suited to helping readers imagine the oral... |
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Johnny Appleseed: The Story of a Legend
Will Moses - Philomel
Format: Hardcover
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The long-enduring American legend of Johnny Appleseed comes to life in the glorious folk illustrations and spirited storytelling of Will Moses. Everyone knows the story of Johnny Appleseed: how he traveled westward across our young country, spreading apple trees wherever he went and wearing... |
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Seed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of John "Appleseed" Chapman
Esme Raji Codell - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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His real name was John Chapman.He grew apples.But wait. So what?Why should we remember himand read about himand think about himand talk about him today,more than two hundred years after he was born?Why should we call him a hero? Esme Raji Codell and Lynne Rae Perkins show us, in eloquent... |
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The Story of Johnny Appleseed
Aliki - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Retells the wandering of John Chapman whose devotion to planting apple trees made him a legendary figure in American history. |
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The True Tale of Johnny Appleseed
Margaret Hodges
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The biography of this simple and generous man ranges from his birth in Massachusetts, where he originally grew his orchards, to his journey to the West, where he continued to share the beauty of his trees with others and became known as Johnny Appleseed. |
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Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
Joan Holub
Format: eBook
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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... |
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PICTURE BOOK
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Folks Call Me Appleseed John
Andrew Glass - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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A fictionalized account describing how John Chapman was joined in the western Pennsylvania wilderness by his half-brother Nathaniel, who was unprepared for John's spartan lifestyle and unusual ways |
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MOVIES
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American Legends
James Earl Jones - WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Format: DVD
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American history and pioneer mythology blur in this collection of animated Disney shorts hosted by James Earl Jones. From Disney's Golden Age come the marvelous Johnny Appleseed (1948) , a fanciful, folksy, story-song tale of the real-life planter who seeded the Midwest, and The... |
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Online Resources
World Book Online
https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home#article/ar830084
Overdrive
https://iddc.overdrive.com/iddc-fayette/kids/search?query=Johnny+Appleseed
Britannica
https://library.eb.com/levels/children/search/articles?query=johnny+appleseed&includeLevelOne=false
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