Johnny Appleseed

by Eva Moore

By Eva Moore with Pictures by Beatrice Darwin. This copy is a March 1970 First printing from Scholastic. "When the pioneers came into the wilderness, they found little apple trees growing. That is how they knew Johnny Appleseed had been there."

Genres: Biography, Childrens, School, History

Library Binding

First published August 1, 1964

Reviews

[Bren fall in love with the sea. · Rating 4 out of 5]

"When the pioneers came into the wilderness, they found little apple trees growing. That is how they knew Johnny Appleseed had been there."
- Eva Moore, Johnny Appleseed


Sweeter than a fragrant apple blossom!

I learned about this lovely man in school, and to this day when I eat an apple, which is daily these days his person flickers through my mind.

If you haven’t read the story of Johnny Appleseed, I highly suggest you do as the writing is warm and accessible and you will find a joy to read all about him.

[Cindy aka "The Book Fairy" · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful story I had read during childhood then picked it up for a quick "intermission" between the short courses I needed completing for work... Although I tend to go for much shorter books these days with time being in short supply and umpteen fabulous stories to enjoy, this is quite brief ;) Never the less ,it's for young children anyway, so that isn't a complaint by any means! Marvelous story of a delightful man who made such a difference in many family's lives by planting apple tree seeds far and wide. He sowed the "gospel seeds" as well during his travels, having loved God dearly:) ( have read lengthier versions too) It's a story that any North American child especially, ought to be familiar with for history and mere enrichment of their knowledge :)

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although it would seem that Johnny Appleseed was a myth, there was in fact such a person. He was very much a child of nature, wandering through the wilderness, friends with the animals, settlers and Native Americans. In his own way, Johnny Appleseed prepared the land for the arrival of the Europeans, for he was responsible for the planting of many apple trees, long before settlers arrived. As a consequence, when dwellings were built and farms laid out, there were apple trees already bearing fruit either on the farm or nearby. In the early struggles to grow and acquire enough food, the apples were a welcome and needed addition.
I first read this book when I was in elementary school and enjoyed it once again. It is well written and does not descend beyond the facts into legend. There are people that are able to commune with wild animals and Appleseed was such a person. I strongly recommend this book as educational and entertaining reading for children at the elementary school level.

[Christiana Leonardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

sat in a bookshop in prague and teared up reading this. this is a great one to reconnect with. a great reminder. i’m going to use for teaching english to kids as well.

i don’t know much of the real history and of course this is dated. but the bits about him protecting the colonizers are not my favourite even though it’s reported he had a good relationship with natives.

[Rodney Haydon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember reading this as a child, and I enjoyed it then as I do now, though now I want to know more about John Chapman, the man they called "Johnny Appleseed".

[Jock Zollinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

The tale of Johnny Appleseed is told again by a new person in another book. I would recommend this book to people who have heard the tale but want to hear it from someone else. I would rate this book a four because it tells the story by someone else so you hear how they heard the story.

[Ken · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute kids book about the orchard-planting pioneer.

[Cws]

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