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Johnny Appleseed
summary on the back of the "Johnny Appleseed set out with a bag of seeds and a pot on his head. He did not wear shoes. So where was he going?"The All Aboard Reading series features stories that capture beginning readers' imagination while developing their vocabulary and reading comprehension.
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First published August 1, 1996
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October 18, 2019
John Chapman is a real person in history although his story has been mythologized over time. This is a great introduction to the life of Johnny Appleseed and his good works on the earth.
January 24, 2018
A really cheesy book about Johnny Appleseed. It's so watered down that it isn't worth reading.
August 25, 2022
I like historical fiction, and I suppose that this is an okay intro to Johnny Appleseed, but after going through it quickly, I'm left with a couple of concerns.
1) Factual accuracy: Is this the folktale/tall tale or is it supposed to be biographical? My impression is that it's more the American myth. The bit about the pot on his head ... was that really true? And if it were, was this is usual head-gear or something he did only when his 'tote' was full? Then too, was he really barefoot when he set out? (My questions continued as I kept reading -- maybe that's good. It gives me a nudge to do a little research.)
2) Science: Where did he get the seeds to plant? Can you really just stick a seed in the ground and expect it to grow?
3) Initial hook: An adult brings much more background information to a story than does the child, which is why I look closely at the first few pages of any book for kids. The start of this book follows the pattern of many biographies for older readers. On the first page we promptly are told that Johnny was a real person and his name was John Chapman. Wouldn't it have been better to start with an apple and the seeds inside? (My guess is that the majority of early readers have not heard of Johnny Appleseed.)
The art: nicely done
Maybe these are petty points. Maybe I'm expecting too much for a short story. Overall, I like the book and I'll keep it on the shelves.
1) Factual accuracy: Is this the folktale/tall tale or is it supposed to be biographical? My impression is that it's more the American myth. The bit about the pot on his head ... was that really true? And if it were, was this is usual head-gear or something he did only when his 'tote' was full? Then too, was he really barefoot when he set out? (My questions continued as I kept reading -- maybe that's good. It gives me a nudge to do a little research.)
2) Science: Where did he get the seeds to plant? Can you really just stick a seed in the ground and expect it to grow?
3) Initial hook: An adult brings much more background information to a story than does the child, which is why I look closely at the first few pages of any book for kids. The start of this book follows the pattern of many biographies for older readers. On the first page we promptly are told that Johnny was a real person and his name was John Chapman. Wouldn't it have been better to start with an apple and the seeds inside? (My guess is that the majority of early readers have not heard of Johnny Appleseed.)
The art: nicely done
Maybe these are petty points. Maybe I'm expecting too much for a short story. Overall, I like the book and I'll keep it on the shelves.
October 15, 2017
This is the first year I decided to read this book aloud to my first grade students. Many of them had heard of Johnny Appleseed before, and this helped generate some discussions amongst students, which was nice to see. This book told the story of how Johnny Appleseed came to be, and how he was a friend to people, animals, and whole communities. What I enjoyed most about this book was how it help me teach into comprehension skills, such as "What is Johnny Appleseed like?" This is a common question at the end of running records. One student also asked me at the end of the reading, "Is this fiction or nonfiction?" The whole class then started talking about reasons why they thought it was one or the other. Overall, this is a very cute book to read aloud to students and generate turn and talk discussions. I highly recommend it to be read this time of year!
November 19, 2017
Summary: 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.
Evaluation: This book does a good job of telling about Johnny's life. It is very informational and it allows the kids to learn a lot from reading it.
Teaching Idea: I would use this book to talk about summarizing. The students would tell me what happened at the beginning, middle and end of the book.
Evaluation: This book does a good job of telling about Johnny's life. It is very informational and it allows the kids to learn a lot from reading it.
Teaching Idea: I would use this book to talk about summarizing. The students would tell me what happened at the beginning, middle and end of the book.
January 9, 2021
Read to kids. A nice one!! Writing could have been lot more interesting for such an endearing character. Gonna look out for more reads about this guy for sure!!!
December 18, 2015
Summarize the book:
This book is about a boy named Johnny who sets off on an adventure with Apple seeds. He plants the seeds wherever he goes and by the time he has gone places, people are using the apples from the trees he plants for various purposes. He meets the little girl who is using his apple tree as a swing and I think it inspires Johnny because he decides to not stay with them and instead keep planting apple seeds.
Identify the characteristics from the text that support the specific genre:
Characteristics from this text that support the genre is that the book is a story that has been retold over many generations. It is a traditional story telling about how Apple Trees came to be so bountiful.
Identify specific concepts that could be integrated into the classroom:
I think this book could be integrated in a unit on Native Americans as they are mentioned in the book about the berries. This story would be a good after lunch story. It could be something students would be interested in and it would be fun to spur discussion about how the animals were his friends, even the bear. It would also be a good way to talk to students about travel and the “pot” he kept on his head.
Provide any other suggestions that would be useful regarding literary content, reading level, and other ways in which the book might be integrated:
This book could also be integrated in a unit discussion plants and how plants can grow. It would be worth mentioning how apple seeds start to grow and it might be fun to show the parts of the country that Apple trees are mist abundant in. Ask students about if they have ever eaten an apple off an apple tree.
This book is about a boy named Johnny who sets off on an adventure with Apple seeds. He plants the seeds wherever he goes and by the time he has gone places, people are using the apples from the trees he plants for various purposes. He meets the little girl who is using his apple tree as a swing and I think it inspires Johnny because he decides to not stay with them and instead keep planting apple seeds.
Identify the characteristics from the text that support the specific genre:
Characteristics from this text that support the genre is that the book is a story that has been retold over many generations. It is a traditional story telling about how Apple Trees came to be so bountiful.
Identify specific concepts that could be integrated into the classroom:
I think this book could be integrated in a unit on Native Americans as they are mentioned in the book about the berries. This story would be a good after lunch story. It could be something students would be interested in and it would be fun to spur discussion about how the animals were his friends, even the bear. It would also be a good way to talk to students about travel and the “pot” he kept on his head.
Provide any other suggestions that would be useful regarding literary content, reading level, and other ways in which the book might be integrated:
This book could also be integrated in a unit discussion plants and how plants can grow. It would be worth mentioning how apple seeds start to grow and it might be fun to show the parts of the country that Apple trees are mist abundant in. Ask students about if they have ever eaten an apple off an apple tree.
October 16, 2013
Johnny Apppleseed is in the genre of historical fiction, and is intended for children age 4-6 years old.
Johnny Appleseed is about Johnny Appleseed and his voyage out West. It talks about how he planted apple seeds along the way and how he got the name Johnny Appleseed. I gave this book 4 stars because it gives the reader a lot of insight on the main character; who's name was really John Chapman. Through the words int this story you were able to pick up that the main character loved nature and planting apple seeds. The illustrations were so beautiful in an attempt to recreate the historical period. The illustration's were very simple and easy to decipher. This book can be incorporated into a class activity where a teacher could cut up some apples and identify each part of the apple and tell the story of Johnny Appleseed. The students could then eat the pieces of apple and draw a picture of what they think Johnny Appleseed may have looked like.
Johnny Appleseed is about Johnny Appleseed and his voyage out West. It talks about how he planted apple seeds along the way and how he got the name Johnny Appleseed. I gave this book 4 stars because it gives the reader a lot of insight on the main character; who's name was really John Chapman. Through the words int this story you were able to pick up that the main character loved nature and planting apple seeds. The illustrations were so beautiful in an attempt to recreate the historical period. The illustration's were very simple and easy to decipher. This book can be incorporated into a class activity where a teacher could cut up some apples and identify each part of the apple and tell the story of Johnny Appleseed. The students could then eat the pieces of apple and draw a picture of what they think Johnny Appleseed may have looked like.
March 16, 2010
The story Johnny Appleseed is about how Johnny moved west to make it a better place to leave by planning apple tress all across the United States.
The size of this book is small. There is a dedication page, which I did not think I would find it in a book like these. The pictures in the book are beautiful. They look like they are made with watercolors and have a lot of details to them. Right now the first page it tells you what Johnny Appleseed real name is. With this book you could use it in a social studies class when you are studying famous people or if you are studying the time period when Americans where moving across the United States. The book does a great way of laying out Johnny Appleseed life and different things that he did. The book is written in a way that young students will be able to understand.
The size of this book is small. There is a dedication page, which I did not think I would find it in a book like these. The pictures in the book are beautiful. They look like they are made with watercolors and have a lot of details to them. Right now the first page it tells you what Johnny Appleseed real name is. With this book you could use it in a social studies class when you are studying famous people or if you are studying the time period when Americans where moving across the United States. The book does a great way of laying out Johnny Appleseed life and different things that he did. The book is written in a way that young students will be able to understand.
September 25, 2015
I read this book today for my first grade practicum class and then tied it in with a math lesson. I read the book and then told them that I have some apples from johnny appleseed's tree's and had them taste the apples and make a chart of who's favorite was yellow, green, and orange and then answer questions about the graph. The book itself is a good book for young children to see an example of a folk tale and it is one of the less wordy versions of johnny appleseed that I have found so it is definitely a good choice.
December 3, 2015
I read this book today for my first grade practicum class and then tied it in with a math lesson. I read the book and then told them that I have some apples from johnny appleseed's tree's and had them taste the apples and make a chart of who's favorite was yellow, green, and orange and then answer questions about the graph. The book itself is a good book for young children to see an example of a folk tale and it is one of the less wordy versions of johnny appleseed that I have found so it is definitely a good choice.
November 6, 2009
Kindergarten-Grade 2. This biography of John Chapman will be well received by beginning readers. Demuth shares the most appealing facts about her subject's life: enjoying nature and, of course, planting the seeds for apple trees across the unsettled West. Several double-page spreads are beautiful in their simplicity and effectively reflect the historical period. Here is a Johnny Appleseed story that can be read independently or read aloud in September when units about apples are popular.
March 1, 2012
This is a folklore book of a story that has been passed down threw generations about a man named Johnny Chapman. The story has brightly colored with realistic features and is appropriate for nursery and primary reading ages. The story has been changed slightly from the truth as for Johnny had planted his seeds for a profit instead of planting them generously around the world. The studwents like hearing the story of how the apple tree had spread and keep interested during his journey.
October 16, 2015
This the story of Johnny Appleseed, or John Chapman. He went across Western American planting some of the first apple trees. This would be a great story to use in about first grade. It can teach many concepts, including the story of Johnny, how America looked during that time period, American Indians, perseverance, and more. The students can do an art activity during the fall with apples, or they can even find a place to plant their own apple tree and watch it grow over the years.
January 25, 2012
i like the book and i thing that the was helping people and i thing that was a nice thing to do, i thing planing apple seed every day in life is something i will not really want to do that for the rest of my lift, i WOULD not want to DO THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
I THING IT WAS really A good Book.
I THING IT WAS really A good Book.
April 28, 2015
This book was an very easy read with pictures to help the text. This book would be a great to use during a lesson on Johnny Appleseed for younger students. The text is informational yet some parts are fictional. The illustrations are very well done. I like the highlights the author chose to pick of the boys life and story line of going back to the same tree he first planted later in his life.
January 27, 2012
During social studies, you teach about Johnny Appleseed. This book is in the view of someone who describes all what he did in his life. This would be a good book to read about him to the class instead of reading about him in a text book.
January 28, 2010
Good retelling of the story for early readers but the illustrations aren't sharp.
February 22, 2015
I'm happy the tree was happy in the end. :)
October 26, 2015
This book talks about the adventure of John Chapman and how he planted many apple trees.
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use- I would use this book to introduce my students to Johnny Appleseed
setting- various
grade- k/1st
use- I would use this book to introduce my students to Johnny Appleseed
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November 29, 2015This book can be used in younger grades to talk about real and fake. Johnny Appleseed may have nne a real person but most of the way the book portrays him is untrue.
November 30, 2015
Johnny Chapman introduced the idea of apple trees across the world. This book can be used as a history lesson for children and is an easy read.
November 25, 2016
Sweet little book, I love adventuring
January 30, 2019
After reading “Johnny Appleseed” by Patricia Demuth, I enjoyed the educational purposes it had, along with the wonderful pictures and vivid descriptions it gave. It showed that Johnny Appleseed was a friend to all and planted trees wherever he went for the benefit of other people. I liked that it explained it voyage out west and how he planted seeds along the way to make the world a better place. As he grew up, so did his trees. It provided a place for children to play and swing on, and for elders to make apple jam from. It was lighthearted and I think students will understand the plot and find it funny that Johnny got named after planting apples.
This children’s book is a tall- tale and a folktale, meaning that it is a story that is passed down by word of mouth and it has exaggerated narration. This story has been passed down from generation to generation, because it talks about Johnny travelling west and planting his seeds along the way. It could be a good history lesson, as it shows how times have changed and it briefly introduces you into the past of people traveling west for freedom. It is told by mouth, meaning it has no facts attached to it. It is just a story about a boy. This story is exaggerated, because they boy cannot walk all the way west on his own and the tiny apple seeds he planted are most likely not able to grow as big and strong as he made it seem. The apples that grew from his trees were probably not as ripe as he made them out to be.
I might integrate these genres into my future classroom, by giving my students a brief history lesson. This book was easy to read, and it was educational if you didn’t get into the logistics of it. I could read my students stories like “Johnny Appleseed” and other ones that are very exaggerated to give them a sense of sarcasm and whittiness. It may be helpful for them to read stories like that, so they know how to perceive things they hear in the real world and not to take everything so seriously.
This children’s book is a tall- tale and a folktale, meaning that it is a story that is passed down by word of mouth and it has exaggerated narration. This story has been passed down from generation to generation, because it talks about Johnny travelling west and planting his seeds along the way. It could be a good history lesson, as it shows how times have changed and it briefly introduces you into the past of people traveling west for freedom. It is told by mouth, meaning it has no facts attached to it. It is just a story about a boy. This story is exaggerated, because they boy cannot walk all the way west on his own and the tiny apple seeds he planted are most likely not able to grow as big and strong as he made it seem. The apples that grew from his trees were probably not as ripe as he made them out to be.
I might integrate these genres into my future classroom, by giving my students a brief history lesson. This book was easy to read, and it was educational if you didn’t get into the logistics of it. I could read my students stories like “Johnny Appleseed” and other ones that are very exaggerated to give them a sense of sarcasm and whittiness. It may be helpful for them to read stories like that, so they know how to perceive things they hear in the real world and not to take everything so seriously.
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