Johnny Appleseed Written by Jodie Shepherd, Illustrated by Masumi Furukawa

Published by Scholastic Inc, New York, New York

2010

“Showing small acts of generosity and the love of nature can make a big difference.”

Summary:

“Johnny Appleseed” written by Jodie Shepherd and illustrated by Masumi Furukawa “is a story about a real boy who loved eating apples, planting apple seeds, and growing apple seeds”.  It talks about how changed from a young boy to a legendary man that spread apple trees across the United States.    

Genre:

This book is a Biography, general nonfiction children picture book. It is known for catching the eyes of children in grades PreK-third.  The reason this book is a considered to be a general nonfiction book is because it is the true story of man called Johnny Appleseed whose real name is John Chapman.  He spent 49 years planting apple seeds in the American wilderness.

Personal Comments:

When I first time I saw this book I thought “why is the boy wearing a pot on his head”. After reading this book I immediately fell in love with it.  I was surprised to find out that it was a true story about a man named John Chapman who spread apple seeds across America.  The theme/subject is American History and Agriculture.

Jodie Sheperd;

Still trying to find information on author.

 

  Motivation Activities/Readers Response Questions:

If you were Johnny what seed would you spread around the United States?

What did Johnny Appleseed learn from his journey?

If you could go on a journey with him where would you visit first?

What did you learn from this book?

What was your favorite part?  Explain your answer.

Bibliography:

Scholastic Inc. (2012). Johnny Appleseed. In Scholastic. Retrieved November 29, 2012, from http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/johnny-appleseed-7

The Story of Johnny Appleseed. (n.d.). In Ask AJ!. Retrieved November 29, 2012, from http://www.applejuice.org/johnnyappleseed.html

Shepherd, J. (2010). Johnny Appleseed. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.