Relates episodes from the life of Johnny Appleseed, a peaceful man who roamed the West for fifty years planting and tending to the trees that bore his favorite fruit, the apple.
Tells the life story of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, describing his youth in Longmeadow, Massachusetts; his adventures in the American West; and his rise to folk hero status.
Simple poems in acrostic form describe an apple orchard through the seasons, as well as the activities of the family that tends the orchard. Includes a page of notes about apples.
Describes the life and the legend of the frontiersman who came to be known as Johnny Appleseed after planting orchards throughout the Northwest Territory.
Presents a brief biography of John Chapman, whose distribution of apple seeds and trees across the Midwest made him a legend of tall tales and left a legacy still enjoyed today.