Author/Illustrator" Aliki
Genre: Informational
Age Group: 1st - 3rd grade
Summary:
Johnny Chapman, later known as Johnny Appleseed, walked around for miles every day. One day he decided to sit under a tree and eat an apple. In his hand seeds were leftover and he decided to plant them. Which led to him wanting to plant apple seeds. So that became his mission. He walked and traveled miles from home, planting apple seeds as he went. Until one day he became very ill. An Indian mother and her child found Johnny laying down in the snow sick. She took him back to her village and nurtured him back to health. Once he was feeling better, he ventured off again but visited his friends frequently since they did save his life. To this day we can see apple trees everywhere, only because of him.
In my classroom, I would use this book to talk about the accomplishments the children have made so far. For an activity, I would have a big cut out of a tree in my classroom and instead of apples, I would have the children write their accomplishments and glue them on the tree.
I think the age group is appropriate for 1st through 3rd because it is a good read-aloud story and is easy to follow along with.
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