And so begins the story of Johnny Appleseed. Rosemary and Stephen
Benet wrote this poem in 1933 as a tribute to Jonathon Chapman, who
later became the folk hero, Johnny Appleseed. The poem is timeless.
It does as good a job telling Johnny's story now as it did in 1933,
and now it's accompanied by S.D. Schindler's beautiful illustrations.
The pictures bring Johnny to life for a whole new generation of readers.
Amazing Apples
Written and Illustrated by Consie Powell
Albert Whitman and Company
6340 Oakton Street
Morton Grove, IL 60053-2723
32 Pages
$15.95
Absolutely the
Perfect fruit to
Put in your
Lunchbox and
Eat later.
This book contains seventeen poems written in the acrostic form. The
poems explain, in a simple way, about life in an orchard through the
seasons. The poems give young audiences the opportunity to build on
their apple vocabulary. What's a core? What's a bushel? What do
apples need to grow? What are some different kinds of apples? The
answers are all here, along with a bonus page of simple apple activities.
Playtime
1. Celebrate Johnny Appleseed's birthday with a party! First,
read the book. Then make apple handprints. Simply have each child
paint the palms of their hands red and press them onto a sheet of
white construction paper. Top it off with a green thumbprint stem.
Round out the party with some tasty apple treats. You could serve
applesauce, apple chips, apple pie, caramel apples, apple cider, or
maybe just- apples!
2. Visit an orchard! This is the perfect time of year to go
where the apples are. Arrange for a guided tour. During the tour,
point out the different colors of apples, share the names of the
different apples, and explain the life cycle of the apple from seed,
to blossom, to apple.
More reading for apple fun..
A humorous tale of a family moving themselves
and all of their fruit trees across the country. Will the family and
their trees survive the trip? They will if little Delicious has
anything to say about it!
Learn how apples grow and become part of people's lives and
celebrations! Written and Illustrated by Will Hubbell
Learn how apples grow in this bright and lively book!
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