num_pages: 48
description: The long-enduring American legend of Johnny Appleseed comes to life in the glorious folk illustrations and spirited storytelling of Will Moses. Everyone knows the story of Johnny how he traveled westward across our young country spreading apple trees wherever he went and wearing outlandish hats like a soup pot on his head. But did you know that Johnny Appleseed was a real person? Born John Chapman in 1774 he grew up in a family of twelve children and as a young man struck out to find the frontier. It was along this journey that he discovered the wonders of apple trees and where he had his life adventures.In the tradition of his great-grandmother Grandma Moses Will Moses's much-loved folk art perfectly illustrates this American tale.
language: English
title: Johnny Appleseed: The Story of a Legend
publisher: Philomel