Johnny Appleseed

From the Series On My Own Biography

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 4
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

John Chapman loved all forms of nature, and he worked throughout his lifetime to improve it by planting apple trees. Known as the folk hero Johnny Appleseed, John helped to build America—not with a hammer and nails, but with a bag of seeds and a handful of dirt.

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978-1-57505-381-3
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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 4
Reading Level Grade 3
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand On My Own Books
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Publication Date 2001-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 2.4
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007020, JNF007090, JNF037040
Dewey 634'.11'092
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Lexile 600
Guided Reading Level N
ATOS Reading Level 3.3
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 58554
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Afterword, Awards, Reviewed, Teaching Guides, and Timeline

Awards

  • Notable Award Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2001

Reviews

The Horn Book Guide

“Packed with information and illustrated with bold, folk-flavored artwork. . .”
The Horn Book Guide