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Johnny Appleseed

Everyone knows the legend of Johnny Appleseed, the man from Massachusetts who planted apple trees all the way to California. But the true story of Johnny Appleseed, or John Chapman, is even greater than the legend.

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Main Author: Yolen, Jane
Other Authors: Burke, Jim
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Appleseed, Johnny, > 1774-1845 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Apple growers > Biography > Juvenile.
Frontier and pioneer life > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:Everyone knows the legend of Johnny Appleseed, the man from Massachusetts who planted apple trees all the way to California. But the true story of Johnny Appleseed, or John Chapman, is even greater than the legend.
Physical Description:1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:9780060591359 (trade bdg.)
0060591358 (trade bdg.)
9780060591366 (lib. bdg.)
0060591366 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:Jane Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. After college, she became an editor in New York City and wrote during her lunch break. She sold her first children's book, Pirates in Petticoats, at the age of 22. Since then, she has written over 300 books for children, young adults, and adults.

Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award.

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