Johnny Appleseed

The Legend and the Truth

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Author:

Yolen, Jane

Illustrator:

Burke, Jim

ISBN:

978-0-06-059136-6

Publication Date:

Aug 2008

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

USD $18.89

Book Description:

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. In deft and lyrical prose, Jane Yolen tells the whole story of an individual who forever changed the landscape of America.

Breathtaking paintings by award-winning artist Jim Burke illuminate the historical detail of this man's life while capturing all the magic and...
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Book Details

Pages:	32
Detailed Subjects:	Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / General Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	8.5 x 11 x 0.25 Inches
Book Weight:	0.88 Pounds

Author Biography

Yolen, Jane (Author)

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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