Johnny Appleseed: A Tall Tale - Softcover

Kellogg, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0688148506 ISBN 13: 9780688148508

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1996

Synopsis

When our nation was young, Johnny Appleseed tramped barefoot across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, selling or giving pioneers apple seeds and saplings. He single-handely established countless apple orchards across the newly-settled land. Tales and tales have been told about him. Some are true, some are not, but all of them are wonderful.

A perfect introduction to a genuine American hero and the legends that grew around him.

About this title

Review:

..".Kellogg's color has never been so rich and luxuriant, and his well-composed spreads are individualized with expressive faces and shading and detatiled without being cluttered....An affectionate portrayal, enthusiastically accomplised.""-- Booklist..".The brief text combining legend with fact, coupled with the picture book format, makes this life of Johnny Appleseed the most accessible and entertaining now available to young children...""-- School Library Journal

About the Author:

Steven Kellogg was "moved by the simplicity, the subtleties, and the poignance of the writing in this story." He welcomed the opportunity to reillustrate it in full color. Mr. Kellogg is an award-winning author and illustrator who has created more than 100 children's books, including The Three Little Pigs, Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett. He is the illustrator of Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town and The Baby Beebee Bird. Mr. Kellogg is a recipient of the David McCord Citation and the Regina Medal for his distinguished contribution to children's literature. He lives with his wife, Helen, in upstate New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0688148506
• ISBN 13: 9780688148508
• Binding: Paperback