Sun, the Rain, and the Apple Seed : A Novel of Johnny Appleseeds Life

English

ISBN: 061823487X

EAN: 9780618234875

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / General/Juvenile Fiction / Biographical / United States/Juvenile Fiction / General/Juvenile Fiction / Religious / Christian / General/

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Release Date: 03/31/2003

Age Range: 10-14

Synopsis: In 1783, when John Chapman was nine, his father planted some apple seeds around their one-room cabin. A few years later, the fruit of those apple trees was feeding the growing Chapman family. Young Johnny marveled how all that was needed for this miracle to occur was the sun, the rain, and the apple seed . . . and so the seeds of a remarkable life took root.This engaging new account of a man whose name is known to all American schoolchildren incorporates the facts of John Chapmans life while evoking the fanciful and fantastic aspects of his character. By providing an inside look at Johnnys convictions and quirks, his visions and voices, the author achieves an intimacy with and an understanding of her subject that make his story both dramatic and satisfying. With insight and clarity, Durrant shows that Johnny Appleseed was not only the stuff of legend but also a very real man, an eccentric visionary who was generations ahead of his time.Here is a vivid fictional portrait of a real-life American folk hero, rich with colorful and carefully researched historic detail. Afterword, bibliography.

Sun, the Rain, and the Apple Seed : A Novel of Johnny Appleseeds Life

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.56 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 13.79 oz

Pages: 208