The perfect biography to "bite into" at the start of a new school year! Children are sure to be fascinated by the eccentric and legendary Johnny Appleseed, a man who is best known for bringing apple trees to the midwest. Over John Chapman’s lifetime, he saw the country grow and start to spread westward. Traveling alone— in bare feet and sporting a pot on his head!—Johnny left his own special mark planting orchards that helped nourish new communities. His journeys and adventures are illustrated in a hundred black-and-white illustrations.
你可能從歌曲或故事裡聽過「約翰蘋果子」的傳說:根據故事及歌謠,約翰把他的蘋果子灑在全國各地。你知道真的有「約翰‧蘋果子」這個人嗎?他的名字叫做強納森‧崔普曼 (Jonathan Chapman) 。他於1775年9月26日在麻州出生。崔普曼之所以有這個外號,是因為當他在橫越中西部十萬平方英里的荒漠與草原時,他也同時栽種了一些果樹林,以及許多蘋果樹。
約翰經常穿著破爛、光著腳,頭上頂著一隻舊鍋當帽子,帶著一袋蘋果樹的種子,在各處鄉間旅行。不管走到那裡,他都種下蘋果種子,有時用蘋果子換點食物,遇到貧窮人家就贈送,他希望每個家庭都有蘋果花看,有蘋果吃。因為早期移民們生活寂寞,大家都歡迎這位約翰的來訪,連小孩們都喜歡,故稱他為「蘋果子約翰」。