Johnny Appleseed, Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet

Johnny Appleseed is a poem picture book written by Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet.  The book tells the story of Johnny Appleseed, how he planted his apples and how he got his name.  The way the book tells the story is through poems.  The book is illustrated by S.D. Schindler and I think that the illustrations really bring the story to life for readers.  This will be a great book to have in the classroom library.

This book is a great book to use on Johnny Appleseed Day to teach students about Johnny Appleseed, how he planted his apples and how he got his name.  The book would also be a great book to use to teach students about how to write poems.  One thing I noticed when reading Johnny Appleseed was that there was a mistake right at the beginning of the book so I would use the book to teach my class about proof reading and revising their work.  This book can be used to teach multiple lesson not just who Johnny Appleseed was or what he did.