第12章 Lesson 12: Johnny Appleseed

Have you ever heard the story of Johnny Appleseed? He lived in The United States more than 200 years ago. His real name was John Chapman.

John Chapman loved planting trees. By the time he was 25 years old, he had already planted many apple trees in what is now New York State and Pennsylvania. In the 1800's, John went to the land south of the Great Lakes and west of the Ohio River. He cleared small squares of land in the wilderness and planted rows of trees. Soon John became known as the Apple Tree Man, or Johnny Appleseed.

Johnny had no family. He was a kind and gentle man. He was a friend to the Native Americans living in the area, as well as the settlers coming in. He was a great storyteller, and children loved him very much.

John Chapman died in 1845, but many of his apple trees are still standing.

I. Word List

cleared: cut down plants and trees

wilderness: an area where there are only forests and animals-no people

Native Americans: the first people to live in an area

settlers: people coming to live in a new area

II. Circle the things that Johnny Appleseed did.

planted many apple trees

cleared land

played tennis

made friends

with many people

told stories

had many children

played piano

built houses

III. Fun with words—Choose the correct word from the story.

1. What word rhymes with cheese? _ _ _ _ _

2. What letters are missing from this word? a _ _ le

3. What letters are missing from this word? se _ _ lers

4. What word is a shape? sq _ _ _ _ _

5. What word is the opposite of north? s _ _ _ _

IV. Answer the following questions.

1. What was Johnny Appleseed's real name?

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2. Who were Johnny Appleseed's friends?

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3. When did Johnny Appleseed die?

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4. Are any of Johnny Appleseed's apple trees still alive?

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5. Do you like apples? What other kinds of fruit do you like?

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