Presents the life of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, describing his love of nature, his kindness to animals, and his physical fortitude.

Follows the different kinds of work that the Zieglers do in their apple orchard beginning with fall pruning and ending with picking and selling the ripened fruit.

"Introduces young readers to John Chapman, an eccentric frontier nurseryman, conservationist, and traveling preacher; also known as the American legend, Johnny Appleseed."--

"In the 1800s a migrant farmer named Maria Ann Smith worked as an apple orchardist. Her discovery of a new type of apple that never turned red, but was always green, tart, sweet, and perfect for a pie, was due part to a fluke of nature, and part to Maria's insight and determination. The beloved Granny Smith apple that we know today was named in her honor. This is her story"--