Biography of Johnny | Johnny, The Planter | The Apple tree | The Sad Tree | The Sleeping Boy |
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What is the full name of the story?
Love, Johnny Apple Seed
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Johnny carried the apple seeds in this. It was often slung over his back.
A sack
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Name three animals that visited the tree?
Deer,
Rabits, Squirrels, Birds, Beetles, Caterpillars |
What was the big machine doing to the ground?
It was digging holes in the ground.
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What did the people tell the little boy to do when they saw him in the tree?
They told him to come down.
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What is the name of the author of the story?
Jennifer Boudart
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Why didn't all of the apple seeds become trees?
Give two reasons.
Some of them fell by the road and got trampled,
Some were washed away by rain, Some were eaten by squirrels |
Birds build their nests on this part of the tree.
Branches
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What did the workers mean when they said that the town was "booming."
They meant that the town was being developed.
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What did the old man say to the people when they told the boy to come down?
He told them that when he was a boy he used to sleep in the tree too.
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In what year was Johnny Apple seed born?
1775
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What accident happened while Johnny was walking away from a tiny village?
A seed fell from his sack
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The tree was awoken very early in the morning by this.
A loud rumbling noise
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Why made the tree very sad?
The tree was very sad because the people stopped noticing it, it was not receiving any sunlight, and the smoke from the factories turned it leaves yellow.
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What did the boy tell the people when they told him to come down from the tree?
He told them that the tree was his friend and woud watch out for him.
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Where was Johnny apple seed born?
Boston, Massachusetts
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What is a young tree called?
A sapling
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Why did the deer and rabbits stop visiting the tree?
Because the town was too noisy?
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What made the tree happy again?
It was visited by a liitle boy who played in the tree and always gave it hugs.
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Why were the people sad after they told their stories about the tree?
Because they had left the tree to die.
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How old was Johnny apple seed when he set out on his journey across America and in what direction did he travel?
He was 26 years old and he travelled East.
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Where did the seed fall that fell from Johnny's sack ?
Describe the area.
The seed landed beside a stream with very good soil for growing trees.
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How did the tree feel when the animals started visiting it?
It felt glad to have company.
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Why didn't the boy hear when his mother called him?
Beacause he fell asleep on one of the branches of the tree
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Why wasn't the tree afraid of the second loud rumbling sound ?
Because the people were building a park for the tree.
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