Johnny Appleseed: narrated by Mary McDonnell. Miss Rumphius: narrated by Claire Danes. Johnny Appleseed based on the same title by Reeve Lindbergh; based on the same title by Barbara Cooney. Originally produced in 2000 by Weston Woods Studios. Public performance DVD. Special features: Learning guides [text feature]; Previews [text feature].
Contents:
Johnny Appleseed / poem by Reeve Lindbergh ; paintings by Kathy Jakobsen ; produced and directed by Melissa Reilly, Paul R. Gagne -- Miss Rumphius / story and pictures by Barbara Cooney ; directed by Paul R. Gagne, Sarah Kerruish, and Melissa Reilly ; produced by Paul R. Gagne and Sarah Kerruish.
Summary:
Johnny Appleseed: Johnny Appleseed began traveling west as a young man, planting apple seeds in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and northern Indiana, leaving a legacy of achievement, fruit, and the spread of civilization to through the American frontier. Miss Rumphius: traveled near and far, witnessing beauty of all kinds, and went on to help make the world a more beautiful place with a simple handful of seeds.
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