DeGowin & DeGowin's Bedside Diagnostic Examination Book

The book, "The Story of Johnny Appleseed" by Aliki, is a biography/autobiography that is intended for ages 4-8. This story is about Johnny Appleseed and how he was a man who planted many apple trees and became known for it. I gave this book four stars because the illustrations had lots of color and portrayed a good view of the story. The characters each had their own effect on the story, such as Johnny himself, who brought all the trees to be created. Also, the ending of how the Indians saved his life was very heartwarming. This story would be good to use to teach children this: as Johnny tried to create, peace should always be because we shouldn't hate... we should show love despite our differences. When child read about how the Indians helped Johnny by taking care of him, it will be a great example of how we should always lend a hand to people in need. With this issue of racism, this will show children that race should not matter. Johnny was white, and the people that saved him were Native American. Since racism is still an issue in our society, this will show should kids that the Indians were still kind to Johnny, despite their differences.