PreS-Gr 4-With a synergistic mesh of lyrical language and bright, expansive illustrations, this picture book enumerating the many benefits of trees is a winner.
However it got good reviews so maybe I am in the minority. After two readings I understood better about how to use the book with students and explaining how people all over the planet plant trees for a variety of reasons. I also thought it was a bit confusing as it jumped around the world showing various families planting trees. It gives a view of the purpose and importance of trees.I did not like the illustrations. She is the author of the bestselling Everything I Need to Know series, and she edited Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children s Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became an American Icon Along the Way by Leonard Marcus.īob Staake is the creator of many books for children, including My Pet Book Bluebird The Red Lemon, a 2006 "New York Times" Best Illustrated Book The Donut Chef, a Children s Choice Book Awards finalist and Look! A Book! He s also a prolific and highly acclaimed commercial illustrator whose work has appeared in "The New Yorker," "Time," the "Washington Post," and the "New York Times.This one is good for sharing in April for Earth Day. Now in paperback, this book can be enjoyed by children in classrooms everywhere.ĭiane Muldrow, an editorial director at Golden Books, has written dozens of children s books.
With a nod to Kenya's successful Green Belt Movement, Diane Muldrow's elegant text celebrates the life and hope that every tree-from Paris to Brooklyn to Tokyo-brings to our planet. while trees all over the world help clean the air, enrich the soil, and give fruit and shade. As the trees flourish, so do the families. In this simple poem with environmental themes, illustrated by award-winning artist Bob Staake, two young families in two very different parts of the world each plant a tree.
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