We Planted a Tree - Softcover

Muldrow, Diane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553539035 ISBN 13: 9780553539035

Publisher: Dragonfly Books, 2016

Synopsis

Perfect for springtime reading! In this poetic picture book 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. 

As the trees flourish, so do the families . . . while trees all over the world help clean the air, enrich the soil, and give fruit and shade.
 
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. Now in paperback, this book can be enjoyed by children in classrooms everywhere.

About this title

About the Author:

DIANE MULDROW, an editorial director at Golden Books, has written dozens of children’s books. 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. Learn more at dianemuldrow.com.

BOB 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. Learn more at BobStaake.com and on Twitter @bobstaake.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 4—With a synergistic mesh of lyrical language and bright, expansive illustrations, this picture book enumerating the many benefits of trees is a winner. Muldrow's poetic text shapes beauty from simple observations: "The sunshine went into the buds,/And soon they burst open./Everywhere it was pink./And we were dizzy/With springtime." As the text describes the growth of the tree and the many benefits it provides (shade, clean air, fruit, sap, and holding the soil, among others), Staake's signature modernized cartoon-style illustrations circle the globe, showing families in New York, Vermont, Japan, Kenya, France, and Italy as they enjoy what the trees have to offer. Enjoyable and informative, this beautiful presentation of a clear ecological message is perfect for sharing on Earth Day, Arbor Day, or in ecology units.—Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, MD
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About this edition

• Publisher: Dragonfly Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0553539035
• ISBN 13: 9780553539035
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Staake Bob