Tree in the Trail: A Cottonwood Tree Witnesses American History on the Santa Fe Trail for Kids (Ages 10-12) - Softcover

Holling, Holling C.

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9780395545348: Tree in the Trail: A Cottonwood Tree Witnesses American History on the Santa Fe Trail for Kids (Ages 10-12)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 039554534X ISBN 13: 9780395545348
Publisher: Clarion Books, 1990

Synopsis

The history of the Great Plains and the Santa Fe Trail is told in text and pictures by focusing on a cottonwood tree and the events that happen around it.

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About the Author

Born in Jackson County, Michigan, in 1900, Holling Clancy Holling graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1923. He then worked in a taxidermy department of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and spent time working in anthropology under Dr. Ralph Linton. During this period, he married Lucille Webster and within a year of their marriage accepted a position as art instructor on the first University World Cruise, sponsored by New York University. For many years, Holling C. Holling dedicated much of his time and interest to making books for children. Much of the material he used was known to him first hand, and his wife, Lucille, worked with him on many of the illustrations.

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Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
1990
Language
English
ISBN 10 
039554534X
ISBN 13 
9780395545348
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
64
Rating
  • 4.14 out of 5 stars
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Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780395182284: Tree in the Trail

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ISBN 10:  039518228X ISBN 13:  9780395182284
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1964
Hardcover