Stretch to the Sun: From a Tiny Sprout to the Tallest Tree on Earth - Hardcover
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Carrie A. Pearson, Susan SwanAudience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2018-10-09Pages:32
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Charlesbridge PublishingISBN-13:9781580897716ISBN-10:1580897711UPC:9781580897716Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Science & NatureBook Topic:Trees & Forests, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Environmental Science & EcosystemsSize:11.20 x 8.60 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC6FJQSQQ1
"Visually appealing and enjoyable to read aloud, this book is a versatile introduction to redwood trees and forest conservation."
--School Library Journal Step into the magical, but true, world of a coast redwood forest -- one of nature's most diverse environments. Experience the life of one tiny tree as it survives despite all odds and grows generation by generation into the tallest tree on earth today. A recipient of a silver Eureka! Award from the California Reading Association for outstanding nonfiction. A children's book about how a once tiny seedling, deep in the forest of Redwood National Park, that was protected by the animals and plants that surrounded it, stretched toward the sun to become the tallest known tree on earth. It survived ecological and human threats and flourished for over 1200 years. Logging in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries depleted the coastal redwood population significantly. But the creation of northern California's Redwood National Park in 1968 helped to save some of the ancient trees, like this one. The tree was discovered by tall tree scientists in 2006, but in the hopes to keep the tree safe, its exact location is kept secret. Susan Swan's eye-catching illustrations are made of found objects and hand-painted papers bringing a natural depth and texture to the story. Peppered with impressive facts about trees and extensive backmatter, Pearson proves that every tree has a story to tell.
--School Library Journal Step into the magical, but true, world of a coast redwood forest -- one of nature's most diverse environments. Experience the life of one tiny tree as it survives despite all odds and grows generation by generation into the tallest tree on earth today. A recipient of a silver Eureka! Award from the California Reading Association for outstanding nonfiction. A children's book about how a once tiny seedling, deep in the forest of Redwood National Park, that was protected by the animals and plants that surrounded it, stretched toward the sun to become the tallest known tree on earth. It survived ecological and human threats and flourished for over 1200 years. Logging in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries depleted the coastal redwood population significantly. But the creation of northern California's Redwood National Park in 1968 helped to save some of the ancient trees, like this one. The tree was discovered by tall tree scientists in 2006, but in the hopes to keep the tree safe, its exact location is kept secret. Susan Swan's eye-catching illustrations are made of found objects and hand-painted papers bringing a natural depth and texture to the story. Peppered with impressive facts about trees and extensive backmatter, Pearson proves that every tree has a story to tell.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Charlesbridge PublishingISBN-13:9781580897716ISBN-10:1580897711UPC:9781580897716Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Science & NatureBook Topic:Trees & Forests, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Environmental Science & EcosystemsSize:11.20 x 8.60 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC6FJQSQQ1
Carrie Pearson is a former early elementary teacher and the author of A Warm Winter Tail and A Cool Summer Tail. She hikes, bikes, runs, skis, windsurfs, kayaks, and swims--and writes about what she experiences. Carrie lives in Marquette, Michigan, with her husband and their three daughters. Susan Swan holds an MFA from Florida State University. She works primarily in digital cut-paper collage, and when not creating pictures, she makes jewelry. She illustrated Out on the Prairie by Donna M. Bateman and Volcano Rising by Elizabeth Rusch. She lives in Ovilla, Texas with her husband. www.susanswan.com
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