calistareads's review
4.0
"Even in the Darkest Times, Color will Always Return to the World."
I didn't know this story about 911. There was a tree between the two twin towers and even though it was broken from all the rubble, the tree still lived. They moved it to a nursery and cared for it. The tree, a Callery Pear Tree, lived and was moved back to the 911 memorial.
The artwork is so rich with colors. The author uses the cycle of the seasons to explore this tree and while at it, he gives a very good lesson in the healing journey for anyone in a catastrophe. This is a beautiful book and I'm so glad Goodreads recommended this to me. I would like to see this tree someday.
One more interesting fact. Each year, some seedlings are collected and trees grown from this tree. When disaster strikes other communities in the country, they will send them the young tree as a call for hope. That's so cool. Check out the book. It's very well done.
I didn't know this story about 911. There was a tree between the two twin towers and even though it was broken from all the rubble, the tree still lived. They moved it to a nursery and cared for it. The tree, a Callery Pear Tree, lived and was moved back to the 911 memorial.
The artwork is so rich with colors. The author uses the cycle of the seasons to explore this tree and while at it, he gives a very good lesson in the healing journey for anyone in a catastrophe. This is a beautiful book and I'm so glad Goodreads recommended this to me. I would like to see this tree someday.
One more interesting fact. Each year, some seedlings are collected and trees grown from this tree. When disaster strikes other communities in the country, they will send them the young tree as a call for hope. That's so cool. Check out the book. It's very well done.
mermaidsherbet's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death
jkribbit's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
A beautiful and hopeful story of 9/11. The story told in words is beautiful and the story told in illustrations is hopeful. What a pairing!
readingthroughtheages's review
5.0
Beautifully illustrated and so well written. A book about a painful day that brings strong feelings to all, but still strikes hope within the story and illustrations.
Find an interview with illustrator, Aaron Becker. It's fascinating to hear how he went about making the decisions for his illustrations.
Find an interview with illustrator, Aaron Becker. It's fascinating to hear how he went about making the decisions for his illustrations.
heisereads's review
5.0
Beautiful. And the story within the story told through the illustrations is poignant. The use of the changing seasons to tie into the passage of time and life of this tree are impactful. Overall, a hopeful story, while not focusing on the events or terrorist reasons for the events on the day of the attacks. Would be a good intro for our youngest students. The backmatter with additional information on the life of this tree, an author's note, and and illustrators note add depth and context.
lolomil's review
5.0
I love beautiful nonfiction picture books that introduce us to bigger events. This book is about a tree that says between the twin towers. It was pulled from the rubble and was dubbed the last surviving, living thing to be pulled from the rubble.
So very cool and such a beautiful book. It gave my kids and I a different way to talk about 9/11.
So very cool and such a beautiful book. It gave my kids and I a different way to talk about 9/11.