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Survivor Tree by Marcie Colleen
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.