  | One million trees : a true story Author: Balouch, Kristen | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
A true story about when the author was a little girl and she and her family traveled to Canada to help plant trees to replace ones that had been removed by loggers.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (01/15/22)
School Library Journal (+) (01/21/22)
Booklist (03/15/22)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 01/21/2022 Gr 3–6—A charming account of a family who went to Canada to plant a million trees. The story is told through the eyes of the oldest daughter and features multiple learning opportunities: math problems, French words, interesting recipes to try, and plenty of facts about trees. The family camped with several other families and was tasked with planting tree plugs (seedlings) to replace trees in a section that had been cleared by lumberjacks. Balouch uses childlike drawings to give the story an appealing authenticity. The book resembles a peek inside a diary with drawings. There's a surprise ending: The author takes her children back to the site to see the beautiful tree farm she helped plant when she was a girl. VERDICT This excellent resource about conservation and preserving nature has been ably rolled into a delightful reminiscence vividly retold. —Cynde Suite - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
Booklist - 03/15/2022 In this tree-mendous autobiographical picture book, author-illustrator Balouch shares her childhood experiences taking part in a 1979 reforestation project in British Columbia, Canada. After arriving by seaplane, meeting a crew of fellow tree planters, and setting up camp, young Kristen and her family dig into their work with gusto. Short, breezy recollections propel the narration: “Dad and I got our first box of trees from the truck, and he showed me how to plant them.” The bright, expansive digital illustrations have a collaged-scrapbook appearance, chockablock with intriguing details including a cutaway peek inside the contents of Kristen’s suitcase, a dotted-lined map of the route taken to the planting site, and actual size comparisons between cedar, pine, hemlock, and fir saplings. More environmental information is relayed in speech bubbles sprinkled throughout (“Mom says the number of tree rings tells how old the tree is. 450 rings mean this tree is 450 years old”) and conversational annotations (“Baby moose are cute, but don’t get too close”). Heartening lessons in ecology, math, and teamwork are smoothly sown. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.
