  | One day this tree will fall Author: Barnard Booth, Leslie | |
| Price: $23.98 | ||
Summary:
A tree's life story is told from its beginnings as a seed to its survival in the wilderness until it finally falls, but continues its life as a log, an animal habitat, and finally decomposes to provide nutrition for future trees.
| Illustrator: | Coleman, Stephanie Fizer |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (+) (01/01/24)
Booklist (01/17/24)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/03/24)
The Hornbook (+) (00/03/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 01/17/2024 The story began “long, long ago,” when a tree released its seeds. Carried by the wind, they landed on rocks and in streams. Most were eaten, but some put down roots. One grew into a tree that endured despite wind, ice, droughts, and even a fire that burned nearby trees. When loggers came and hauled away surrounding trees, they left this battered, broken, and wounded one, which tries to heal itself. Birds eat its seeds and build their nests in its remaining branches, while other animals crawl into its crevices for protection. Someday, after it becomes “just a log,” it will be teeming with life, providing shelter, protection, and ultimately nutrients for other living things. The well-defined, energetic illustrations were created using gouache, colored pencils, and digital elements. In the text, Barnard Booth takes the life cycle of trees and turns it into the story of a particular tree. The underlying ideas are discussed more fully in the back matter. Celebrating the interdependence of living things within their ecosystem, this well-crafted picture book reads aloud beautifully. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
