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Tree of life : how a Holocaust sapling inspired the world
Author: Boxer, Elisa

Publisher: Rocky Pond Books (2024)

Dewey: 940.53
Classification: Nonfiction
Physical Description: [34] p., col. ill., 29 cm

BTSB No: 140878

ISBN: 9780593617120

Ages: 5-8

Grades: K-3

Subjects:
Trees
Holocaust, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945

Price: $23.78

Summary:
During World War Two, in the concentration camp Terezin, a group of Jewish children and their teacher planted and nurtured a smuggled-in sapling. Over time there were fewer children left to keep lovingly sharing their water with it. When the war ended the sapling had grown to a strong maple. Nearly eighty years later the tree's 600 descendants around the world are thriving, including one planted at New York City's Museum of Jewish Heritage in 2021.

Illustrator:

Rozentsveig, Alianna

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: LG
   Reading Level: 4.00
   Points: .5   Quiz: 553506

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (11/15/23)
   School Library Journal (01/26/24)
   Booklist (01/17/24)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (+) (00/12/23)

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