| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9780395764787 | | Publisher: Clarion Books | | Publish Date: 3/1/1996 | | Buy.com Sku: 30061967 | | Item#: RVGFMV | | Dimensions (in Inches) 10H x 8L x 0.25T |
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| | | When a giant oak tree in the field next to Alice's house begins to die as a result of soil pollution, she learns a lesson about the fragility of the ecosystem. "The story's emotional impact--and environmental message--are movingly reinforced by Himler's delicate paintings".--Publishers Weekly, starred. Watercolor illustrations throughout.
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Alice loves the huge oak tree that grows in the meadow behind her house. She and her family picnic there with their sheepdog, and Alice's christening was even held underneath the tree one spring day. However, the land around the tree has turned a strange yellow color, and the tree is dropping leaves and branches. Alice and her family realize that the tree has been poisoned--probably through illegal dumping--and is dying. Despite the efforts of the community, nothing can be done to save Alice's beloved tree. Color paintings illustrate this picture book with an ecological message.
| Author Bio| Eve Bunting | | Born in Ireland, Bunting moved to the United States in 1958 with her husband, Ed, and their three children. She began her career as a writer by taking a writing class at a local junior college. Her first book, THE TWO GIANTS, was published in 1972. In 1976, her book ONE MORE FLIGHT received the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. |
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