Sequoia
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (933 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1596437278 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His branches are home to owls and choirs of frogs. A Neal Porter Book. He watches as days, seasons, years pass by. Standing tall above the tree line, Sequoia stretches his ancient arms and gathers clouds to him. Through controlled verse and luscious illustration, Tony Johnston and Wendell Minor do justice to the enormous figure of the sequoia tree. Beneath his broad canopy, a world grows.This is his story
Numerous animals that make their homes among the sequoias are shown in the illustrations, but not all are mentioned in the text. VERDICT Teachers may want to use this title to demonstrate the use of figurative language or pair it with Jason Chin's Redwoods (Roaring Brook, 2009) for a unit on California giants.—Jackie Partch, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR . Readers follow the tree through the seasons: "Summers, from his post above lower trees, he sniffs the breeze. Though this is more of a poetic introduction than a research source, a one-page note at the end explains the difference between sequoias and their coastal cousins the redwoods, identifies threats to the trees, and includes a helpful range map. From School Library Journal K-Gr 3—In quiet, lyrical text, Johnston personifies a giant sequoia tree and brings it to life. Sometimes he feels the very heat, shimmering everywhere…
"Beautiful book!" according to Heidi Grange. Amazingly beautiful book! The poetry is beautiful and the illustrations stand out in every way. I admit that I"m a huge fan of the glowing, almost dreamy like illustration style of Wendell Minor. I've loved every by him that I've ever seen so when I heard about this book I knew I had to get it. Minor shows the reader many different perspectives on this most magnificent of trees. He shows the canopy, individual branches, views of the trunk and the animals that live there. He even has a picture where the reader appears to be . Great Kid Books said Luminous illustrations and evocative poetry. This homage to the giant sequoias of California invites young readers to imagine what it would be like to stand with one of these magnificent trees through the seasons. A stirring tribute to our state tree, with luminous illustrations and evocative poetry.
His interest in nature and the environment has taken him from the east coast to the west coast and everywhere in between, most recently the majestic sequoias in this book.. Tony Johnston has written many award-winning books for young readers, including Bone By Bone By Bone (Roaring Brook Press). Johnston has a ranch in California, where evenings she sits on the porch and gathers sunsets to her.Wendell Minor is the illustrator of over fifty children's books including