We Planted a Tree by Diane Muldrow. (Illustrated by the great Bob Staake!) This is a WONDERFUL book for Earth Day this month...a perfect read aloud for all elementary children. This book starts with a family in Brooklyn planting a tree in their backyard; turn the page and a Kenyan family is planting a tree on the African savannah. Throughout the book more trees are planted and they continue to grow and provide many things for the earth- food, shade, etc. This book will lead to many good discussions on how our Earth takes care of us and how we can take care of our Earth.
We planted a tree and it grew up,
While it reached for the sky and the sun. . . .
In this simple poem, two families in two very different parts of the world plant a tree. As the trees flourish, so do the families . . . while trees all over the world help clean the air, enrich the soil, and give fruit and shade. Perfect for young readers!
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