![]() ![]() He incorporates lemon trees, evoking The Red Lemon, and the delivery of a cake by a rotund baker, like the character in The Donut Chef. In one scene, in which birthday preparations are underway at a seaside home, the illustrator gives a nod to two of his previous books. Some trees, like the one that holds up a girl’s swing set and spans two pages, become the focus of the illustrations, while other trees, such as the ones that form the perimeter of a baseball field, blend into the background of a playful afternoon. They prevent erosion, which makes the soil healthier and allows people to grow and eat their own nutritious vegetables.īob Staake’s computer generated, cartoon-like characters evoke nothing but joy as they interact with the trees and their offerings. In turn, trees provide shade, clean air, fruit, sap for syrup and food for animals. After buds burst open and leaves appear, these leaves and the sun combine to give trees their food. ![]() ![]() In simple yet poetic and inspirational text, Diane Muldrow shares stories describing how trees, whether in Central Park or Paris, New England or Africa, on a Midwest farm or along the Mediterranean coast, provide a multitude of benefits for the earth. Just as a family plants a tree in the backyard of their Brooklyn neighborhood, another family in Kenya plants a tree, a reflection of the country’s Green Belt Movement, created by environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. ![]()
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