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The First Forest

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This book tells about the first forest and how wonderful and unique all the trees were until some became selfish. The trees were forgiven for their greed but their punishment was that they would lose their leaves every fall and the others would remain green all year. Evergreens are now a constant reminder to us about how hurtful selfishness and greed can be. I love this book

I enjoyed reading The First Forest by John Gile. The illustrations were wonderful and very realistic. I think the author did an excellent job creating a story to explain one of the wonders of nature. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves the outdoors and mythological tales.

Did you ever wonder why some trees stay green all year round and others lose their leaves? This book tells a wonderful, interesting tale about how the forest was created, how the trees got to be what they are and about how they fought for the sun. It shows us that we need to get along, share, and be kind to one another so that we can all survive and be happy. Bullies are punished, but still are loved and encouraged to improve. This is a great legend filled with colorful illustrations. Please read The First Forest, by John Gile and enjoy

I recommend the book "The First Forest" written by John Gile. The story explains how greed is not good and it caused fighting among the trees.
The story also explains how and why the evergreen trees got their name and why they are green year round.

I would definitely recommend the book. It had good quality writing with many messages for children. Also, it can be used in many ways to teach. An example of this would be the varied descriptions of the trees. Different phrases were utilized such as, " barren trees." This teaches the children to use adjectives (2nd grade) and then hopefully, propells them to the critical thinking phase. What message does this book leave you with? Why would they recommend the book? These are all questions to be asked of children.

I would highly recommend the book, The First Forest. This book teaches about being kind and unselfish. The author uses trees to tell the story. The illustrations were well done. This book has many messages. This book opens up for a great deal of discussion.

I recommend this book just for the poetic beauty alone. It rhymes and has a rhythm that's probably metered. The illustrations are striking and you'll look forward to the colorful trees and the stark, bare, greedy trees.

I liked the book The First Forest, by John Giles because it told a story about why trees loose their leaves. Some trees were greedy for the sunlight. The greedy trees got punished for fighting and the nice trees were rewarded. They got to keep their leaves. I liked how the Tree Maker put bandages on the trees after they had a fight. The story rhymes and the pictures were colorful. Great story!

...This book is interesting and enjoyable for children in third grade like me. It gives a reason why some trees lose their leaves and others don't.
I liked the pictures. One showing the roots of a tree had lots of details. Some were very colorful. They helped me understand what I read.
You should read this book!

I Recommend this, because talks about treesabout trees and the snow. In one scene, a few tree hog all the sun and grow bigger. I highly recommend for people who need to know more about being selfish Like this book in many ways I like how each tree get to choose what it became. We will try to be unselfish to teach kid how to be kind for the rest of the next line.