The Tree of Time: A Story of a Special Sequoia [Paperback]

Kathy Baron (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Illustrated with lovely watercolor paintings, this picture book follows the life of a giant sequoia that lived for more than two thousand years.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Spanning 2200 years, this book chronicles the renowned Yosemite sequoia whose massive trunk was hollowed out in 1881 to accommodate streams of tourist traffic. From its first life as an airborne seed to its growth into a colossal 23-story tree to its crashing collapse in 1969, the sequoia's development is measured in relation to important historical events--the device bears close resemblance to Linda Vieira's The Ever-Living Tree (Children's Forecasts, Jan. 31). For example, the tree is just a sprout when ``a brilliant general named Hannibal tried in vain to defeat the powerful Roman army.'' If Baron means to inspire awe for the tree's nearly incomprehensible lifespan, her hefty history outweighs her simply told tale of the tree. A stale selection of broad historical benchmarks (Mohammed and his nomadic followers, Michelangelo and the Renaissance) may not serve early and middle-elementary readers, who tend to prefer those fresh particulars of history that relate to their own lives. Although inset illustrations may heighten youthful curiosity, the book's ranging text misses the mark. Ages 5-up.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 37 pages
• Publisher: Yosemite Association/Heyday Books (May 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939666731
• ISBN-13: 978-0939666737
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 6.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #49 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Nature > Forests & Trees

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Book About the Giant Sequoia, July 9, 2001

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Linda Steward (Windermere,Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tree of Time: A Story of a Special Sequoia (Paperback)

This is a Wonderful book about a giant Sequoia Tree in California. The book is beautifully illustrated and tells of the beginning of life from a small seed, to the over 2000 years of life the giant tree must endure. From a small seed taking life, a "Time Line of World History" is also displayed along the bottom of each page. We found this book originally in a bookstore at the Sequoia National Park Visitors in California. Although this book is intented for younger children, it has an underlying message for adults. My children, and my family enjoy reading this short story over and over again.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story!!, August 23, 2007

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Tiffany Tranchilla - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tree of Time: A Story of a Special Sequoia (Paperback)

After visiting this area in San Francisco, I just had to get this book! It's a wonderful primary-level story for my first graders (read-aloud).