Hardcover, 32 pages Published by Holiday House (2008-09-01) List
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$0.01) Amazon DescriptionThis stunningly illustrated picture
book takes a fascinating journey through time as it imagines the
beginnings of New York City's oldest Elm. In the heart of New
York City stands a great, proud Elm tree. Stronger than any
skyscraper, this tree witnessed the very beginnings of the
city's settlement, it has persisted through vast fires and long
wars, and it has stood tall as the city has grown even taller
around it. Now 250 years old, this Elm serves to remind us of
the majesty of Mother Nature and the wonders she can create with
something so small as a seed. In this affectingly told and
beautifully illustrated volume, Karen Gray Ruelle and Deborah
Durland DeSaix imagine what might have been the beginnings of
this grand tree. One Potato Review In this meticulously
illustrated history, it takes two wars, two epidemics (one
human, one botanic), depressions, fi