A Voice for the Redwoods
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (750 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0982294204 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A book to keep for life." according to Nancy Marquez. A Voice for the Redwoods is filed with gorgeous original artwork. While that might be reason enough to buy and treasure the book, it's the book's ability to help young readers appreciate different cultures, history, and nature which make it such a standout. The story is heartwarming and touching without becoming overly sentimental.Why do I say it's a book to keep? My 6A book to keep for life. Nancy Marquez A Voice for the Redwoods is filed with gorgeous original artwork. While that might be reason enough to buy and treasure the book, it's the book's ability to help young readers appreciate different cultures, history, and nature which make it such a standout. The story is heartwarming and touching without becoming overly sentimental.Why do I say it's a book to keep? My 64 year old husband read it before giving it to his great-nephews and said he needed to dab his ey. year old husband read it before giving it to his great-nephews and said he needed to dab his ey. "This book is such a great book! It teaches kids about nature and that" according to Clemente Melendrez Reynoso. This book is such a great book! It teaches kids about nature and that will make them realize they should take care of the nature. I'm the daughter of Clemente Melendrez and I'm writing this review I have Mrs. Halter (she is the author of this book) as a teacher is year and she is a great teacher. Its so great how she shows lots of passion to nature. This year she's an 8th grade teacher, and I'm sure glad to be in her class.. "Engaging Book" according to JK. This book tells the story of a redwood tree in first person. It is a very sweet book with a huge impact. One can actually "feel" the redwood tree's joy, sorry and concern as it goes through the years, being helped by its human friends. Nicely done!
Inspired by the redwood forests near Santa Cruz, California, and desiring to help preserve them, she wrote A Voice for the Redwoods as a contribution to that effort.. She earned her California teaching credentials at San Jose State University. Loretta Halter is a veteran public elementary school teacher with a background in envir
a captivating story for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders You’ll be moved to become an environmental educator. Schiavo, professor, Environmental Studies Department, San José State UniversityThis tender adventure story, sprinkled with poems, prayers and magic can teach us more than a stack of environmental reports. Representative, Executive Director, Voice of the Environment. -- Frank R. --Dan Hamburg, former U.S
Its vivid depictions of the drama of life and death among the forest's plants and animals, entertain young readers while also presenting the biology of a tree's life functions and growth stages, as well as the interrelationships of plants and animals in the forest ecosystem.. A Voice for the Redwoods, for children aged seven to twelve, is the story of one redwood tree's growth and adventures, from seedling to maturity