The Tree That Survived the Winter
Author: Mary Fahy
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9780809104321
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA tree survives the cold winter in this parable about the power of faith.
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The Very Oldest Pear Tree
Author: Nancy I. Sanders
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2020-08-01
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 0807566802
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fascinating history of a tree that's older than our nation. In the 1630s in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a Puritan settler planted a pear tree—the first pear tree in America. More than a century later, the tree still bore fruit, impressing a famous poet and one of the first US presidents. The pear tree survived hurricanes, fire, and vandalism, and today, more than 350 years after it was first planted, it's alive and strong, and clones of it grow all around the US. This is the amazing true story of the Endicott Pear tree, and how it grew up with our nation.
Branches of Hope
Author: Ann Magee
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 2021-05-18
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 1632899019
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Poetic and meditative, this true-life fable about a tree that survived 9/11 commemorates the attack while evoking a resilient spirit and the healing power of nature. Ann Magee’s spare and lyrical text and Nicole Wong’s soft-edged art afford ample space for young readers to reflect, to hope and to envision a future where peace takes root.” —Carole Boston Weatherford, author of Newbery Honor book BOX “Branches of Hope is a tribute to resilience and hope, a gentle way to talk with our youngest readers about the memory of 9/11.” —Kate Messner, author of The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs The branches of the 9/11 Survivor Tree poked through the rubble at Ground Zero. They were glimpses of hope in the weeks after September 11, 2001. Remember and honor the events of 9/11 and celebrate how hope appears in the midst of hardship. The Survivor Tree found at Ground Zero was rescued, rehabilitated, and then replanted at the 9/11 Memorial site in 2011. This is its story. In this moving tribute to a city and its people, a wordless story of a young child accompanies the tree's history. As the tree heals, the girl grows into an adult, and by the 20th anniversary of 9/11, she has become a firefighter like her first-responder uncle. A life-affirming introduction to how 9/11 affected the United States and how we recovered together.
Why Evergreens Keep Their Leaves
Author: Annemarie Riley Guertin
Publisher: Familius
Published: 2019-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781641701587
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the spirit of Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince, Why Evergreens Keep Their Leaves is a timeless story of why the fir, spruce, and juniper trees are evergreen all winter long.
Sprout Lands: Tending the Endless Gift of Trees
Author: William Bryant Logan
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2019-03-26
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 0393609421
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of the 2021 John Burroughs Medal for Distinguished Natural History Writing "This deeply nourishing book invites us to reclaim reciprocity with the living world." —Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass Once, farmers and rural people knew how to prune hazel to foster abundance: both of edible nuts and of straight, strong, flexible rods for bridges, walls, and baskets. Townspeople felled their beeches to make charcoal to fuel ironworks. Shipwrights shaped oaks to make hulls. No place could prosper without its inhabitants knowing how to cut their trees so they would sprout again. Pruning the trees didn’t destroy them. Rather, it created the healthiest, most sustainable and diverse woodlands that we have ever known. Arborist William Bryant Logan offers us both practical knowledge about how to live with trees to mutual benefit and hope that humans may again learn what the persistence and generosity of trees can teach. He recovers the lost tradition that sustained human life and culture for ten millennia.
Survivor Tree
Author: Marcie Colleen
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780316487672
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Callery pear tree standing at the base of the World Trade Center is almost destroyed on September 11, but it is pulled from the rubble, coaxed back to life, and replanted as part of the 9/11 memorial.
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Author: United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (India). Department of Land Records and Agriculture
Publisher:
Published: 1900
Total Pages: 74
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Very Tree
Author: Sean Rubin
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Published: 2021-05-11
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 1250838584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA deeply moving story about community and resilience, from the point-of-view of the Callery pear tree that survived the attacks on September 11, from Eisner Award-nominated author-illustrator Sean Rubin. * "A resonant, beautifully rendered testament to life and renewal." —Kirkus, starred review In the 1970s, nestled between the newly completed Twin Towers in New York City, a Callery pear tree was planted. Over the years, the tree provided shade for people looking for a place to rest and a home for birds, along with the first blooms of spring. On September 11, 2001, everything changed. The tree’s home was destroyed, and it was buried under the rubble. But a month after tragedy struck, a shocking discovery was made at Ground Zero: the tree had survived. Dubbed the “Survivor Tree,” it was moved to the Bronx to recover. And in the thoughtful care of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the Callery pear was nursed back to health. Almost a decade later, the Survivor Tree returned home and was planted in the 9/11 Memorial to provide beauty and comfort...and also hope. This is the story of that tree—and of a nation in recovery. Told from the tree’s perspective, This Very Tree is a touching tribute to first responders, the resilience of America, and the restorative power of community.
Our Young Folks
Author:
Publisher:
Published: 1869
Total Pages: 1188
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPopular children's magazine containing music, enigmas, charades, maps, stories and articles by various authors.
Resources for Parishes, Schools, and Families
Author: Lisa-Marie Calderone-Stewart
Publisher: Saint Mary's Press
Published: 2000-09-16
Total Pages: 65
ISBN-13: 0884894339
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe four books in Prayer Works for Teens offer prayers with themes for every kind of youth ministry setting in which prayer takes place. Each book includes three sets of prayer experiences, and each set consists of four prayer formats: a short prayer, a medium-length reflection prayer, a long ritual prayer, and a family prayer. Every prayer set focuses on a different image or object. Handouts are included for each prayer. An appendix in each volume lists the prayers for all four volumes indexed by Scripture citations and themes, making it easy for youth ministers to match up a prayer with their specific needs. The family component is a unique aspect of Prayer Works. So often families have no idea what their teenage members do at parish events. However, Prayer Works gives you an easy way to involve parents and siblings in the prayer experienced by the teen, including family handouts and sample letters for families. Book 2: Images and Themes Leaves: celebrations, hellos and good-byes, vitality and health Nuts: commitment, humility, humor, self-disclosure Four Elements (earth, wind, fire, water): science, images of God, creation, ecology
