The real-life Story of a family who planted 1,000,000 trees--yes, it\'s true!--to fight deforestation in British Columbia.
A fun Story with an important environmental message, One Million Trees is bound to inspire kids to get their hands dirty to make our planet healthy! A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.
Plus, the amazing things even a small group of people can do when they work together. . . .
An author\'s note shares more information on deforestation, sustainable logging practices, and the irreplaceable environmental benefit of old growth forests.
The Story ends with a modern-day look at what Kristen\'s family helped accomplish: a stand of huge trees growing on what used to be an empty, muddy patch of bare stumps.
Young readers will learn a little French, practice some math skills, and learn all about how to plant a tree the right way! The kid-friendly, engaging text is paired with bold illustrations, full of fun details and bright colors.
In One Million Trees , Kristen reflects on the forty days they spent living in a tent, covered in mud and bug bites, working hard every day to plant a new forest.
There, they joined a crew working to replant the trees that had been cut down.
When Kristen Balouch was 10 years old, her parents made a surprising announcement: their whole family was going on a trip to plant trees! Kristen, her sisters, and her mom and dad--and their pet, Wonder Dog!--flew from their California home to a logging site in British Columbia.
The real-life Story of a family who planted 1,000,000 trees--yes, it\'s true!--to fight deforestation in British Columbia
