The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families

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Synopsis
The fascinating story of Dr. Gordon Sato, who helped a small African village become self-sustaining by planting a forest of mangrove trees to reshape the community's ecosystem.For a long time, the people of Hargigo, a village in the tiny African country of Eritrea, were living without enough food for themselves and their animals. The families were hungry, and their goats and sheep were hungry too. Then along came a scientist, Dr. Gordon Sato, who helped change their lives for the better. And it all started with some special trees. These are the trees, Mangrove trees, That were planted by the sea. With alternating verse and prose passages, The Mangrove Tree invites readers to discover how Dr. Sato's mangrove tree-planting project transformed an impoverished village into a self-sufficient community. This fascinating story is a celebration of creativity, hard work-and all those mangrove trees that were planted by the sea!
Copyright:
2011

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
32 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781600609466
Publisher:
Lee & Low Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore. Illustrations copyright
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences
Grade Levels:
First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade
Reading Age:
6–11
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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