Summer of the Tree Army
A Civilian Conservation Corps Story
Published on 15. March 2021
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-58536-385-8 (ISBN)
Description
In Depression-era northern Michigan, a young boy meets a teenager serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps, the work relief program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to employ millions of young men during the Great Depression. When a fire threatens the forest, Roosevelt's "Tree Army" springs into action.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: From 7 to 8 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58536-385-8 (9781585363858)
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Gloria Whelan is a poet and the award-winning author of many children's books including Homeless Bird, for which she received the National Book Award. The Listeners is her third title in the Tales of Young Americans series. Her other picture books with Sleeping Bear Press include Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers (2008 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal winner); Yatandou (a Junior Library Guild selection); and Friend on Freedom River (a Jefferson Cup honor book). Ms. Whelan lives near Lake St. Clair in Michigan where you can often find her out walking.