Mighty Tree

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PreSchool-Grade 2-- This pleasant nature story should be welcomed by teachers. In a simple, dignified text and with characteristically cheerful illustrations, Gackenbach tells how three wind-blown seeds take root in the forest, where they grow into mature trees. One is cut down and taken to a paper mill, where it is turned into a variety of products (which are shown being used by a group of multiracial children). The second becomes the beautiful centerpiece for a big city's Christmas celebration (some readers will recognize New York's Rocekfeller Center). The third remains in the forest and becomes ``the most important tree of all'' because it offers food and shelter to a variety of insects, birds, and other small animals. The bright watercolors are full of cheeky, charming children, as well as animals ambling and flying. Large readable type is placed against the lighter backgrounds to ease the way for young readers and storytellers alike. A simple, unpedantic ecology lesson. --Rosanne Cerny, Queens Borough Pub. Lib., NY
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