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K-Gr 3—A boy finds a sapling on the dirt path that runs through his village in what appears to be India and protects it with a ring of stones. As the tree grows, villagers reroute the path around it, while bikers and oxcart and motor scooter drivers cry, "Out of the way! Out of the way!" The tree continues to grow, providing a home for animals and a meeting place for people beneath its branches. A city grows beyond the village, the dirt path becomes a paved road for cars and trucks, the boy ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This look at urban development manages to stay cheery and upbeat as an Indian village grows into a city. Traffic of all kind...Log In or Sign Up to Read More