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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2010
K-Gr 3 Wood offers a slice of family history that exemplifies the intertwining of generations through tradition. On a visit to his great-aunt Mary's house, young Douglas is given the task of watering a large rosebush that was originally planted by his great-great grandfather and tended by four generations before him. Aunt Mary tells how her young nephewsDouglas's dad and unclecame to ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
More sermon than story, Wood's text describes his family's care for one another and for a rosebush over several generations. The explicitly (...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




