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The Tree of Here
By Potok, Chaim & Auth, Tony
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-67984-010-7
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf : c1993.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1993
Gr 2-4 Potok's first book for children is about Jason, whose family has moved three times in five years and is about to relocate again. The boy must say farewell to a dogwood tree, with which he regularly holds mental conversations. Its deep roots are a metaphor for a sense of place and "hereness." Before the family's car pulls away, the gardener gives Jason a little dogwood so that he can "put down roots" in his new...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
