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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2014 | Preschool to Grade 4
K-Gr 2—This engaging picture book charts the history of an oak tree that's more than 200 years old. Each page lists a year in the life of the tree, starting with an acorn planted by a young boy in 1775. The mighty oak survives decades of droughts and snowstorms until it is eventually felled by a light...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2014
The year is 1775; the woodland landscape, bordering a peaceful river, is lush with trees. Deer, squirrels, and a fox share the land with a lone wigwam, and a young Native American boy plants an acorn. A white oak tree sprouts, and for more than two hundred years it stands as a sentinel landmark, growing and witnessing two centuries of transformation in American life. Karas's illustrations show the same location every twenty-five years, unob...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
In 1775 a white oak tree sprouts, and for more than two hundred years it stands as a landmark, witnessing two centuries of transformation in...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
