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PreS-Gr 2—When a girl's favorite tree branch breaks and falls during an ice storm, she wants to keep it forever because "it's not just a branch to me!" An elderly neighbor understands that a branch can be worth keeping, and together they combine his tools and expertise along with her elbow grease and imagination to reveal "what's hiding in the wood." The gentle, straightforward tale conveys deeper themes of friendship, hope, and imagination with grace and ins...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A little girl mourns when a large branch breaks off from her favorite tree during an ice storm: "That was the branch I sat on, jumped from, played under. It was my castle, my spy base, my ship..." As she stands guard over the branch so the cleanup crew won't take it away or-horrors!-chop it up, she strikes up a conversation with next-door neighbor Mr. Frank. Luckily, he makes things from salvaged wood: "With some imagination, each broken piece can become something great!" The little girl ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A little girl mourns when a large branch breaks off from her favorite tree during an ice storm. Luckily, next-door neighbor Mr. Frank makes thin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More