The Shade Tree

By LEE, Suzy

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9781778400186
Publisher
Greystone


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on November 1, 2023  |  Picture Books

K-Gr 3—A beautifully depicted parable about the cost of greed and the joys of generosity. A traveler comes upon a gorgeously green tree where the townspeople rest and play under its shade. The rich man that owns the land on which the tree stands demands everyone leave, until the traveler offers to pay for its shade. The greedy rich man agrees. As the day darkens and the shade lengthens, the traveler dances and jumps in the shade of his newly purchased tree. He eventually somersaults onto the rich man's property, completely covered now in the shade, and claims it as his. The ou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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