The Seeking Tree- Award-Winning Story that showcases the Beauty of Animals, Nature, and our Earth. A Tree Calls Us to Remember.

A magical story to showcase the beauty of animals, nature, and our Earth. Each page is beautifully illustrated. You will get lost in the images. See if you can find all the animals! A best-selling picture book in Children’s Exploration Fiction and Children’s Environment Books! A young sapling sprouts! It is excited about its new world. It yearns to connect with all things that pass by. Unfortunately, human beings are too busy. So, it patiently waits and watches for a thousand years. Follow its magical journey as humanity evolves and trees begin to slowly disappear. Until… a girl far in the future finds the seeking tree. With your help, she can change the course of history! “The Seeking Tree was both fascinating and eye-opening to read. It is appropriate for children and parents to read since it perfectly explains the value of appreciating and protecting nature, which is currently one of the world’s ongoing concerns.” A tree waits…and waits…for humans to pay attention in Dee’s picture book. In the late 1700s, a sapling wants to enjoy the presence of all other living creatures. But while most animals will stop and sit with the small tree, one group will not: humans. First represented by a group of Native hunters, then by European settlers in covered wagons and Puritan home builders, the humans go about their own business, never stopping to sit with the tree. In a repeated refrain, the seeking tree asks, “Will you sit with us?” An older voice of the forest answers, “They are busy, Young One.” Each time, the tree grows more frustrated, until the forest is cleared away, first for farmland, then a city, and finally a futuristic megalopolis. In this last setting, the tree stands alone and is finally approached by a human family in space suits, who sit with the tree and gather its seeds, hopeful for the future. Dee and Oldaker create beautiful painted illustrations; the natural world’s beauty is highlighted even as it diminishes in each spread until it is overtaken. The impact of the images, and of the frustration in the seeking tree’s repeated text, ably communicates the message of how important it is to commune with the natural world. An accessible call to appreciate nature.! A favorite to teach global warming, historical fiction of the United States, and the impact trees have on our environment. Great story for Earth Day. Pre-K through Grade 3. Homeschool and teachers pick for ages 3 to ages 9.

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Travel through history over a thousand years as The Seeking Tree watches humanity evolve around it and trees slowly disappear…

Delicious full page color illustrations on every page! Get lost in the images.

“The Seeking Tree was both fascinating and eye-opening to read. It is appropriate for children and parents to read since it perfectly explains the value of appreciating and protecting nature, which is currently one of the world’s ongoing concerns. The images, co-illustrated by Kaya Oldaker, perfectly depicted the beauty of nature and helped communicate the sapling’s needs throughout the story. The skillfully done artwork held my attention and brought the story to life. Reading this book was an entirely new and life-changing experience. It is often tough to persuade people to stop and appreciate nature, but this book reminded me of the beauty of nature that we have often overlooked.”

We still have time, to save the environment.

It’s not too late.

“This lovely picture book is packed with plenty of information to share. With intriguing word choices and vivid and unique illustrations, The Seeking Tree offers a quiet yet stunningly moving story that sheds light on ongoing environmental threats, cultivates empathy, and inspires environmental awareness in the next generation. It’s perfect for Earth Day and a great way to make your family appreciate nature and encourage your little one to plant trees.”

Until…

“The skillfully done artwork held my attention and brought the story to life. Reading this book was an entirely new and life-changing experience. It is often tough to persuade people to stop and appreciate nature, but this book reminded me of the beauty of nature that we have often overlooked.”

It is.

“In an adventure-packed tale, Jodi Dee’s The Seeking Tree introduces young readers to the life, hope, and wonder every tree brings to our planet. With a tree around, we can have birds singing near us every morning in their nests. A swing can even be hung from one of its limbs. You do not need a yard filled with trees to teach your little one about the importance of doing their part to help stop tree decline.”

In the year 3,072 there are no more trees…

A girl far in the future needs your help.

Publishers Weekly! BookLife- EDITORS PICK!

“Dee spotlights the importance of trees in this meditative picture book. The story opens with a sapling, referred to as Small One, who “want[s] nothing more than to commune with everything in its magical world.” The forest animals humor the sapling and its surrounding trees by sitting with them, but when humans arrive in the area, the trees are shocked to discover they aren’t interested in spending time sitting with the sapling—they are too rushed and purposeful to stop and admire the forest’s inhabitants.

Nature is skillfully rendered in this beautiful story. Dee and Kaya Oldaker’s illustrations evoke the serenity and stillness that come with spending time in the natural world, whether that’s the fox resting in a twilight forest or the muted tones of sunlight slanting through the treetops. Humans are pictured first as indigenous hunter gatherers, but Dee goes through the progression from settlers in covered wagons to towns connected by roads to, eventually, the kiss of death for the forest’s inhabitants: once machines are invented “to move and do things faster,” the forest is whittled down to one lone bald cypress tree, starkly isolated by high rise buildings, robots, and spaceships. As the story’s most recent humans finally settle down to spend time with the tree, they reflect on the world’s changes that led to the trees’ near extinction.

Nature lovers of all ages will appreciate the book’s call to action. Dee closes with a plea for readers to plant new trees to change Earth’s current trajectory, as well as interesting facts about the bald cypress tree featured in the book. Careful readers will notice that once the trees are gone, humans must wear helmets to breathe, driving home the responsibility each reader has to save some of “the oldest living organisms on planet Earth.”

Takeaway: Beautiful call to action for young readers to save Earth’s trees.

Comparable Titles: Peter Wohlleben’s Can You Hear the Trees Talking?, Duncan Beedie’s The Lumberjack’s Beard.

Production grades Cover: A Design and typography: A Illustrations: A Editing: A Marketing copy: A

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ APG Sales & Distribution
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 1, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 36 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1736209329
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1736209325
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 – 7 years, from customers
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 0.04 x 10 inches
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 – 3
Best Sellers Rank: #4,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Children’s Historical Fiction on Exploration & Discoveries #13 in Children’s Environment Books (Books)
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