| The Taking Tree: A Selfish Parody Contributor(s): Travesty, Shrill (Author), Cummins, Lucy Ruth (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1442407638 ISBN-13: 9781442407633 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2009043104 |
| Lexile Measure: 580 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 7.82" W x 9.94" (0.88 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 140671 Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: We all know the story of the selfless tree that gave all she had just to make sure a young boy was happy. Snore. This is a different tree. This is a different boy. This is a very different book. The Taking Tree is not so happy when the boy takes her twigs to pick on his sister, or takes her apples to sell for college (she's an oak tree for goodness sake), or when he cuts off her branches to build a house that he burns for insurance money. And the boy is not sorry at all. Ever. In fact, he's kind of a jerk. And the boy asks for more, and more, and more until the oak tree is so fed up she just can't take it any longer. While another story might end sweetly with an old man sitting on a stump. This one does not. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cummins, Lucy Ruth: - Lucy Ruth Cummins is an author, an illustrator, and an art director of children's books. Her debut picture book, A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals, was a finalist for the Governor General's Award, an Irma Black Honor Book, and an ALA Notable Book. She is also the illustrator of This Is Not a Valentine, written by Carter Higgins. She lives with her husband and son in Brooklyn, New York. Her favorite food is the french fry. Visit her online at LucyRuthCummins.com. |