We Planted a Tree - Diane Muldrow

Illustrated by Bob Staake
A Golden Book (Random House) 2010
$17.99
32 pages
Rating: 4.5
Endpapers: white with stick ad circle trees of different colors

Quote on the copyright page: "When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope." -- Dr. Wangari Maathai, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Two families plant trees - one in a city (very close to a major bridge) and one in a desert habitat in a very different part of the world. These two families reappear throughout the book as we see trees growing all over the world - Japan, Paris, New England, Central Park, Africa - and watch the families change and grow as the trees do.

The illustrations are cool, somewhat cartoonish and filled with hints of the setting...great to examine closely.

Excellent book.