Description
Yosemite Association, Yosemite National Park, California, Published date: 1994. Softcover, unpaged; 28 cm. Illustrated throughout with full color illustrations.
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In very good condition. Pictorial paper covers show light shelf wear with minor edge rubbing and slight bumping to corners; binding firm and square. Interior pages lightly toned with faint scattered speckling to prelims, but otherwise clean and unmarked. Written and illustrated by Kathy Baron, this children's volume traces the approximately 2,000-year life of a giant sequoia in Yosemite National Park, placing the tree's stages of growth alongside major events in world history. Includes an illustrated historical timeline integrated throughout the narrative. Intended for ages 5 and up. [From back cover]: This colorful volume is a wonderful introduction to the story of the giant sequoia, the world's largest tree. Tracing the life of one special sequoia that lived for over 2,000 years, it shows the stages of development of the tree in relation to important events in world history. When the "Tree of Time" is only a seedling, Hannibal and his elephants are crossing the Alps. While the sequoia grows, humankind progresses from wooden-wheeled chariots and rock paintings to space ships on the moon and computers. Children will be captivated by the parade of events illustrated here, and there's an informative time-line of world history that runs throughout the book. The reader is left with a real appreciation for the remarkable age of the "Tree of Time" and the giant sequoias generally.