Branches of Hope: The 9/11 Survivor Tree (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781623541323)

"This true-life fable about a tree that survived 9/11 commemorates the attack while evoking a resilient spirit and the healing power of nature."
--Carole Boston Weatherford, author of Newbery Honor book BOX

"Branches of Hope is a tribute to resilience and hope, a gentle way to talk with our youngest readers about the memory of 9/11."
--Kate Messner, author of The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs

The branches of the 9/11 Survivor Tree poked through the rubble at Ground Zero. They were glimpses of hope in the weeks after September 11, 2001.

Remember and honor the events of 9/11 and celebrate how hope appears in the midst of hardship. The Survivor Tree found at Ground Zero was rescued, rehabilitated, and then replanted at the 9/11 Memorial site in 2011. This is its story.

In this moving tribute to a city and its people, a wordless story of a young child accompanies the tree's history. As the tree heals, the girl grows into an adult, and by the 20th anniversary of 9/11, she has become a firefighter like her first-responder uncle. A life-affirming introduction to how 9/11 affected the United States and how we recovered together.

Author: Ann Magee
ISBN-10: 1623541328
ISBN-13: 9781623541323
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/18/2021
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.20h x 8.20w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 514449 / Branches of Hope: The 9/11 Survivor Tree


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2021
Publishers Weekly 04/05/2021
School Library Journal 05/01/2021 pg. 96
Booklist 05/15/2021 pg. 44
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Recommended, Satisfactory