The Tree and the River (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536223293)

A spectacular time-lapse portrait of humankind--and our impact on the natural world--from a Caldecott Honor-winning master of the wordless form

In an alternate past--or possible future--a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition: redirecting rivers, harvesting lumber, reshaping the land, even extending daylight itself. . . .

The Tree and the River is an epic time-lapse reimagining of human civilization from a master of the wordless form, and a thought-provoking meditation on the relationship between two mighty forces: nature and humankind.

Author: Aaron Becker
ISBN-10: 1536223298
ISBN-13: 9781536223293
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 03/14/2023
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.94h x 9.53w x 0.55d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 01/30/2023
Foreword 02/27/2023
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2023 pg. 40
School Library Journal 05/05/2023 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2023 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style