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TREE FOR EMMY, A
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Written by
Mary Ann Rodman
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Illustrated by
Tatjana Mai-Wyss
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Hardcover: $15.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-475-4
Total Pages: 32
Size: 8-3/8 x 10
full color throughout
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MARY ANN RODMAN, a former school media specialist, is the author of Yankee Girl and My Best Friend. She has received both the Ezra Jack Keats Award for Outstanding New Picture Book Writer and the Charlotte Zolotow Award. She lives in Georgia
You can visit Mary Ann Rodman's website at: www.maryannrodman.com
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Tatjana Mai-Wyss was born in Switzerland. She has illustrated a number of picture books, including The Yawn Heard Round the World, The Lemon Sisters, and You Have to Be Nice to Someone on Their Birthday. She lives in South Carolina.
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"I declare, Emmy," said Gramma. "That mimosa tree is a lot like you. Stubborn and strong and a little bit wild."
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
Reading Counts Level: 1.2
AR Quiz#: 130443
AR Reading Level: 2.3
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Emmy loves trees. She loves oak trees with acorns. She loves pine trees with cones, and willow trees with swishy branches. But best of all, Emmy loves the mimosa tree that grows in her grandmother’s pasture. Emmy swings on its branches, plays with its fuzzy pink blossoms, and rattles its seedpods like maracas.
But when Emmy decides she wants a mimosa tree of her own for her birthday, she is dismayed to find that many grown-ups do not share her enthusiasm. Garden stores only sell ornamental trees like plum or pear or tulip trees.
Emmy is crushed—until she discovers that the answer to her problem is growing right before her eyes!
This joyful story of a spirited young girl’s steadfast affection for a wild mimosa tree will appeal to all who cherish a special dream, and will help readers appreciate the natural world around them. Illustrator Tatjana Mai-Wyss’s whimsical watercolor and collage illustrations capture Emmy’s exuberant personality and the story’s hopeful ending.
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Reviews
“A spunky and independent heroine, a satisfying story and a gentle environmental message combine nicely here in an arboreal celebration that will delight many a young reader. A fine introduction to the pleasures of trees, well suited for group and home reading.”Kirkus "Rodman's lively story will keep children engaged...Lyrical, colorful illustrations by Tatjana Mai-Wyss add a great deal."The News Tribune "...an engaging story of a determined little girl..."Sunday Eagle "Watercolor and collage illustrations feature lively cartoon figures and depict Emmy's vibrant world."School Library Journal "A natural for Arbor Day or Earth Day."Booklist
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