Book
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families
- Published
- 2011
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Pages
- 40
- Words
- 1640
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 6.4
- Lexile
- 1190L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 6–11
"A cumulative verse, alternating with additional narrative, describes the ecological and social transformation resulting from the work of Dr. Gordon Sato, a Japanese American cell biologist who made saltwater and desert land productive through the planting of mangrove trees in the tiny African country of Eritrea. Includes afterword, photographs, glossary, and author's sources"--Provided by publisher.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781600604591
- ISBN-10
- 1600604595
Tags
AgricultureALSC NotablesContinents-AfricaNonfictionPeople-ScientistsPlants-TreesPoetry/Rhymes-Stories in RhymeScience-Biology