Format:
Book
Author:
Roth, Susan L.
Title:
The mangrove tree : planting trees to feed families / Susan L. Roth & Cindy Trumbore ; collages by Susan L. Roth.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Lee & Low Books, c2011.
Description:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., col. map ; 24 x 29 cm.
Summary:
"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.
Subjects:
Sato, Gordon -- Juvenile literature.
Mangrove forests -- Eritrea -- Juvenile literature.
Mangrove ecology -- Eritrea -- Juvenile literature.
Biology -- Juvenile literature.
Water -- Juvenile literature.
Cumulative tales -- Juvenile literature.
Deserts -- Juvenile literature.
Natural history -- Juvenile literature.
Eritrea -- Juvenile literature.
Other Author:
Trumbore, Cindy.
Notes:
"Manufactured in China by Jade Productions, Book design by Christy Hale"--opposite t.p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Orbis Pictus Honor, 2012.
LCCN:
2010034501
ISBN:
9781600604591 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1600604595 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Other Number:
658117309
System Availability:
10
Current Holds:
0
Control Number:
693543
Call Number:
577.69/809635
Course Reserves:
0
# System items in:
10