While a Tree Was Growing

Book Summary:
While a Tree Was Growing is a combination of a history book and an informative science book. It covers the lifespan of a 3000 year-old giant sequoia tree in California from a seed to the massive tree that still stands today. It gives information about how sequoia's grow and develop. The book also contains a timeline from the tree's beginning 3000 years ago to the present day, putting the tree's lifespan into a more historical context.

Content Summary:
This book is both informative and fun as it has full page colorful illustrations with each page of writing. It takes a science topic and combines it with history, which makes for an interesting read. The words and concepts are more difficult to understand- it's a great book for show more 4th grade and above.

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