Someday a Tree

This book is a great read aloud for almost any elementary level, and an independent read for about third grade and up. It deals with conservation in a way that will make a personal connection to children because it is told from a child's point of view. It shows how a family and even a community can work together to preserve nature, and that there is hope.

A child with an idyllic country life describes her and her community's effort to save a tree. Touches on themes of environmentalism, as a special, old tree is killed by someone dumping chemicals illegally.

I found this book to be great. It is a real life situation that could happen to any tree. Even though it is almost a picture book, I found it to be a good book. Children can relate to it.

It tells us the story of a very special tree. It is loved by many people. They enjoyed sitting in the shade it made with its long branches and many leaves. It promotes togetherness. Students would enjoy this book.

This is a great book about a tree that has been there for many years and suddenly the tree has been poisoned. The family gets a tree doctor and says the tree looks like it is not going to make it. Alice remembers she took acorns from the tree so she gathers them and plants them and grows a new tree for the next generations to enjoy.

This story is about a girl who has a tree in her yard that she and her mother use for picnics. Travellers use it as well because it is such a beautiful tree. One day the grass around it dies and the tree starts dying. Everyone tries to save it but they are unable to save it. The little girl plants acorns in hopes of growing a new tree.

Grade Level: 3/4
This is story about a little girl and her family's tree. This tree has been around as long as anyone can remember. People go their to have panics, sleep, and just to hang out. One day, Alice notices a yellow spot of dirt she shows her mom and her mom says the rain will help. The next day, the yellow spot had grown and the leaves had began to fall. But it was only spring, the family calls a tree doctor and the tree doctor finds out someone posioned the tree. The family and the city do everything they can but the tree does not look like it can make it. One night the Alice remembers she took acorns from the tree and runs and plants them by the old tree and hopes one day a new tree will grow bigger than the last. If you go show more to www.teach-nology.com and search for envirnoment lesson plans a good many will come up. You can have your students write a short paragraph explaining why it is important to save trees and then have them draw a tree and hang them in your class. You could also plant a class tree somewhere on the school yard. show less