Big Tree (1946)

by Mary Buff, Conrad Buff

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Tells the story of a 5000-year-old Redwood Tree, from a seed to the tallest giant in the forest. A bit dated, but it does what it says on the tin, and it's still a nice little story. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Buff, Mary	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Buff, Conrad	—	main author	all editions	confirmed

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60 Years of Notable Children's Books (Notable Children's Books of the 1940s – 2003)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards (Gold Medal – Fiction – 1946)

Newbery Medal (Honor Book – 1947)

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Big Tree

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1946

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Wawona

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To the children of the future for whom these trees are saved

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We, the Giant Trees, are old;
Older than any living thing
On earth.

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Full title (1946): Big tree, by Mary & Conrad Buff

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A giant five-thousand-year-old Sequoia, called Wa-No-Na by the Indians, tells its life story

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585.2Natural sciences and mathematics › Plants › Gymnospermae › Coniferæ

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QK494.T3Science › Botany › Botany › Spermatophyta. Phanerogams › Gymnosperms

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