Beneath the Twin Towers, a pear tree once stood.It still grows there today.This is its story.One September day, the perfect blue sky exploded. Dust billowed. Buildings crumbled. And underneath it all, a tree sprouted green leaves in its distress. Pulled from the wreckage, the tree saw many seasons pass as it slowly recovered far away from home. Until one day, forever scarred and forever stronger, it was replanted at the 9/11 Memorial.This story of the real Survivor Tree uses nature's cycle of colors to reflect on the hope and healing that come after a tragedy -- and assures readers of their own remarkable resilience.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Little, Brown & Company .

Aaron Becker has worked as an artist for film studios such as Lucasfilm, Disney and Pixar to help define the look and feel of characters, stories and the films they become a part of. With Journey he has created characters and worlds of his very own, using traditional materials and techniques. Aaron Becker lives in the USA in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife, daughter and cat. This is his first book. Visit Aaron online at www. storybreathing. com Marcie Colleen is the author of the picture books, Love, Triangle (2017) and The Adventure of the Penguinaut ( 2018). She's a former classroom teacher and current Educational Consultant for the Picture Book Month initiative. She also creates Teacher's Guides for picture books and middle grade novels and is a huge advocate for using children's fictional literature in the classroom.