Book
Big tree / Brian Selznick.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781338180633 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 525 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2023.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Seeds > Juvenile fiction. Sycamores > Juvenile fiction. Trees > Juvenile fiction. Paleontology > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Ecofiction. |
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Selzn | 31681030022156 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When she and her brother, two Sycamore seeds who hope to set down roots one day, are forced to leave their mama tree prematurely, they are hurled into the unknown, discovering their mission in life is much bigger than either of them could have imagined. By the #1 New York Times best-selling and Caldecott Medal-winning author/illustrator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
"Sycamore seed siblings Merwin and Louise must use their wits and imaginations to navigate a mysterious and often dangerous world, filled with talking plants, monsters, meteors, and the fear of never finding the right conditions to set down roots and become big trees"-- - Scholastic
The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling creator and Caldecott Medalist of The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
âThe tale of the natural world is the greatest story we have to tell, and Brian delivers a brilliant chapter of that tale throughout the pages of Big Tree.â â STEVEN SPIELBERG
âWe need brave, big stories like [Big Tree].â âThe New York Times Book Review
âHas the power to intrigue...affecting.â â The Wall Street Journal
* âAn enthralling and expansive meditation on what it means to be alive on this planet.â â Booklist, starred review
* âA balanced and rich book. . . . Powerful.ââThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred and recommended review
* âIn evocative prose and peppery dialogue . . . the cinematic story journeys across time and space, contemplating the power of life to heal.â âPublishers Weekly, starred review
* "A special, one-of-a-kind book for the whole family that readers wonât soon forget." â School Library Journal, starred review
* âMasterful.â â The Horn Book, starred review
"Inspirational, important, and beautiful. A fable for our times." â Alan Gratz, bestselling author of Refugee and Ground Zero
"Hello, stars. I thought I heard you calling me."
A mysterious voice has been speaking to Louise in her dreams. She and her brother Merwin are Sycamore seeds, who hope to one day set down roots and become big trees. But when a fire forces them to leave their mama tree prematurely, they find themselves catapulted into the unknown, far from home. Alone and unprepared, they must use their wits and imagination to navigate a dangerous worldâfilled with dinosaurs, meteors, and volcanoes!âand the fear of never finding a safe place to grow up. As the mysterious voice gets louder, Louise comes to realize their mission in life may be much bigger than either of them ever could have imagined!
Brimming with humor, wonder, mystery, and a profound sense of hope, Big Tree is a trailblazing adventure, illustrated with nearly 300 pages of breathtaking pictures. It is Selznick's most imaginative and far-reaching work to date and a singular reading experience for the whole family.
The audiobook edition of BIG TREE is brought magnificently to life by Meryl Streep and features music composed by Ernest Troost.
