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The mangrove tree : planting trees to feed families

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Mangrove Tree

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Roth,Susan L.; Trumbore,Cindy

Source:

Lee & Low Books, Volume 1st, New York (2011)

Call Number:

Cubb Curric SD397 .M25 R68 2011

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9613196

Keywords:

Gordon--Juvenile literature, Mangrove ecology--Eritrea, Mangrove ecology--Eritrea--Juvenile literature, Mangrove forests--Eritrea, Mangrove forests--Eritrea--Juvenile literature, Sato, Sato, Gordon

Abstract:

Summary: "A cumulative verse, alternating with additional narrative, describes the ecological and social transformation resulting from the work of Dr. Gordon Sato, a Japanese American cell biologist who made saltwater and desert land productive through the planting of mangrove trees in the tiny African country of Eritrea. Includes afterword, photographs, glossary, and author's sources"--Provided by publisher.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 6-10; Informational
Awards: Orbis Pictus Honor, 2012.