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Roth, Susan L. , Trumbore, Cindy

The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families

40 pp. | Lee | April, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-60060-459-1 $19.95

(3) K-3 Roth and Trumbore describe how Japanese American Dr. Gordon Sato, a cell biologist, helps people in Eritrea catch fish tangled in mangrove forests--which were planted with his assistance. Left-hand pages include a cumulative rhyme, accessible to young readers, while right-hand pages give straightforward information to slightly older children. Enhanced by Roth's colorful collages, it's a winning volume for many age groups. Websites. Bib., glos.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt