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Key Features Description Unearth the true story of green-thumbed pioneer and activist Kate Sessions, who helped San Diego grow from a dry desert town into a lush, leafy city known for its gorgeous parks and gardens.Katherine Olivia Sessions never thought she"d live in a place without trees. After all, Kate grew up among the towering pines and redwoods of Northern California. But after becoming the first woman to graduate from the University of California with a degree in science, she took a job as a teacher far south in the dry desert town of San Diego. Where there were almost no trees. Kate decided that San Diego needed trees more than anything else. So this trailblazing young woman singlehandedly started a massive movement that transformed the town into the green, garden-filled oasis it is today. Now, more than 100 years after Kate first arrived in San Diego, her gorgeous gardens and parks can be found all over the city.Part fascinating biography, part inspirational story, this moving picture book about following your dreams, using your talents, and staying strong in the face of adversity is sure to resonate with readers young and old. Unearth the true story of green-thumbed pioneer and activist Kate Sessions, who helped San Diego grow from a dry desert town into a lush, leafy city known for its gorgeous parks and gardens.Katherine Olivia Sessions never thought she"d live in a place without trees. After all, Kate grew up among the towering pines and redwoods of Northern California. But after becoming the first woman to graduate from the University of California with a degree in science, she took a job as a teacher far south in the dry desert town of San Diego. Where there were almost no trees. Kate decided that San Diego needed trees more than anything else. So this trailblazing young woman singlehandedly started a massive movement that transformed the town into the green, garden-filled oasis it is today. Now, more than 100 years after Kate first arrived in San Diego, her gorgeous gardens and parks can be found all over the city.Part fascinating biography, part inspirational story, this moving picture book about following your dreams, using your talents, and staying strong in the face of adversity is sure to resonate with readers young and old. Standards RI.2.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. RI.2.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. Product Details Item #: NTS579350 ISBN13: 9780545793506 Format: Paperback Book Pages: 32 Genre: Biography and Autobiography Grades: 1 - 3 Lexile® Measure: 760L Guided Reading Level: GR Level Q DRA Level: 40 ACR Level: 4.8 The Tree Lady Paperback Book 5.21 Out Of Stock Out Of Stock Email me when back in stock Top {{#if inStock}} {{#if isSubscribe}} {{button.label}} {{else}} {{button.label}} {{/if}} {{/if}} {{#if isOutofStock}}

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The first books I remember loving are "Harold and the Purple Crayon" by Crockett Johnson and "Animal Fair" by Alice and Martin Provensen. I also loved "Ferdinand" by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson and "What Do You Say, Dear?" by Sesyle Joslin and Maurice Sendak. Later on I loved "Homer Price and the Donut Machine", "Alice in Wonderland", "Grimm's Fairy Tales", and one about bread dough that keeps rising and rising, I wish I could remember the name of it.
I've lived in big towns and small towns, in mountains and valleys, beside the ocean and across the ocean, and now I live in Taos, New Mexico in a house with big windows that look out on mountains and sagebrush. My husband, our dog, Harry, and I take a lot of long walks in the desert.We spend the Summer in a tiny cabin on a tiny island in a big lake in northern Minnesota. We've named the island Good Dog Island in honor of all the good dogs we've known.
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Rebecca

Fantastic book, especially if you are in/fromSan Diego

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This book is a must for all kids growing up in San Diego. It tells the real life story of Kate Sessions, mother of Balboa Park. My 2 year old, who loves trees (and leaves and seeds and fruits…) adores this book and asks for it all the time. I love that it has both a female empowerment story (Sessions was apparently the first woman to graduate UC with a degree in science) and promoted a love of nature. I buy this as a gift for almost all of my friends who have kids.

I do have to agree to some extent with the commentators who expressed concerns about how the book promotes growing non-native species. That is a fair critique, but definitely a more advanced/nuanced conversation that the target age group (toddler) won’t grasp. I think it is still fine to inspire a love of nature and teach a little local history, and deal with the ecology and sustainability lessons when they get older.

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Inspiring true story

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This book tells the inspiring true story of Kate Sessions. She graduated as a scientist which was uncommon in those times. Then she became a teacher. Later, she transformed a dessert.

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This is a true story. Inspirering!

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Do you know how San Diego got its trees? In the story "The Tree Lady," which is a biography written by H. Joseph Hopkins, we learn that we can do anything.

Katherine Olivia Sessions lived in the woods in Northern California. Girls from Kate's side of town didn't get their hands dirty, but Kate did. She was the only girl in science. Kate felt that trees were her friends. She also was the only girl to get her science degree. She left her hometown because she got a job in San Diego. She became a teacher for 2 years. Then she became a gardener. Kate started planting trees in the park. Will she plant enough trees?

My favorite part of the book is how on Kate's side of town girls weren't supposed to get their hands dirty, but Kate did. The author wrote this to tell us that we can do anything.

I recommend this book to others because it seems that if Kate can do it we can do it too. I like this book because it shows me that I can do anything.

"The Tree Lady" is a good fit book for people who like plants.

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Perfect for my lesson

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Lori Hopkins

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I love this book. But I cannot possibly be perceived as unbiased, since it was written by my father.

I love how it is a book about possibilities and about following your dreams even if those dreams are different than society's expectations of you. I love the illustrations, with historical details set just right.

The book took several years to come to fruition. It started as a student exercise in a writing seminar. And now, it's a fun and encouraging book about a woman who made her world a better place.

My dad encouraged me to enjoy reading (thanks, dad!) and I encourage you to enjoy reading this book.

But when I read it, I get a special experience. I hear my daddy reading it to me, in his special book voice. I wish I could share that with you all, because it makes me feel so good, so warm and secure, enchanted with the story as it unfolds. If your family gets some portion of that wonder, then, I think, my dad's hopes will have been fulfilled.

I love you, Dad!

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Just keep planting

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I used this story for a lesson in my 4th grade classroom. I was blown away at the thought of what this woman did with the land around her. What a wonderful showcase of a woman in the science world as well.
Girl power. Education. Nature lover. Innovative mind.

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Loved this book! The illustrations were delightful! The text is crisp and held the attention of my children ages 3 to 8. My oldest two children then went on to read it a few more times by themselves. We used this as a text for a unit on...yes, trees. There is SO much to pull from the book: science, history, geography, gardening, use of public spaces, as well as themes of determination and vision, goal setting, etc. After reading it, I pulled up photos of the garden in San Diego, as well as some before and after photos of the garden. We all found this part, the actual transformation displayed in historical photos, fascinating. This is a sweetly researched, planned, written and designed book. Kudos to the author and illustrator! Definitely a book to have in one's library.

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MicT

A beautiful, beautiful book that our family loves

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This book is beautiful and interesting and just wonderful, really! The illustrations are lovely and the story is well written, interesting and engaging. For any home educators, Five In a Row do a digital study unit you can get to use alongside this book which is really fab and comprehensive. That's how we found this book. It is a new family Classic in our home.

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Beautiful toddler book

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Beautiful inspirational story for 3-5 y.o. My almost 3 y.o wood lover is exited.

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Gorgeous book, inspiring story, more so because it's biographical.

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Beautiful inside and out!

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The most beautiful children's book I've ever seen. Both in the artistic pictures and the empowering words. Teaches girls they can do anything they set their hearts to! This book is inspiring and beautiful.

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