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Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"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.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A seed from a mangrove tree floats on the sea until it comes to rest on the shore of a faraway lagoon where, over time, it becomes a mangrove island that shelters many birds and animals, even during a hurricane.