\nPerfect for springtime reading In this poetic picture book with environmental themes, illustrated by award-winning artist Bob Staake, two young families in two very different parts of the world each plant a tree. \n \nAs the trees flourish, so do the families . . . while trees all over the world help clean the air, enrich the soil, and give fruit and shade. \n With a nod to Kenya's successful Green Belt Movement, Diane Muldrow's elegant text celebrates the life and hope that every tree--from Paris to Brooklyn to Tokyo--brings to our planet. Now in paperback, this book can be enjoyed by children in classrooms everywhere.\n