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For a long time, the people of Hargigo, a village in the tiny African country of Eritrea, were living without enough food for themselves and their animals. Then along came a scientist, Dr Gordon Sato, who helped to change their lives for the better. And it all started by planting some special mangrove trees. This fascinating story of environmental innovation is a celebration of creativity, hard work and the ability of one man to make a positive difference in the lives of many.

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* Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore's The Mangrove Tree describes how these trees were planted by local women--earning them much needed income--while the leaves from the mangrove trees feed Hargigo's sheep and goats. Today these animals live longer, produce healthier and larger flocks, and feed the residents of Hargigo. In addition to Roth's stunning, full-page color-saturated collage and mixed-media artwork, photographs of Dr. Sato and the Hargigo community at work illustrate this stunning book. -- School Library Journal, starred review * This moving depiction of ecological innovation centers on a project spearheaded by Dr. Gordon Sato to plant mangrove trees.... Graceful prose alternates with cumulative verse to relay the benefits that the trees provided for the community.... Resembling papier-mache, Trumbore's textural mixed-media collages become increasingly lively as the new ecosystem flourishes. An extensive afterword, containing many photographs of Sato and the people of Hargigo, brings their hopeful story into sharp focus. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Roth's artwork is a treat, cut-paper and fabric collages of intense, shimmering color on a ground of paper that is electric with thick veins of fiber. Roth and Trumbore's cumulative verse goes about its merry way on the left page ... while a narrative on the right takes readers on Sato's journey. Hitting home hard is the project's simple practicality: no high-tech, no great infusions of capital or energy--in a word, motivating, in the best possible way. -- Kirkus Reviews This is a special children's book. It is a story, a poem, and a biography celebrating one man's vision and human triumph over poverty, hunger and global climate change. The Mangrove Tree is richly illustrated by Susan L. Roth, with layer upon layer of colorful collage work. Co-written by Cindy Trumbore, The Mangrove Tree is a wonderful read-aloud for preschool to primary school ages and a useful resource for school reports. -- The Bookshelf ALA Notable Children's Book, American Library Association (ALA) Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Jane Addams Peace Association Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction, Honor Book, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Eureka! Award, 2012 Gold Winner, California Reading Association Notable Children's Books, Smithsonian Magazine Best Children's Books of the Year, Outstanding Title, Bank Street College of Education

* Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore's The Mangrove Tree describes how these trees were planted by local women--earning them much needed income--while the leaves from the mangrove trees feed Hargigo's sheep and goats. . . photographs of Dr. Sato and the Hargigo community at work illustrate this stunning book. -- School Library Journal, starred review * This moving depiction of ecological innovation centers on a project spearheaded by Dr. Gordon Sato to plant mangrove trees. . . . Graceful prose alternates with cumulative verse to relay the benefits that the trees provided for the community. . . . Resembling papier-mache, Trumbore's textural mixed-media collages become increasingly lively as the new ecosystem flourishes. An extensive afterword, containing many photographs of Sato and the people of Hargigo, brings their hopeful story into sharp focus. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Hitting home hard is the project's simple practicality: no high-tech, no great infusions of capital or energy--in a word, motivating, in the best possible way. -- Kirkus Reviews This is a special children's book. It is a story, a poem, and a biography celebrating one man's vision and human triumph over poverty, hunger and global climate change. The Mangrove Tree is richly illustrated by Susan L. Roth, with layer upon layer of colorful collage work. Co-written by Cindy Trumbore, The Mangrove Tree is a wonderful read-aloud for preschool to primary school ages and a useful resource for school reports. -- The Bookshelf Notable Children's Book, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Jane Addams Peace Association Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction, Honor Book, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Notable Children's Book, Smithsonian Best Children's Books of the Year, Outstanding Title, Bank Street College of Education Eureka! Award, Gold Winner, California Reading Association

* Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore's The Mangrove Tree describes how these trees were planted by local women--earning them much needed income--while the leaves from the mangrove trees feed Hargigo's sheep and goats. Today these animals live longer, produce healthier and larger flocks, and feed the residents of Hargigo. In addition to Roth's stunning, full-page color-saturated collage and mixed-media artwork, photographs of Dr. Sato and the Hargigo community at work illustrate this stunning book. -- School Library Journal, starred review * This moving depiction of ecological innovation centers on a project spearheaded by Dr. Gordon Sato to plant mangrove trees.... Graceful prose alternates with cumulative verse to relay the benefits that the trees provided for the community.... Resembling papier-mache, Trumbore's textural mixed-media collages become increasingly lively as the new ecosystem flourishes. An extensive afterword, containing many photographs of Sato and the people of Hargigo, brings their hopeful story into sharp focus. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Roth's artwork is a treat, cut-paper and fabric collages of intense, shimmering color on a ground of paper that is electric with thick veins of fiber. Roth and Trumbore's cumulative verse goes about its merry way on the left page ... while a narrative on the right takes readers on Sato's journey. Hitting home hard is the project's simple practicality: no high-tech, no great infusions of capital or energy--in a word, motivating, in the best possible way. -- Kirkus Reviews This is a special children's book. It is a story, a poem, and a biography celebrating one man's vision and human triumph over poverty, hunger and global climate change. The Mangrove Tree is richly illustrated by Susan L. Roth, with layer upon layer of colorful collage work. Co-written by Cindy Trumbore, The Mangrove Tree is a wonderful read-aloud for preschool to primary school ages and a useful resource for school reports. -- The Bookshelf ALA Notable Children's Book, American Library Association (ALA) Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Jane Addams Peace Association Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction, Honor Book, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Notable Children's Books, Smithsonian Magazine Best Children's Books of the Year, Outstanding Title, Bank Street College of Education Eureka! Award, 2012 Gold Winner, California Reading Association

"* ""Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore's The Mangrove Tree describes how these trees were planted by local women--earning them much needed income--while the leaves from the mangrove trees feed Hargigo's sheep and goats. . . photographs of Dr. Sato and the Hargigo community at work illustrate this stunning book."" -- School Library Journal, starred review * ""This moving depiction of ecological innovation centers on a project spearheaded by Dr. Gordon Sato to plant mangrove trees. . . . Graceful prose alternates with cumulative verse to relay the benefits that the trees provided for the community. . . . Resembling papier-mâché, Trumbore's textural mixed-media collages become increasingly lively as the new ecosystem flourishes. An extensive afterword, containing many photographs of Sato and the people of Hargigo, brings their hopeful story into sharp focus."" -- Publishers Weekly, starred review ""Hitting home hard is the project's simple practicality: no high-tech, no great infusions of capital or energy--in a word, motivating, in the best possible way."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""This is a special children's book. It is a story, a poem, and a biography celebrating one man's vision and human triumph over poverty, hunger and global climate change. The Mangrove Tree is richly illustrated by Susan L. Roth, with layer upon layer of colorful collage work. Co-written by Cindy Trumbore, The Mangrove Tree is a wonderful read-aloud for preschool to primary school ages and a useful resource for school reports."" -- The Bookshelf ALSC Notable Children's Books - American Library Association (ALA) Best Children's Books of the Year Outstanding - Bank Street College of Education Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award Winner 2012 - California Reading Association Jane Addams Children's Book Award - Jane Addams Peace Association Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Honor - National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)"

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Susan L. Roth's vibrant mixed-media collage illustrations have appeared in numerous outstanding picture books, including Parrots Over Puerto Rico, winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal; Prairie Dog Song; The Mangrove Tree; and most recently Every Month Is a New Year and Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words. Roth and her husband live in New York. Visit her online at susanlroth.com. Cindy Trumbore has been involved with young people's literature for most of her career. A former editor in children's book publishing, she now writes children's books, edits books for classrooms, and teaches writing. She has collaborated with her friend Susan L. Roth on several award-winning titles, including Parrots Over Puerto Rico, which won the Robert F. Sibert Medal for Nonfiction; The Mangrove Tree; Prairie Dog Song, and most recently Butterfly for a King. She lives with her husband in Delaware. You can visit her online at cindykane.net.

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