Bibliograph

The tree and the river, Aaron Becker

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The tree and the river, Aaron Becker

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The tree and the river

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1372647052

Responsibility statement

Aaron Becker

Summary

A spectacular time-lapse portrait of humankind--and our impact on the natural world--from a Caldecott Honor-winning master of the wordless formIn an alternate past--or possible future--a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition: redirecting rivers, harvesting lumber, reshaping the land, even extending daylight itself. . . . The Tree and the River is an epic time-lapse reimagining of human civilization from a master of the wordless form, and a thought-provoking meditation on the relationship between two mighty forces: nature and humankind

Target audience

preschool

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