Sequoia

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School Department, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 26, 2015

Review

Through poetry and beautiful paintings, the reader is taken through the year of a giant sequoia tree.The reader sees the wildlife and the weather that surround the tree at various times of the year. One picture showing the tree in a forest fire makes the reader wonder how it could survive. The illustrations are done from some interesting perspectives including two sideways double page spreads which gives more perspective of how big these trees actually are. Credit is given at the end to photographers who allowed their "upper story photographs" to be used by the illustrator. Notes about sequoias and giant redwood trees and a bibliography are also included. This would make a lovely addition to a study on ecosystems.

Overall Book Score: very good