{"product_id":"branches-of-hope-the-9-11-survivor-tree","title":"Branches of Hope: The 9\/11 Survivor Tree","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This true-life fable about a tree that survived 9\/11 commemorates the attack while evoking a resilient spirit and the healing power of nature.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Carole Boston Weatherford, author of Newbery Honor book \u003ci\u003eBOX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBranches of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to resilience and hope, a gentle way to talk with our youngest readers about the memory of 9\/11.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Kate Messner, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe branches of the 9\/11 Survivor Tree poked through the rubble at Ground Zero. They were glimpses of hope in the weeks after September 11, 2001.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Remember and honor the events of 9\/11 and celebrate how hope appears in the midst of hardship. The Survivor Tree found at Ground Zero was rescued, rehabilitated, and then replanted at the 9\/11 Memorial site in 2011. This is its story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this moving tribute to a city and its people, a wordless story of a young child accompanies the tree's history. As the tree heals, the girl grows into an adult, and by the 20th anniversary of 9\/11, she has become a firefighter like her first-responder uncle. A life-affirming introduction to how 9\/11 affected the United States and how we recovered together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDebut author Ann Magee has been a Jersey girl all her life. A former elementary-school teacher, she loves teaching reading and writing. She lives with her husband and three children--her favorite people--in New Jersey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNicole Wong has illustrated many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eFlying Deep; To the Stars!\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNo Monkeys, No Chocolate\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMaxwell's Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWild Rose's Weaving\u003c\/i\u003e. www.nicole-wong.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525484908818,"sku":"9781623541323","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_29774ac2-34e1-48d3-afe1-672a55285031.jpg?v=1731221970","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/branches-of-hope-the-9-11-survivor-tree","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}