{"product_id":"the-mangrove-tree-planting-trees-to-feed-families-9781620145807","title":"The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating story of Dr. Gordon Sato, who helped a small African village become self-sustaining by planting a forest of mangrove trees to reshape the community's ecosystem.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in paperback!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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. The families were hungry, and their goats and sheep were hungry too. Then along came a scientist, Dr. Gordon Sato, who helped change their lives for the better. And it all started with some special trees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThese are the trees, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMangrove trees, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat were planted by the sea.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith alternating verse and prose passages, \u003ci\u003eThe Mangrove Tree\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to discover how Dr. Sato's mangrove tree-planting project transformed an impoverished village into a self-sufficient community. This fascinating story is a celebration of creativity, hard work-and all those mangrove trees that were planted by the sea!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan L. Roth\u003c\/b\u003e's vibrant, unique, mixed-media collage illustrations have appeared in numerous outstanding picture books, including \u003ci\u003eParrots Over Puerto Rico\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal; \u003ci\u003ePrairie Dog Song\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Mangrove Tree\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eEvery Month Is a New Year, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMalala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eButterfly for a King\u003c\/i\u003e. Roth and her husband live in New York. Visit her online at susanlroth.com.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCindy Trumbore\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eParrots Over Puerto Rico\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Robert F. Sibert Medal for Nonfiction; \u003ci\u003eThe Mangrove Tree\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePrairie Dog Song\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eButterfly for a King\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her husband in Delaware. You can visit her online at cindykane.net.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lee \u0026 Low Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649231622418,"sku":"9781620145807","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_062e100d-c7ec-4051-b008-f5d455c2386b.jpg?v=1733258103","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mangrove-tree-planting-trees-to-feed-families-9781620145807","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}