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Sequoia

Standing tall above the tree line, Sequoia stretches his ancient arms and gathers clouds to him. He watches as days, seasons, years pass by. His branches are home to owls and choirs of frogs. Beneath his broad canopy, a world grows. This is his story.

Main Author: Johnston, Tony, 1942- (Author)
Other Authors: Minor, Wendell (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Giant sequoia > Juvenile poetry.
Trees > Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
Summary: Standing tall above the tree line, Sequoia stretches his ancient arms and gathers clouds to him. He watches as days, seasons, years pass by. His branches are home to owls and choirs of frogs. Beneath his broad canopy, a world grows. This is his story.
Item Description: "A Neal Porter Book."
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781596437272 (hbk.)
1596437278 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Tony Johnston was born in Los Angeles, California on January 30, 1942. She received a B.A. in history and an M.A in education from Stanford University. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a fourth-grade teacher.

She has written over 70 books for children. Her titles include Amber on the Mountain, the Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea, Day of the Dead, the Ghost of Nicholas Greebe, the Sparky and Eddie series, and the Adventures of Mole and Troll. Her first adult novel was Any Small Goodness.

Her works have earned her several awards including a Children's Choice Award for Four Scary Stories and the Beatty Award in 2002 for Any Small Goodness.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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